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 Could 2025.
Sadly, Garcia and Haney received’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 ready to sq. off with former unified gentle welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez.
Additionally that includes on the cardboard shall be an IBF heavyweight title eliminator between Martin Bakole and Efe Ajagba.
“The Ring Magazine is excited to announce its first boxing card in USA this May 2025 in collaboration with the video game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (which the card will be named after) and SNK Games,” Alalshikh wrote on X.
No actual date or location for the occasion has been introduced, however it will likely 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 towards Devin Haney in April. Sadly for Garcia, the outcome was later overturned after ‘Flash’ failed each his pre-fight and post-fight drug exams for the banned substance Ostarine.
Garcia was slapped with a hefty nice 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 grew to become public, however he finally dropped the lawsuit 4 months later.
Haney, like Garcia, has not fought since their epic encounter final 12 months, but it surely seems to be 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 Could.
