WBC junior welterweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) and Ryan García (24-1, 20 KOs) clash on Saturday, April 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Haney (pictured) is a former world lightweight champion and one of the finest pound-for-pound fighters today. He holds a very narrow win against future Hall of Famer Vasiliy Lomachenko. After the Lomachenko fight, Haney debuted at 140 pounds last December with a decisive victory over Regis Prograis to gain Prograis' WBC 140-pound title. Now, Haney will look to make his first defense against Garcia.

 

García (24-1, 20 KOs) established himself as one of boxing’s main attractions in April of last year in a megafight against Gervonta Davis. García but was down twice and was knocked out in the seventh round by a body blow but the event generated great expectations and excellent pay-per-view sales. Garcia, age 26, returned to 140 pounds in December for an eighth-round knockout of tough Oscar Duarte. That result got him the opportunity to face Haney.

 

Both fighters already have history with each other. They met six times in amateur boxing, splitting the series 3-3. The last time they fought was in January 2015, in the quarterfinals of the US Junior National Championships. Haney won that three-round bout by unanimous decision when both were 16 years old. Almost ten years later, they will return to the ring but now it will be different, both have had wars and have acquired experience and knowledge in professional boxing.

 

A resounding victory would catapult Haney into the stratosphere. For Garcia, this is another opportunity to show that he truly is an elite fighter and without a doubt, if he wins, he will reach another level of stardom.

 

Haney vs. Garcia, which is one of the most anticipated fights of the year and has all the ingredients to become a classic, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Haney Promotions, KingRy Promotions and Matchroom Boxing and will be broadcast live on DAZN.