I wish you success. touch wood. The fight between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia is still on. Why hasn’t this poor fight gone well since his announcement? The two are scheduled to fight for Haney’s WBC light welterweight title on April 20th at the Barclays Center in New York. The undercard of Megafight has been revealed.
Fans are looking forward to seeing his highly technical and fluid boxing skills. What could go wrong if the pair added a few more hands to show off their skills in the ring? talkSPORT’s Michael Benson shared some details about the background to the match night . Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia undercard
So, there will be another light welterweight fight between Arnold Barboza Jr. and Sean McComb. Super middleweight bout between Bektemir Melikuziev and Pierre Dibombe. John “Scrappy” Ramirez takes on David Jimenez for the flyweight title. Finally, there’s the super welterweight showdown between Charles Conwell and Nathaniel Gallimore. Let’s compare the lineups leading up to the fight.
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Arnold Barboza Jr. (29-0-0) vs. Sean McComb (18-1-0)
Barboza Jr., a 32-year-old native of Long Beach, California, will face European light welterweight titleholder Sean McComb of Belfast, Northern Ireland. They will have a 10 round fight. What’s interesting is that Barboza Jr.’s name was reportedly in the headlines to replace either Haney or Garcia, lest they drop out of the fight. Barboza Jr. retired South Africa’s Xolisani Ndongeni on January 6, but McComb defended his European title with a unanimous decision win over Sam Maxwell on December 2 last year.
Bektemir Melikuziev (13-1-0) vs. Pierre Dibombe (22-0-1)
Uzbekistan’s hard-hitting Melikuziev last defeated American Arantes Fox on October 7th to defend his WBA International super middleweight title. He will face 32-year-old undefeated Pierre DeBombe in a 10-round bout. The Frenchman’s last match was on June 17 last year. John “Scrappy” Ramirez (13-0-0) vs. David Jimenez (15-1-0)
Ramirez, who was born in Los Angeles, California, will face Costa Rica’s David Jimenez for the interim WBA super flyweight title. The former is currently ranked No. 1 in the WBA 115-pound rankings, while the latter is ranked No. 5. Ramirez won by knockout in his last fight on October 21st, but “Medarita” defeated his opponent by unanimous decision on February 23rd of this year.
Charles Conwell (18-0-0) vs. Nathaniel Gallimore (22-7-1)
There will be some action at light middleweight as undefeated Charles Conwell of Michigan takes on Nathaniel Gallimore of Kingston, Jamaica. The two will face off in a 10 round battle. According to reports, this will be the American boxer’s first fight under the Golden Boy Promotions banner. Gallimore has lost his last two games. Although Conwell did not fight last year. He won his last battle on November 26, 2022.
Judging from the reactions received after the announcement, it seems that the majority of followers were not too happy about it. Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, who have known each other since their amateur days, were eager to resolve their dispute in the professional world.
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An agreement was reached after last year’s final, but the deal fell through as it was later reported that Garcia changed his mind and fought Rolando Romero. After days of back and forth, better reasons finally won out. The match between the light welterweight champion and former interim lightweight champion was completed successfully. But the hurdles were far from being overcome. In the weeks that followed, “KingRy” exhibited strange behavior online. This caused widespread concern and even questions about his suitability to participate in such a major competition. Incoherent tweets from his side still appear, but that phase seems to be over.
