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The Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia fight almost never happened for a lot of different reasons. Then, Garcia showed up at the weigh-in for the megafight 3.2 pounds over the limit. But on Saturday night, Garcia, who entered the bout as a +400 underdog, sent Haney to the canvas three times en route to a majority decision win.
Garcia (25-1, 20) had Haney in trouble in Round 1 with a well-placed left hook to the chin and dropped Haney in Rounds 7, 10 and 11. Garcia was deducted a point for hitting Haney during a break in the seventh.
Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his career. It was also the first time he has been knocked down as professional, which makes the way Garcia beat him more impressive.
"I should've knocked him out [in] that seventh round," Garcia said after the fight. "They stole that from me. I'm surprised he has so much heart and recovery. He got wobbled bad in the first round. I thought it was over."
With the victory, Garcia moves up from No. 9 to the No. 2 spot behind new leader Teofimo Lopez. Haney moves down three spot from No. 1 to No. 4.
Rankings are determined by Mike Coppinger, Nick Parkinson, Damian Delgado Averhoff and Andres Ferrari. They are updated weekly on Tuesdays.