The wait is over for Ryan Garcia’s battle, as he confirmed on Friday that he’ll lastly return to motion in a extremely anticipated battle in opposition to Mexican Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz. The Mexican-American fighter is about to conclude the suspension that was imposed on him for utilizing banned substances in his battle in opposition to Devin Haney in 2024 and now he has accepted a problem from the damaging ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, after months of avoiding him earlier than the suspension
In keeping with ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez, the battle is scheduled to happen in Could at an outside venue on the streets of Occasions Sq. within the coronary heart of New York in a really fascinating gamble to draw extra followers
Invoice and Devin Haney tried to confront Ryan Garcia on the Ring awards
The occasion can be a part of the alliance between The Ring Journal, now headed by Saudi Arabia’s Turki Al-Sheikh, and Japanese firm SNK, and can be used as a part of the launch of the online game ‘Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves’. The cardboard will even characteristic Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez.
Ryan Garcia confirms his return to the ring
A few hours after the primary rumor, ‘King Ry’ confirmed the information with a message on his X account and even paid a praise to ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, as he put him above Devin Haney himself, as a extra harmful opponent:
I’ll convey an explosive battle in my return. The Pitbull has all the time been thought-about a tricky opponent. A more durable matchup than Haney, truthfully
Within the case of ‘Pitbull’, simply a few days in the past The Ring reported that Al-Sheikh was “in superior talks” with 16 fighters, amongst whom have been Garcia and Pitbull Cruz. He additionally referred to different vital names reminiscent of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and William ‘Camaron’ Zepeda.