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After Ryan Garcia failed weigh-in on Friday speculations were made that the former WBC interim lightweight champion will struggle against WBC super-lightweight champion Devin Haney. However, the 25-year-old Garcia rocked Haney in the first round, and WWE United States Champion Logan Paul and his brother Jake Paul, who is a professional boxer, reacted to Garcia's dominant first round.
Watch Ryan Garcia rock Devin Haney in first round:
Ryan Garcia missed weight for his upcoming boxing match by 3.2 pounds, losing a $1.5 million bet to his opponent Devin Haney after they had agreed to owe the other $500k for weighing every pound over the 140-pound limit.
During the first round, Garcia came on top of Haney as he unleashed a flurry of punches on his opponent and connected a few of them. Haney could be seen losing his steps after getting hit by Garcia. The first round was dominated by Garcia and YouTuber brother Logan and Jake Paul's reaction went viral.
Watch Logan and Jake Paul's reaction to Garcia vs Haney:
Mike Tyson meets Ryan Garcia ahead of fight against Devin Haney
Ahead of the fight, legendary boxer Mike Tyson met Ryan Garcia in his dressing room. Garcia brought a string quartet performing live classical music ahead of his fight with Haney.
Mike Tyson embraced Garcia during their meeting ahead of the fight as they shared a hug and exchanged words of appreciation. Tyson said, "You look good brother, you look beautiful." Garcia responded by saying, "I'm gonna eat him (Devin Haney) today."
Watch the video here:
In the end, Ryan Garcia knocked down Devin Haney three times and won the bout by a majority decision at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
