(KRON) — After winning the WBC very light-weight champion before a sold-out Chase Center in San Francisco last December, Bay Area native Devin Haney is set to defend his title in one more smash hit occasion this springtime.
Haney will certainly encounter fellow celebrity Ryan Garcia on April 20, the boxers and occasion marketers revealed on social networks Friday. The location and area are to be established.
The battle will certainly be transmitted on DAZN globally and on DAZN pay-per-view in the United States.
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) and Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) have a background as they dealt with each various other 6 times in the beginners, going 3-3 against each various other. The 7th conference, which Garcia is calling Game 7, will certainly get even in between 2 long time opponents.
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Things currently obtained warmed in between the boxers on the day of the statement. The 2 were captured on cam in a spoken run-in that came to be physical. During a Super Bowl week occasion Friday in Las Vegas, Garcia showed up to push Haney, which led to a physical run-in.
Both 25 years of ages, Haney and Garcia are 2 of boxing’s greatest celebrities. They have actually both headlined pay-per-view occasions.
Most especially, Garcia’s April 2023 loss to Gervonta “Tank” Davis was a business success. Garcia versus Davis amassed 1.2 million pay-per-view buys — an occasion that created over $100 million in overall income.
Haney-Garcia most likely isn’t going to get to that degree of business success however will certainly still be a highly-anticipated competition. Garcia stated on Instagram information regarding tickets and location will certainly “come soon.”
Garcia flaunts over 15 million integrated fans on Instagram and TikTok. Haney has 2.6 million Instagram fans.
