Ryan Garcia upsets Devin Haney with 3 knockdowns to earn surprise win

With 3 knockdowns, Ryan Garcia earned a surprise upset win against Devin Haney.

Ryan Garcia upsets Devin Haney with 3 knockdowns to earn surprise win

Tosin Abayomi 07:00 - 21.04.2024

With 3 knockdowns, Ryan Garcia earned a surprise upset win against Devin Haney.

In the weeks preceding his bout with Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia behaved in an unusual way.

Most people expected the 25-year-old Californian to be destroyed when he entered the ring as a huge underdog.

In reality, Garcia put on a truly amazing performance, scoring three vicious knockdowns and then earning a majority decision to give Haney his first defeat of his career.

With 3 knockdowns, Ryan Garcia earned a surprise upset win against Devin Haney.
With 3 knockdowns, Ryan Garcia earned a surprise upset win against Devin Haney.

In the opening exchange of the bout, Garcia gave off the impression that he would go quickly and hit with a massive left hook that stunned Haney.

With Haney at his back, Garcia continued his assault, throwing a barrage of blows in an attempt to take advantage of the opportunity to harm the unbeaten champion.

Haney steadied himself and restarted in the middle of the ring, and Garcia calmed down following the first rush of adrenaline.

With 3 knockdowns, Ryan Garcia earned a surprise upset win against Devin Haney.
With 3 knockdowns, Ryan Garcia earned a surprise upset win against Devin Haney.

After the first round, Haney's eyes appeared to roll back in his head, but he did not fall to the ground, according to replays.

The final scores were 115-109, 114-110, and 112-112, with Garcia winning by unanimous decision and collecting his greatest career triumph.

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