Oscar De La Hoya Confident Ryan Garcia Will Make Weight

Oscar De La Hoya is confident Ryan Garcia will make weight for his showdown against Devin Haney on Saturday.

Garcia enters the bout as a massive underdog, and in the lead-up to the fight, he tweeted he had already begun his weight cut which had some fans concerned. However, De La Hoya has made it clear there are no concerns about Garcia making weight.

“No concerns whatsoever,” De La Hoya said (via BoxingScene). “He’ll make weight. He’s been 1000 percent focused. Serious. What he does on social media takes 10 seconds to pull up. He’s working hard. He’s been working hard for the last two months. Now you can imagine – you see how big he is – now you can imagine how depleted he was when he fought ‘Tank’ [Gervonta Davis, who stopped Garcia in April 2023 at a catchweight of 136 pounds].

“Any expert in boxing will tell you – one pound makes a huge difference. Half a pound. We’re pretty glad that there’s no rehydration clause here. Ryan will be 100 percent,” De La Hoya continued. “There’s no rehydration clause here, so that’s a big one. I think we’re gonna see a full-blown 140-pounder in Ryan Garcia. He’s not gonna be depleted. Different styles, but the fact that [Haney and Garcia, as amateurs were] 3-3 – they know each other. The seventh one – this is for all the marbles. This fight here is gonna be a very high, intense, entertaining fight.”

If Ryan Garcia does make weight, Oscar De La Hoya says Saturday night will be a massive success for the entire sport of boxing.

“We’ll have a sellout crowd on Saturday night,” De La Hoya continued. “PPV numbers are going to go through the roof. Not because of Devin – because of Ryan. And it’s crazy, because I don’t know if you’ve heard this quote: ‘Just because you beat Tiger Woods doesn’t make you Tiger Woods. Well guess what? Ryan Garcia – he’s literally like a Tiger Woods. Whether he wins or whether he loses, the money follows him, the publicity follows him. That’s why we’re all here – to watch a big event. I love Tank. He’s a great fighter. There’s no question about that. But if we do a no-rehydration clause, it’s a whole different story.”

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