{"id":70098,"date":"2025-05-03T03:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T03:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/70098\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T03:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T03:21:09","slug":"ryan-garcia-dropped-by-rolly-romero-in-shock-defeat-to-spoil-devin-haney-rematch-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/70098\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Garcia dropped by Rolly Romero in shock defeat to spoil Devin Haney rematch plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rolly Romero ruined Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney&#8217;s rematch plans in a shock upset on Friday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old opened up as a massive +700 underdog, but he proved the oddsmakers wrong by beating <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/ryan-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garcia<\/a> via unanimous decision. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Garcia got dropped in the second round\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"DAZN\/Ring Magazine\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1500-_-1000px-1920-_-1080px-1500-_-1000px-1920-_-1080px-1500-_-1000px-72.jpg\" data-caption=\"Garcia got dropped in the second round\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Untitled-1500-_-1000px-1920-_-1080px-1500-_-1000px-1920-_-1080px-1500-_-1000px-72.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>Garcia got dropped in the second roundCredit: DAZN\/Ring Magazine<\/p>\n<p>Romero dropped Garcia with a double left hook early in the second round and proceeded to outbox his gun-shy adversary over the distance.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the three ringside judges scored the fight 115-112, 115-112, and 118-109 in Romero&#8217;s favour to spell an end to hopes of a <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/devin-haney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haney<\/a> vs Garcia rematch.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that the bitter rivals had reached an agreement to run back their controversial inaugural encounter in late 2025.<\/p>\n<p>All they needed to do was win their respective fights on the Ring Magazine card in New York&#8217;s Times Square.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/boxing\/3172975\/devin-haney-jose-ramirez-worst-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haney beat Jose Ramirez in a low-output affair<\/a> to complete his side of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>However, Garcia&#8217;s loss to Romero means a second fight is now in serious jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>Haney watched on in dismay as Garcia let the bout slip away from him, while &#8216;King Ry&#8217; was left dejected in the immediate aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rolly fought a good fight, he caught me early,&#8221; said Garcia post-fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No excuses, man. Congrats to him, he did a great job, and that is that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That whole year took a lot out of my body, both physically and mentally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just thankful I made it to the ring and went 12 rounds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank God for the opportunity. I want to thank Jesus Christ for my losses and my wins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And hats off to Rolly, he did a great job. I have just got to go to the drawing board with my team, we will talk it over and see what we do next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Garcia was returning to the ring for the first time in 13 months after serving his one-year drug suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC).<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;King Ry&#8217; dropped Haney three times last April en route to initially being declared the victor via majority decision.<\/p>\n<p>However, the result was overturned to a no contest after it was found Garcia had tested positive for the banned substance Ostarine.<\/p>\n<p>He was cleared to fight last month after submitting a clean drug test to the NYSAC, although his next steps are unclear after his devastating defeat to Romero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rolly Romero ruined Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney&#8217;s rematch plans in a shock upset on Friday night. 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