Devin Haney faces Ryan Garcia live on pay-per-view from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, April 20. San Francisco’s undefeated world champion and once-beaten contender of Victorville, California square off in the main event bout at 143.2-pound catchweight.
Bay Area former undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) makes the first defense of his WBC 140-pound belt. LA-based Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) is ineligible to claim the title in case of his victory, as he missed the required championship limit by 3.2 lbs. The contest is scheduled for 12 rounds.
In the 10-round co-main event, undefeated Arnold Barboza Jr (29-0, 11 KOs) of Long Beach, California goes up against Sean McComb (18-1, 5 KOs) of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The pair battles it out for the WBO Intercontinental super lightweight title.
Among the PPV undercard bouts, Indio-based super middleweight Bektemir Melikuziev (13-1, 10 KOs) of Uzbekistan defends his WBA Intercontinental title in the 10-rounder against French Pierre Hubert Dibombe (22-0-1, 12 KOs). In the 12-round bout, LA’s John “Scrappy” Ramirez (13-0, 9 KOs) and David Jimenez (15-1, 11 KOs) of Costa Rica go head to head for the interim WBA super flyweight title. The 10-round super welterweight PPV opener pits Charles Conwell (18-0, 13 KOs) of Cleveland Heights, Ohio against Nathaniel Gallimore (22-7-1, 17 KOs) of Des Plaines, Illinois.
Headlining Haney vs Garcia free prelims, former three-time world title challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko (14-5, 10 KOs) of Ukraine takes on Vaughn Alexander (18-10-1, 11 KOs) of Saint Louis, Missouri. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds at super middleweight.
Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia results
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- Shamar Canal def. Pedro Penunuri Borgaro by unanimous decision (60-53, 60-53, 60-53)
- Kevin Newman II def. Eric Robles TKO (referee stoppage, R4 at 1:53)
- Amari Jones def. Armel Mbumba Yassa by TKO (R6 at 0:39)
- Jonathan Canas def. Markus Bowes by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
- Darius Fulghum def. Cristian Olivas by TKO (R4 at 0:50)
- Sergiy Derevyanchenko def. Vaughn Alexander by unanimous decision (100-89, 100-89, 100-89)
- Charles Conwell def. Nathaniel Gallimore by TKO (R6 at 0:52)
- David Jimenez def. John Ramirez by unanimous decision (117-111, 117-111, 116-112) | Watch highlights
- Bektemir Melikuziev def. Pierre Dibombe by technical unanimous decision (R8, 78-74, 79-73, 79-73)* | Watch highlights
- Arnold Barboza Jr def. Sean McComb by split decision (92-98, 96-94, 97-93) | Watch highlights
- Ryan Garcia def. Devin Haney by majority decision (112-112, 114-110, 115-109) | Watch highlights
*Fight stopped due to a big cut sustained by Melikuziev above his left eye.