Boxer Ryan Garcia misses weight for Saturday fight, loses $1.5 million bet to Devin Haney
by USA Today
USA Today— Ryan Garcia failed to make weight ahead Saturday's fight against Devin Haney. And while the boxing match will go on, Haney is now $1.5 million richer.
Sports Illustrated—Ryan Garcia Loses Millions After Missing Weight for Fight Against Devin Haney. Ryan Garcia missed weight for his WBC super lightweight title fight against champion Devin Haney and it's going to cost him a lot of money.
The Guardian—Ryan Garcia badly misses weight for Devin Haney bout, losing title shot and $1.5m bet. Garcia weighed 143.2lbs on Friday, 3.2lbs above division limitFight at Barclays Center will go forward as non-title boutGarcia to honor deal to pay Haney $500k for each pound overGarcia’s erratic behavior in spotlight before Haney showdownRyan Garcia has spectacularly failed to make weight for his world super lightweight championship fight with Devin Haney, prompting a series of last-minute negotiations between the camps to enable Saturday’s bout at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to be staged as a...
Yahoo Sports—Ryan Garcia honors $1.5M bet with Devin Haney after missing weight by over 3 pounds. Both camps came to an agreement to go forward with the fight but without a title on the line.