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It’s solely been a couple of days since Devin Haney’s surprising upset loss to Ryan Garcia (watch right here), which noticed “King” drop Haney a number of occasions en path to a choice victory. Within the quick aftermath, Haney’s crew issued a quick assertion that he “fought like a champion” and didn’t endure a rumored damaged jaw.
Given a couple of days to course of, nevertheless, Haney has taken to social media to request a rematch. In accordance with Haney, Garcia’s substantial weight miss was a think about his loss, and he nonetheless needs a good struggle.
“First off I wanna say … Alhamdulillah Allah is the right planner and I belief his plan it doesn’t matter what,” Haney wrote. “I got here up brief however this boxing, and if anybody is aware of me they know that I’m a real competitor, and all the time wished to check my abilities in opposition to one of the best fighters on the earth.
“Ryan, regardless of the circumstances was victorious that evening and that’s high-quality. I do really feel like weight performed a job in it however solely Allah is aware of. I might like to run it again and provides the followers a FAIR struggle inside an agreed weight.”
Famously, Haney and Garcia fought as amateurs six occasions, evenly splitting their contests. Given their historical past, large payouts, and a reliable gripe concerning the load miss, Haney theoretically has a stable likelihood at scoring one other skilled bout versus Garcia. Nevertheless, Garcia is inquisitive about transferring up in weight class, which might be a difficulty, and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya outright shut down his request within the feedback.
“Good luck with Eddie however there is not going to be a rematch,” De La Hoya wrote. “Good luck in your profession and good luck with Eddie a European promoter making an attempt to make it within the US.”
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This crusty 2013 clip has me totally satisfied Sean O’Malley is the person to beat Garcia. Zero doubt! Ebook it!
Inject Jiri Prochazka vs. Dricus Du Plessis into my veins. Simply two dudes decided to show they hit the toughest and have the sturdiest chin!
Dricus du Plessis says that Jiri Prochazka “walks round lighter” than he does, and talked about that he ought to transfer all the way down to middleweight:
“I feel Prochazka must go all the way down to [middleweight]. I noticed Prochazka’s weight within the PI and I feel he is too small for [light heavyweight].… pic.twitter.com/jxvsjwuDgm
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) April 24, 2024
Featherweight motion fighters Nathaniel Wooden and Daniel Pineda will take some lumps out of one another in July.
We have to give “Rampage” and Paulo Costa an ethnicity quiz on numerous common fighters, that is comedy.
You by no means know the place Mike Perry trash discuss will find yourself.
Some on-line jawing from Petr Yan and Marlon Vera:
A slick little setup from Slava Borshchev:
Slips, rips, and KO clips
A reputation to look out for on the following Contenders Sequence season?
This spinning backfist landed with fairly a thunk.
Ragdoll physics on this brutal knockout:
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Sleep properly Maniacs! Extra martial arts insanity is all the time on the way in which.
