Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia

This One Counts
DateApril 20, 2024
VenueBarclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC super lightweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Devin Haney Ryan Garcia
Nickname The Dream King
Hometown San Francisco, California, U.S. Victorville, California, U.S.
Pre-fight record 31–0 (15 KOs) 24–1 (20 KOs)
Age 25 years, 5 months 25 years, 8 months
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg) 143.2 lb (65 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC super lightweight champion
The Ring No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 Former WBC interim lightweight champion
Result
Garcia originally wins a majority decision in 12 rounds (115–109, 112–112, 114–110);
later overturned to a no contest after he failed a drug test

Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia, billed as This One Counts, was a professional boxing match contested in the super lightweight division between the WBC super lightweight champion, Devin Haney, and former WBC interim lightweight world champion, Ryan Garcia. The bout took place on 20 April 2024 at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York.

The contest was declared a no contest after Garcia had a positive drug test. Haney retained his championship. [1][2]

Background

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On February 9, 2024, it was announced that Haney vs. Garcia was signed [1[3] for April 20, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the WBC super lightweight title. [4]

The title of the fight, This One Counts, is a reference to the six prior matches between Haney and Garcia in amateur boxing, with this one being their first official match in professional boxing. [5] The last time they fought was in January 2015, in the quarterfinals of the USA Youth National Championships. [6] Their record in the amateurs stood evenly tied at 3–3.[5] [7]

Two days before the fight, Garcia agreed to a wager with Haney that Garcia would pay $500,000 for every pound over the limit should he miss weight.[8]

Garcia later weighed in at 143.2lbs, 3.2lbs over the championship limit, and would forfeit up to $600,000 of his purse to Haney. Garcia would not be eligible to win the title. [9]

The fight

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Garcia won the bout via majority decision. [10] Garcia knocked down Haney three times in rounds 7, 10, and 11 before coming away with the victory by Majority Decision (114–110, 115–109, 112–112). [2] [11]

Garcia out-landed Haney 106–87 in total punches and 95–45 in power punches. Garcia landed 41% of his power punches, while Haney's previous 10 opponents landed 25%. Haney landed 7 of 18 punches per round, whereas he had landed 13 of 42 in his previous 10 fights. [12]

Official scorecards

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Judge Fighter  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 Total[13]
Max DeLuca Haney 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 8 8 9 112
Garcia 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 112
Eric Marlinski Haney 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 9 8 8 9 110
Garcia 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 114
Robin Taylor Haney 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 8 8 9 109
Garcia 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 115

Fight card

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Main card
Weight class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Super Lightweight Devin Haney (c) vs. Ryan Garcia NC 12/12 Note 1 Note 2
Super Lightweight Arnold Barboza Jr. (c) def. Seán McComb SD 10/10 Note 3
Super Middleweight Bektemir Melikuziev (c) def. Pierre Dibombe TD 8/10 2:58 Note 4
Super Flyweight David Jiménez def. Johnny Ramirez UD 12/12 Note 5
Super Welterweight Charles Conwell def. Nathaniel Gallimore TKO 6/10 0:52
Undercard
Super Middleweight Sergiy Derevyanchenko def. Vaughn Alexander UD 10/10
Super Middleweight Darius Fulghum def. Cristian Olivas TKO 4/8 0:52
Super Lightweight Johnny Canas def. Markus Bowes UD 4/4
Middleweight Amari Jones def. Armel Mbumba TKO 6/8 0:39
Super Middleweight Kevin Newman II def. Eric Robles TKO 4/6 1:53
Lightweight Shamar Canal def. Pedro Borgaro UD 6/6

^Note 1 WBC super lightweight title not at stake as Garcia missed weight.
^Note 2 Originally a majority decision win for Garcia; changed to a no contest due to Garcia failing a drug test.
^Note 3 For WBO inter-continental super lightweight title.
^Note 4 For WBA inter-continental super middleweight title.
^Note 5 For vacant interim WBA super flyweight title.

Aftermath

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Failed drug test

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On May 1, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association notified all involved parties that Garcia had tested positive for Ostarine, a performance-enhancing drug, the day before and the day of his fight with Haney. Garcia responded via social media, denying the accusations and citing his willingness to take the drug test.[14]

On June 20th, 2024, via the New York State Athletic Commission the result of the fight was changed to a no contest, with Haney remaining undefeated and Garcia having to pay $1.1 million from his purse.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Mazique, Brian. "Ryan Garcia Vs. Devin Haney Results: King Ry Shocks The World With Win". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  2. ^ Akopyan, Manouk (2024-04-21). "Ryan Garcia knocks down Devin Haney three times and wins by decision in upset". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  3. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (10 February 2024). "Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia signed for April in Las Vegas". FIGHTMAG.
  4. ^ "Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia Reach Terms WBC Title Fight, To Headline April 20 DAZN PPV In Las Vegas". BoxingScene.com. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  5. ^ "Amateur rivals Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia meet as pros. Overweight Garcia can't win Haney's belt". AP News. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. ^ "Haney and Garcia have a shared past -- and are about to determine their future". ESPN.com. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  7. ^ "Ryan Garcia knocks Devin Haney down 3 times and hands his amateur rival his first pro loss". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  8. ^ "Ryan Garcia honors $1.5M bet with Devin Haney after missing weight by over 3 pounds". Yahoo Sports. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  9. ^ "Sources: Garcia misses weight, has deal to fight". ESPN.com. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia results, highlights: 'King Ry' springs upset with trio of knockdowns in battle". CBSSports.com. 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  11. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2024-04-21). "Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney official scorecard". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  12. ^ "Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney Round by Round Stats". Compubox. April 20, 2024. Archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024.
  13. ^ Lee, Alexander (April 21, 2024). "Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney official scorecard". MSN. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  14. ^ "Ryan Garcia", Wikipedia, 2024-05-04, retrieved 2024-05-16
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