Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the Common Leisure Authority in Saudi Arabia, made a blockbuster announcement on Monday, revealing {that a} mega-sized boxing occasion that includes the returns of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney will go down in Might 2025.
Sadly, Garcia and Haney gained’t be preventing one another, however Alalshikh confirmed three huge matchups for the occasion, the primary being a bout between ‘King Ryan’ and former WBA tremendous light-weight titleholder Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.
In the meantime, Haney is about to sq. off with former unified gentle welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez.
Additionally that includes on the cardboard can be an IBF heavyweight title eliminator between Martin Bakole and Efe Ajagba.
“The Ring Journal is happy to announce its first boxing card in USA this Might 2025 in collaboration with the online game Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves (which the cardboard can be named after) and SNK Video games,” Alalshikh wrote on X.
No actual date or location for the occasion has been introduced, however will probably be Ring Journal’s first U.S. present since Alalshikh bought the publication in November.
Is Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney 2 within the works for 2025?
Garcia has not competed since scoring a shocking upset in opposition to Devin Haney in April. Sadly for Garcia, the outcome was later overturned after ‘Flash’ failed each his pre-fight and post-fight drug assessments for the banned substance Ostarine.
Garcia was slapped with a hefty superb and suspended for one 12 months. Garcia was additionally expelled by the World Boxing Council. Haney tried to sue ‘King’ for alleged battery and fraud after the check outcomes turned public, however he finally dropped the lawsuit 4 months later.
Haney, like Garcia, has not fought since their epic encounter final 12 months, nevertheless it seems like Alalshik is setting the stage for a rematch between the 2 later this 12 months, assuming they each come out on prime of their respective bouts in Might.
