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Despite saying that he had "gone through an ordeal" to be able to pass the pre-race weigh-in, Ryan Garcia was overweight at the pre-race weigh-in ceremony earlier today.
Today's weigh-in ceremony was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, where Ryan Garcia, nicknamed "The Flash," was the first to board the scales, weighing 143.2 pounds, 3.2 pounds overweight, and was fined $500,000 for one pound overweight as per pre-race agreement. At the same time, even if he wins the fight, he will not be able to take the WBC super lightweight world title. Defending world champion Devin Haney weighed in at 40 pounds, a one-time pass.
The 25-year-old Garcia currently has a 24-1 professional record with 20 knockouts. He was once known as the "Four Little Kings" along with Teomofi Lopez, Devin Haney, and Gerventa Davis. But compared to the other three young fighters who have all won world titles, Ryan Garcia's interim WBC title is simply not up to the mark. However, because of his huge number of followers on social media (more than 10 million) and handsome appearance, Ryan Garcia still maintains the status of "market darling".
Ryan Garcia apparently didn't care about the fine from the tournament organizers. Because according to the two fighters, the two had privately made a bet about weight and would have to pay their opponent $1.5 million if someone was overweight. In other words, Ryan Garcia needs to pay Devin Haney $1.5 million before the game even starts.
At the end of the weighing ceremony, Ryan Garcia told reporters. "I tried my best, and I struggled to get to this weight. ”
In response to the prolonged boos from the scene, Ryan Garcia responded: "I don't care, yes, I'm overweight, so what." I'm the best fighter here. Everybody's going to cheer – just watch. I'll give Devin Haney 1.5 million, but that's nothing to me. I'll give you money, you'd better be honest with me and show up in the ring, it's no joke. We've got a game tomorrow, man. Come on. ”
At a press conference at the end of the weighing ceremony, a reporter asked Ryan Garcia what the drink was after the weighing ceremony. Ryan Garcia replied, "I'm drinking a great beer. That's a nice thing. ”
Overweight at the weighing ceremony and drinking before the press conference. These weird moves have fueled concerns about Ryan Garcia's mental health.
As Ryan Garcia's promoter, Oscar de la Hoya can only stand up and speak for him. 'Ryan Garcia is ready, he's in great form and he's going to put on a great show in New York. I know he didn't reach the required weight for the race, but that's okay. All good. Trust me, Ryan Garcia will get rid of Devin Haney in tomorrow's game. ”
According to the data released by a third-party statistical agency, Devin Harney is currently favored, but in order to be able to promote tomorrow's game, Devin Harney took the initiative to show weakness and only asked for 45% of the PPV share, and let Ryan Garcia, who has no title, take 55%.
Tomorrow at noon Beijing time, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will face off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.