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Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney to Headline Saudi Arabia’s First U.S. Boxing Event in 2025

Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney to Headline Saudi Arabia’s First U.S. Boxing Event Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, made a blockbuster announcement on Monday, revealing that…

Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, made a blockbuster announcement on Monday, revealing that a mega-sized boxing event featuring the returns of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney will go down in May 2025.

Unfortunately, Garcia and Haney won’t be fighting each other, but Alalshikh confirmed three massive matchups for the event, the first being a bout between ‘King Ryan’ and former WBA super lightweight titleholder Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.

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Meanwhile, Haney is set to square off with former unified light welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez.

Also featuring on the card will be an IBF heavyweight title eliminator between Martin Bakole and Efe Ajagba.

“The Ring Magazine is excited to announce its first boxing card in USA this May 2025 in collaboration with the video game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (which the card will be named after) and SNK Games,” Alalshikh wrote on X.

No exact date or location for the event has been announced, but it will be Ring Magazine’s first U.S. show since Alalshikh purchased the publication in November.

Is Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney 2 in the works for 2025?

Garcia has not competed since scoring a stunning upset against Devin Haney in April. Unfortunately for Garcia, the result was later overturned after ‘Flash’ failed both his pre-fight and post-fight drug tests for the banned substance Ostarine.

Garcia was slapped with a hefty fine and suspended for one year. Garcia was also expelled by the World Boxing Council. Haney attempted to sue ‘King’ for alleged battery and fraud after the test results became public, but he ultimately dropped the lawsuit four months later.

Haney, like Garcia, has not fought since their epic encounter last year, but it looks like Alalshik is setting the stage for a rematch between the two later this year, assuming they both come out on top in their respective bouts in May.

Controversial Boxer Ryan Garcia Headed For Surgery After Bowing Out of RIZIN 49 Fight

Ryan Garcia is set to undergo surgery. The outspoke bad boy of boxing was originally scheduled to return to…

Ryan Garcia is set to undergo surgery.

The outspoke bad boy of boxing was originally scheduled to return to the ring at RIZIN’s massive New Year’s Eve event inside the Saitama Super Arena on Tuesday. Unfortunately, his bout with Japanese kickboxing star Rukiya Anpo never came to fruition after ‘King Ryan’ suffered a wrist injury while training.

While he didn’t compete on the massive 18-fight card, Garcia had the opportunity to address the live crowd.

“I’m coming on here to say I’m sorry, sorry that I had to postpone this fight,” Garcia said. “I suffered a hand injury in training camp to my right wrist right here, where after talking to doctors, I’m going to need surgery. And I had to take some time off the heal. I wanna thank Fanmio and Rizin for the opportunity.

“I’m still excited to fight in Japan soon. And this will all resume right after I heal up in 2025. So make no mistake, I am coming back to finish what we started with Anpo and he will eat his words, I guarantee it. Just need to take some time off but when I come back there will be a bang in Japan.”

It’s been a rough 2024 for Ryan garcia

The last time Garcia graced the squared circle, he put on the best performance of his career against Devin Haney.

Unfortunately, the majority decision in favor of Garcia was later overturned to a no-contest after Garcia tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Ostarine. ‘Flash’ was fined $1.1 million and slapped with a one-year suspension

Of course, the suspension was probably the least of Garcia’s concerns as his antics both before and after the Haney fight resulted in him being expelled from competing under the World Boxing Council banner by WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán.

Overall, Garcia is 24-1 in his pro boxing career — his lone loss coming against Gervonta Davis in April 2023.

Controversial Boxer Ryan Garcia Headed For Surgery After Bowing Out of RIZIN 49 Fight

Ryan Garcia is set to undergo surgery. The outspoke bad boy of boxing was originally scheduled to return to…

Ryan Garcia is set to undergo surgery.

While he didn’t compete on the massive 18-fight card, Garcia had the opportunity to address the live crowd.

“I’m coming on here to say I’m sorry, sorry that I had to postpone this fight,” Garcia said. “I suffered a hand injury in training camp to my right wrist right here, where after talking to doctors, I’m going to need surgery. And I had to take some time off the heal. I wanna thank Fanmio and Rizin for the opportunity.

“I’m still excited to fight in Japan soon. And this will all resume right after I heal up in 2025. So make no mistake, I am coming back to finish what we started with Anpo and he will eat his words, I guarantee it. Just need to take some time off but when I come back there will be a bang in Japan.”

It’s been a rough 2024 for Ryan garcia

The last time Garcia graced the squared circle, he put on the best performance of his career against Devin Haney.

Overall, Garcia is 24-1 in his pro boxing career — his lone loss coming against Gervonta Davis in April 2023.

Rukiya Anpo’s Fiery Attack on Ryan Garcia: ‘Missing Weight, Alcohol… I’ll Show Him His Place’

The exhibition boxing match between Ryan Garcia and Rukiya Anpo is turning into a bad-blood showdown. Each athlete enters…

The exhibition boxing match between Ryan Garcia and Rukiya Anpo is turning into a bad-blood showdown. Each athlete enters the match with some anger in their motivation for the Rizin New Year’s Eve event.

Rukiya Anpo vs. Ryan Garcia

Over the past several years, Ryan Garcia went from a promising young talent with knockout power in his hands to a suspended athlete with questionable life choices. Currently, he is suspended for PED usage and expelled for using racist and homophobic slurs. Additionally, he is not popular among sports fans due to missing weight and abusing drugs and alcohol. In a press conference, Japan’s Rukiya Anpo used this as motivation, he said:

“Ryan Garcia must mean ‘Fake idiot’ in Japanese … We all know Ryan Garcia’s issues. Missing weight, alcohol … I’ll show him exactly where he belongs. F*** you.”

Garcia believes he is fighting to redeem boxing legend Manny Pacquiao who Anpo faced in an exhibition match last year. Garcia said:

“Manny is past his prime, and for him to try to knock him out rubbed me the wrong way. I will knock him out and teach [Anpo] a lesson of respect.”

Rukiya Anpo is a former kickboxing world champion who held titles in K-1, he was well known for his high kick attacks and has spent a lifetime training in karate. Anpo and Garcia will have an exhibition boxing match with Rizin in Tokyo, Japan, on December 30.

Rukiya Anpo’s Fiery Attack on Ryan Garcia: ‘Missing Weight, Alcohol… I’ll Show Him His Place’

The exhibition boxing match between Ryan Garcia and Rukiya Anpo is turning into a bad-blood showdown. Each athlete enters…

Rukiya Anpo vs. Ryan Garcia

“Ryan Garcia must mean ‘Fake idiot’ in Japanese … We all know Ryan Garcia’s issues. Missing weight, alcohol … I’ll show him exactly where he belongs. F*** you.”

Garcia believes he is fighting to redeem boxing legend Manny Pacquiao who Anpo faced in an exhibition match last year. Garcia said:

“Manny is past his prime, and for him to try to knock him out rubbed me the wrong way. I will knock him out and teach [Anpo] a lesson of respect.”

Oscar De La Hoya Slams Unapproved Ryan Garcia vs. Rukiya Anpo Fight: ‘No Event Without Us’

Ryan Garcia wants to fight at RIZIN FF’s annual New Year’s Eve event in Japan. On Tuesday, Garcia was…

Ryan Garcia wants to fight at RIZIN FF’s annual New Year’s Eve event in Japan.

On Tuesday, Garcia was in Los Angeles for a special face-off with Japanese kickboxing sensation Rukiya Anpo — the man he plans on fighting at RIZIN 49: Decade inside the iconic Saitama Super Arena on December 31.

That same day, Golden Boy Promotion’s head Oscar De La Hoya took to social media to remind both Garcia and RIZIN that he still has ‘King Ryan’ under contract.

“Golden Boy Promotions has exclusive rights to Ryan Garcia’s fights,” De La Hoya wrote on X. “The organizers of this event have acknowledged as such and have agreed in writing that our sign-off is needed for this event to occur. As no such sign-off has been given, as of today there is no event with Ryan Garcia.”

Fanmio promoting Ryan Garcia vs. rukiya anpo fight

Garcia vs. Anpo is being promoted by Fanmio, the same company behind the Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather exhibition bout in 2021 and more recently, the boxing match between former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. That event reportedly brought fans to the arena, but not so much on pay-per-view, prompting Diaz to file a lawsuit against Fanmio, claiming the company screwed him out of $9 million.

Fanmio could find itself in another legal situation if they don’t work out a deal with Golden Boy.

In all likelihood, the bout will probably get scrapped considering Garcia and De La Hoya’s already strained relationship. Add in Fanmio’s sketchy past with promoting events and you’ve got a recipe for disaster that all parties should probably just avoid altogether.