By Reinaldo Oliveros
Apr 19, 2024, 2:01 PM EDT
Ryan Garcia bet against Devin Haney and lost. The boxer bet $500,000 for each pound he passed at the weigh-in and went 3.2 pounds.
According Michael Benson, García weighed 143.2 pounds, 3.2 more than the scheduled 140. For his part, Haney did meet the 140 mark for the fight.
Haney has said that Garcia fulfilled his bet at the press conference and will pay him $500,000. per pound of overweight (a total of $1.5 million dollars).
Devin Haney commented on the social network X and detailed that Ryan García fulfilled the bet. “Ryan honored the 500k to the pound,” Haney wrote in X.
Ryan honored the 500k per pound..
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) April 19, 2024
Ryan García explodes on social networks
After the failed weigh-in, the boxer began to throw words about the weigh-in and stated that “he has the advantage.”
“I feel great and have a 3 pound advantage. Come on hahahahaha Winners do what they have to do. I’m still ready,” he commented on X.
“Why would I force myself to gain weight so I can be weak? No, I’m here to win. That’s all, ”she continued posting on networks.
Why would I force my self to make weight so I can be weak
Nah I’m here to win
That’s it
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) April 19, 2024
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– Ryan García and Devin Haney bet $500,000 for each pound overweight at the weigh-in