One of the most unusual build-ups to a major fight in recent memory produced an even crazier outcome on Saturday night when Ryan Garcia handed Devin Haney the first defeat of his professional career by seismic shock.
Garcia dropped Haney in the seventh, 10th and 11th rounds, winning a majority decision by scores of 115-109, 114-110 and 112-112. (The Guardian had it 113-111 against Garcia.)
The fight had become a non-title fight on Friday when Garcia weighed 143.2 pounds, a gaping 3.2 pounds over the division limit. That created a situation where Garcia could no longer win Haney’s WBC super lightweight title, but Haney could lose it.
That’s exactly what happened.
More to follow.
