Andreas HaleFeb 28, 2025, 03:40 PM ET
An enormous boxing tripleheader will head to New York on Might 2 when Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez compete in separate bouts in Occasions Sq..
On Friday, Turki Alalshikh, chairperson of Saudi Arabia’s Normal Leisure Authority, which regulates the dominion’s leisure business, announced the “Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves” event introduced by Ring Journal, which is able to rework iconic Occasions Sq. right into a boxing venue.
The signature occasion can be headlined by Garcia taking over Rolando “Rolly” Romero in the principle occasion. The co-main occasion will see Haney again in motion at welterweight in opposition to former unified junior welterweight champion Jose Ramirez. Lopez will kick off the evening by placing his WBO and The Ring junior welterweight titles on the road in opposition to Arnold Barboza Jr.
Garcia (24-1, 1 NC) will return to the boxing ring after a yearlong suspension for a failed drug check that turned his 2024 decision win in opposition to Haney to a no-contest. He’ll face hard-hitting Romero (16-2), who has been within the ring with Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz and can be trying to pull off the upset.
Haney (31-0, 1 NC), the previous undisputed light-weight champion, will make the transfer to welterweight when he faces Ramirez (29-2). Haney hasn’t fought because the Garcia struggle final April, however he’ll look to maintain his unbeaten report intact in opposition to Ramirez, who’s coming off a choice loss to Barboza final November.
Ought to Haney and Garcia win, they’re expected to meet in a extremely anticipated rematch later this yr.
The night’s opener will see Lopez (21-1) put his titles on the road in opposition to Barboza (32-0). Lopez final fought in June, when he defeated Steve Claggett by unanimous decision. Barboza is using excessive after outpointing Jack Catterall in February. A Lopez win may arrange a title unification showdown with 140-pound champion Richardson Hitchins for his subsequent struggle. The tripleheader can be broadcast through pay-per-view. It’s not but identified precisely how the occasion can be arrange for followers trying to attend.
Garcia, Haney, Lopez to share Might 2 outside card in Occasions Sq.
Andreas Hale is a fight sports activities reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and professional wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he performs video video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He’s additionally a number for Sirius XM’s Battle Nation. Earlier than becoming a member of ESPN, Andreas was a senior author at DAZN and Sporting Information. He began his profession as a music journalist for shops together with HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Occasions. He’s additionally an NAACP Picture Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated brief movie “Bridges” in 2024.
