{"id":26542,"date":"2024-02-09T11:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/?p=26542"},"modified":"2024-02-09T11:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T11:19:03","slug":"devin-haney-ryan-garcia-set-to-fight-with-wbc-super-lightweight-title-at-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/news\/devin-haney-ryan-garcia-set-to-fight-with-wbc-super-lightweight-title-at-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Haney &#038; Ryan Garcia set to fight with WBC Super lightweight title at Stake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, two rising stars in the world of boxing, are reportedly set to clash in an eagerly anticipated matchup, with the WBC super lightweight title hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speculation about a potential showdown between the two fighters began swirling after Bill Haney, father, and manager of Devin Haney, made a surprise appearance at Conor Benn&#8217;s post-fight press conference last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This unexpected move hinted at the possibility of a future bout between Haney and Benn, but it now seems that Haney&#8217;s sights are set on a different opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news was broken by boxing journalist Mike Coppinger, who took to X to write this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia have struck a deal to fight April 20 in Las Vegas for Haney\u2019s junior welterweight championship, sources tell ESPN. Haney lands another marquee fight &#8211; his biggest yet &#8211; as he continues his star climb while Garcia lands his first title shot.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia have struck a deal to fight April 20 in Las Vegas for Haney\u2019s junior welterweight championship, sources tell ESPN. Haney lands another marquee fight &#8211; his biggest yet &#8211; as he continues his star climb while Garcia lands his first title shot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0tNwLqYdYW\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/0tNwLqYdYW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeCoppinger\/status\/1755875912296603712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Garcia, known as &#8216;KingRy&#8217;, has also expressed interest in facing Haney, further fueling rumors of an impending showdown. Garcia, who recently suffered his first professional loss to Gervonta Davis, has been vocal about his desire to bounce back and prove himself against top competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on his defeat to Davis, Garcia explained his motivation for taking on such a formidable opponent, stating,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;I did this fight with Gervonta specifically for a reason. It was more of a sacrifice to help save boxing, &#8217;cause boxing was boring.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The potential matchup between Haney and Garcia promises to be a thrilling encounter, with both fighters eager to showcase their skills and claim victory. With the WBC super lightweight title up for grabs, the stakes have never been higher, and fans can expect an electrifying showdown when these two talented boxers step into the ring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, two rising stars in the world of boxing, are reportedly set to clash in an eagerly anticipated matchup, with the WBC super lightweight title hanging in the balance. Speculation about a potential showdown between the two fighters began swirling after Bill Haney, father, and manager of Devin Haney, made a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":26543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26542"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26544,"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26542\/revisions\/26544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footyvar.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}