Ryan Garcia walked out of “Sport 7” with the win.
In his grudge match — the 2 break up a six-fight sequence as amateurs — in opposition to Devin Haney on Saturday at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, Garcia emerged with a majority resolution victory after a roller-coaster 12-round contest. Garcia scored three knockdowns within the combat and had Haney visibly rocked on a number of events en path to scores of 114-110 and 115-109 in his favor. The third rating was a 112-112 draw.
See the official scorecard beneath.
Choose Max DeLuca scored the 112-112 draw, whereas judges Eric Marlinski (114-110) and Robin Taylor (115-109) scored the bout for Garcia.
Garcia’s knockdowns led to a pair of 10-8 scores, and a 9-8 in Spherical 7 after he was penalized for persevering with to throw punches after the referee ordered a break.
Although Garcia can have fun a profession spotlight, his win was marred considerably by an egregious weight miss. Garcia got here in 3.2 kilos over the 140-pound restrict for his bout with Haney, the reigning WBC tremendous light-weight champion. Because of the miss, Garcia was ineligible to win the title.
Based on WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, Haney stays WBC champion regardless of the loss.
Congratulations to Ryan GarcÌa defying all obstacles and successful an enormous combat. Congratulations to Devin Haney for exhibiting his big coronary heart and sophistication. Simply as in Corrales vs Castillo 2 , with the challenger not making weight, Haney stays WBC champion.
— Mauricio Sulaiman (@wbcmoro) April 21, 2024
Afterward, each fighters indicated that they have been open to a rematch, though Garcia made it clear that he’s by no means preventing beneath 143 pound once more.
