The boxing evening will be hosted by the Brooklyn Nets and New York Islanders.
WBC light welterweight world champion fight Devina Haney with another American boxer Ryan Garcia will officially take place in New York.
The boxing evening will take place in Brooklyn, at the Barclays Center. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and the New York Islanders hockey team.
As previously reported, the fight will take place on April 20. Haney’s championship belt will be on the line. Previously, the parties planned to hold a boxing evening in Las Vegas.
Haney, in his last fight, convincingly defeated Regis Prograis by unanimous decision to win the WBC junior welterweight belt (140 pounds or 63.5 kg). Devin previously vacated the lightweight belts.
Garcia’s last fight defeated Mexican Oscar Duarte in early December. The American knocked out his opponent in the eighth round.
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 🎶@Realdevinhaney vs. @RyanGarcia will go down at the @barclayscenter on April 20 🙌
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 23, 2024
Source: Sportarena

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