‘You’re going to get whooped again’: Garcia looks forward to beating Romero before getting to Haney

Ryan Garcia is eager to vindicate himself by beating Devin Haney again once he takes care of Rolando Romero.

Today’s final press conference ahead of Friday’s stacked Times Square card turned out to be a bit of a free for all between the fighters and promoters — as you might expect given the cast of characters — and with all the participants on stage for this event it wasn’t long before things got contentious.

In particular the New York crowd continued to boo Devin Haney when it was his turn to speak, and he offered these words to the crowd.

“Ya’ll can boo or ya’ll can cheer, it don’t matter,” Haney said. “It’s all noise. When I dust Jose Ramirez off on Friday I’ma get to ya’ll boy, Ryan, after.”

Ryan Garcia would posed a question a short time later about his stated intention of retiring Rolando Romero in their matchup, and Garcia stood on his words.

“Rolly has never been seen as a real elite fighter so I’m just here to do my job, knock him out, and ride off in the sunset,” Garcia said.

Garcia would then be asked about his confrontation with Bill Haney at yesterday’s open media workout to which he offered these thoughts.

“He was trying to come at my physique but it’s all good,” said Garcia. “They were saying the same thing last time, they got their ass whooped last time, too. You’re going to get your ass whooped again.”

Soon after, Bill Haney and Oscar De La Hoya would get into it, with De La Hoya having to be restrained from attempting to physically confront Haney and offering him a fight. A masked Teofimo Lopez clearly loved the drama, as he attempted to instigate along the way.

All in all there was a lot going on here, and you can watch the full event in the link at the top. BLH will be here with live coverage of Friday night’s Fatal Fury card so stop by and join us!