RYAN GARCIA will return to the ring to take on rival Devin Haney on Saturday night.
But Haney's 140lb WBC belt will now no longer be on the line after the challenger weighed in at 143.2lb on Friday.
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Devin Haney dominated Regis Prograis to win the WBC 140lbs titleCredit: AP![Ryan Garcia celebrates after defeating Oscar Duarte in 2023](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ryan-garcia-celebrates-defeating-oscar-863694782_f5a705.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
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Ryan Garcia celebrates after defeating Oscar Duarte in 2023Credit: GettyAs Garcia is 3.2lb overweight he can no longer contest for Haney's strap in New York.
The two fighters have been on a collision course to fight for years as professionals, having clashed six times as amateurs.
Garcia and Haney won three fights each when they were teenagers, but now the stakes are much higher.
Haney is the WBC super-lightweight champion, winning the belt from Regis Prograis in dominant fashion in December 2023.
Garcia has yet to win a world title and was stopped for the first time in his career in 2023 against Gervonta Davis.
The 25-year-old has displayed some erratic behaviour in the build-up to his fight with Haney, with some fans saying the event should be called off.
But it looks set to go ahead, and it should be a thriller of a contest.
When is Haney vs Garcia?
- Haney's clash with Garcia will take place on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
- Expect ring-walks for the event to get underway in the early hours of the morning, approximately 5am, on Sunday, April 21.
- The fight will be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- Haney vs Garcia will be shown live on DAZN PPV in the UK and you can purchase the event for £19.99.
- You can subscribe to DAZN in the UK for £9.99 a month, which commits you to an entire year of action.
- A flexible pass, worth £19.99 a month, is also available, and you can cancel anytime.
- You can also pay £99.99 for the year up front, and this is the lowest cost option.
- The fight is available for live streaming on your mobile or tablet device from the DAZN app.
- You can also watch DAZN 1 HD on Sky channel 429.
Haney vs Garcia full card
- Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia
- Arnold Barboza Jr vs. Sean McComb; Super lightweight
- Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Pierre Dibombe; Super middleweight
- John Ramirez vs. David Jimenez; Super flyweight
- Charles Conwell vs. Gustavo Vittori; Light middleweight
What has been said?
Garcia said: "To me, it is personal in a way.
"I don't know, something's just in me and just … I don't even feel like answering these questions bro, I'm sorry.
Watch Devin Haney break sparring partners nose with brutal barrage as he prepares for Jorge Linares fight "I don't give a f* about his boxing skills.
"I will beat his a, that's it!
"I'm not a boxing analyst. Forget that dude! He's gonna get it, 4/20, that's it!"
Haney has said: “Styles make fights. I feel like I’m levels above him.
"I feel like he hasn’t fought on that elite level, but when he did, he quit.
"Whether he want to admit it or not, the world watched him take a knee, the world watched him Colin Kaepernick.
"So at the end of the day, what has he really done on the elite level?”