Ryan Garcia made weight today and came in at 146.8 pounds for his 12-round welterweight main fight against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on Friday, May 2, Live on dazn PPV on Times Square in New York. Rolly (16-2, 13 COs) amounted to 146.6 pounds.
Ryan’s weight battle
Garcia (24-1, 20 COs) was selected last night with a sauna suit, and is still trying to sweat the remaining pounds to make the welterweight border of 147 pounds. He looked drained, with the appearance of a person who was malnourished.
Devin Haney weighed 143 pounds for his 144 -pound catch fight against Jose Ramirez in the main support. Ramirez (29-2, 18 food) was scaled down at 143.8 pounds.
Surprisingly, Haney (31-0, 15 COs) did not have the same appearance of the skeleton as we saw in his last three fights of him. It shows that he kept his weight under control during his year, and that he had not yet relaxed by eating treats.
Haney knows he has to win this battle to ensure he gets the re -broadcast of Garcia the following year. Although it is still talking about the fight, regardless of the outcome of their two fights of Friday, it is not definite. Even if the rematch will still take place, it is important for Devin and Ryan to win both on Friday to increase public demand.
Official weights
Ryan Garcia: 146.8 Against Rolando Romero 146.6
Devin Haney: 143 against Jose Ramirez: 143.8
Theofimo Lopez 139.6 Against Arnold Barboza 139.8
The WBO Light Welterweight Champion Theofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 COs) and the challenger Arnold Barboza jr. (32-0, 11 COs) were as always professionals and came on weight. These two are not the species to drop their weight out of control between fights like Garcia and Haney sometimes do.
The Aofimo was unable to steal the show at the last press conference on Wednesday by wearing a wrestling mask. The approach worked against him because it took away from his theater by covering his face. He wrongly judged what the reaction would be when he came up with this piece.
Last updated on 05/01/2025
