Devin Haney: "Ryan honored the 500k per pound”

The boxing match between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney will proceed as scheduled at the Barclays Center this Saturday despite Garcia failing to meet the required weight limit. At the official weigh-in, Garcia registered a weight of 143.2 pounds, exceeding the super lightweight title limit of 140 pounds by 3.2 pounds.

Garcia's weight breach has led to an agreement where he will pay a hefty penalty of $500,000 for each pound over the limit, totaling $1.6 million. This decision came after an intensive negotiation between the two camps following the weigh-in that concluded at 2 pm ET on Friday.

Commentator Declan Warrington observed that Garcia seemed closer to a welterweight at the beginning of fight week. Despite this discrepancy in weight, both parties have assured that the bout will go forward without changes to its conditions or schedule. A spokesperson for Golden Boy Promotions confirmed, "Ryan has weighed-in over his contractual weight. He will honor the handshake made at the final press conference yesterday. We have a fight."

On his Twitter account, Devin Haney acknowledged Garcia's commitment to honor the financial penalties stating, “Ryan honored the 500k per pound.”

Ryan honored the 500k per pound..

— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) April 19, 2024