Ryan Garcia wins $12 million by betting on himself
Ryan Garcia (25-1-0, 20 KOs) teased the whole world. The Mexican-American, who lost weight and revealed he had mental health problems in the months leading up to the fight, defeated Devin Haney (31-1-0, 15 KOs) early last Saturday morning at Barclays Brooklyn Center, USA. In total, he earned around $50 million (€4,691,901.65).
In addition to a million-dollar purse, more than his opponent, the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight champion, King Rai He made more money from the lucrative fight. Garcia bet $2 million (€1,877,098.15) that he would be the winner of the fight against Haney. Thanks to his stunning victory, he managed to win 12 million dollars (11,262,260.85 euros). “If you bet, bet on yourself. Besides what we did, we eat well. About 50 million (maybe more) overnight, not bad. I will let God show me how to use this money. Amen,” Oscar de la Hoya’s boxer shared on his networks, confirming the bet.
Garcia laughed in everyone’s face. “Do you guys really think I’m crazy?” — the American asked the audience after defeating Haney. It was all a mind game, or at least that’s what he said. King Rai about his behavior in recent months. There has been a lot of controversy about the state of his mental health as he suffered from depression in 2021 which led to alcohol abuse. He shared strange images and videos on his networks, flirted with women or left meaningless comments. To top it off, he missed weight and gained over 3.2 pounds (1.5 kilograms), so He lost the opportunity to fight for the belt and 1.5 million dollars (1,407,500.55 euros) that he had to give to his opponent.
For this reason, the title was not at stake, as Mauricio Sulaiman, WBC President, confirmed after the fight. And that was lucky for Haney, who expected everything except what happened that night. Garcia came out like a steamroller, applying pressure and taking control of the fight. He sent Devin to the canvas three times, who had to hold on to Ryan like a life jacket. Everyone was surprised, no one expected him to come out so focused, much less that he would snatch the undefeated record from the American, who was the absolute champion. Now everyone wants to fight Ryan Garcia.
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