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- Garcia is 3 pounds overweight and ineligible for the WBC title.
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Ryan Garcia's unusual ways continued into the Barclays Center locker room on Saturday night, when Mike Tyson stopped by a few hours away from his fight with Devin Haney.
During the prelude, DAZN's coverage featured backstage preparations as Garcia and Haney prepared to take to the ring in the headliner.
Garcia, who has been piqued by fan interest with his bizarre social media activity, added an extra layer to the intrigue by warming up to classical music. The Victorville, Calif., native was listening to a string quartet play while he stretched and folded his hands.
Shortly after, Garcia posted a video of Tyson stopping by his dressing room as the musicians were scoring Tyson's preparation.
Garcia captioned the video, “Thanks Mike for showing me,” praising the boxing legend and saying he plans to watch Tyson take on Jake Paul in July.
Mike Tyson stopped by Ryan Garcia's locker room before his fight with Devin Haney
Garcia's erratic behavior continued, with a string quartet playing during warm-ups
Meanwhile, when Tyson visited his camp on the other side of the arena, Haney looked his usual calm self ready for his next big fight.
While Garcia was furious with the crowd following the night's fight, backstage footage from The Dream showed the WBC super lightweight champion stoic and focused.
Garcia enters Saturday's fight with a record of 24-1, including 20 knockouts. Garcia, who suffered his only loss to Gervonta Davis in April 2023, bounced back with a KO win over Oscar Duarte in December.
Haney, on the other hand, finished 15th and is undefeated at 31-0. Haney is on a four-fight winning streak, with two wins over George Kambosos Jr. in 2022, and wins over Visily Lomachenko and Regis Prograis in 2023.
Garcia weighed three pounds over the weight limit and was disqualified from the WBC title.
Additionally, Garcia agreed to pay $500,000 for each pound overage and paid Haney $1.5 million.
Haney and Garcia faced off six times as amateurs, going 3-3, before eventually meeting in the professional ranks.
While his antics led many to question his preparation and focus, Garcia turned up the heat on his already hot seat when he was three pounds short. Due to the weigh-in error, Garcia will not be eligible for the title if he wins the fight.
Additionally, Garcia agreed to pay Haney $500,000 for each time he exceeded the limit and paid Haney $1.5 million. Mr. Haney and Mr. Garcia wavered about the deal during Thursday's press conference.