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