19-04-2024 21:29 via theguardian.com

Garcia badly misses weight for 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 overRyan 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 non-title fight.Garcia weighed 143.2lbs behind cl
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