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MYSTERIOUS: Ryan garcia floors devin haney three times in epic majority decision upset - What They Never Told You

Ryan Garcia knocks down Devin Haney during Saturday’s fight at Barclays Center.
Ryan Garcia knocks down Devin Haney during Saturday’s fight at Barclays Center. Photograph: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy

One of the most unusual build-ups to a major fight in recent memory delivered an even more sensational outcome on Saturday night when Ryan Garcia scored three knockdowns of Devin Haney and handed the WBC super lightweight champion the first defeat of his professional career in a dramatic upset.

Garcia, who went off as a 6-1 underdog, dropped Haney in the seventh, 10th and 11th rounds behind an explosive cocktail of speed and power to win a majority decision by scores of 115-109, 114-110 and 112-112. (The Guardian had it 113-111 to Garcia.)

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