After what appeared like an eternity, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia lastly confronted off within the ring on Saturday night time in Brookyln, New York. Though Haney’s WBC belt wasn’t on the road as a consequence of Garcia lacking weight, he earned the bragging rights by defeating Haney.
Garcia got here out on the offensive, aggressively pressuring Haney and throwing all completely different sorts of punches from completely different angles.
Though Haney appeared thrown off by Garcia’s urgent within the first spherical, Haney settled in as early because the second spherical. Haney was significantly efficient together with his jab, throwing it incessantly and touchdown it persistently.
Ryan Garcia wins by majority choice
However then Garcia’s energy began to shine. Within the sixth spherical, Garcia got here out firing and landed a mix of punches that alerted Haney.
Garcia used the momentum to drop Haney within the seventh spherical with a vicious left hook and quick proper hand follow-up. Haney appeared extraordinarily wobbled, however was in a position to survive the spherical.
Regardless of the knockdown, Garcia acquired some extent deducted in the identical spherical.
Within the tenth spherical, Garcia as soon as once more despatched Haney to the canvas.
After which, for good measure, Garcia knocked Haney down for a 3rd time within the eleventh spherical.
Haney may need received his fair proportion of rounds, however the knockdowns had been merely an excessive amount of to beat. And the judges had been within the majority on giving Garcia the win.
