Devin Haney, one of the most famous boxers in the world, enjoyed boxing in New York for the first time.
The WBC super lightweight champion will defend his title for the first time against Ryan Garcia in the long-running rivalry at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday.
In 2022, George Kambosos Jr. back-to-back trips to Australia to win the championship; in May 2023, he will face Vasily Lomachenko in Las Vegas (Vasiliy Lomachenko, champion; seven months after moving up to 140 pounds in San Francisco, he knocked out Regis Prograis and The fight on Saturday for the first time since September 2019 will take place in New York.
Haney wasn’t considered one of the best in the world at the time, but five years later, his speed and power were undeniable, and in a very difficult time and New York to host famous fights, he is forced to win the competition. world. new level.
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“Wow, this is a dream come true,” said the winner, as did the 25-year-old Garcia. – Allah. I thank Allah for this. I dreamed of being on this stage, and now I’m here. And what better way than in New York City, the megaphone of the world? Can all eyes – all of them – be here to look and see how much I have? – I love fight week. Here comes the fun part. It’s almost time for me to shine and show the world what I’m capable of. But that’s another part of it – like I said, I dream about these moments and train for these moments, so I’m grateful that I’m here. I watched a lot of boxers when I was young, I went to boxing week, interviewed, and I hope to be here one day. Now that it’s my turn, I’d like to agree with everyone. I love this process; its accumulation.
– I don’t really believe in pressure. I put my faith and trust in God and let him rule.
Haney talked about his plans to move up to welterweight in his impressive win over Prograis in December. Back then, he was so opinionated in the 140-pound weight class (perhaps the most competitive weight class in the world) that he had no reason to move up, but he said, “I want to greatest of all time in this sport.” I see myself moving up a weight class; [It’s like] the big guys – killing these guys one by one.
– It all started with a win over Ryan Garcia. This is my main topic. On April 20, the world will see the fireworks. – I think he will be lazy, I think something will happen to him. I will use his anger against him – I will hurt him. This hurts him.
– One hundred percent [it hurts him]. But I’m not here to spin. I won’t bother to find it.
