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American Ryan Garcia weighed 3.2lb over the 10st limit for Saturday’s light-welterweight contest against compatriot Devin Haney in Brooklyn, New York. <\/b><\/p>\n
The fight at the Barclays Center will go ahead after Garcia’s team agreed to compensate world champion Haney.<\/p>\n
But Garcia, 25, will not be eligible to win Haney’s WBC title.<\/p>\n
At a bizarre weigh-in, Garcia downed what appeared to be a beer on the scales and the two were held apart by security during an intense face-off.<\/p>\n
Haney’s father and trainer Bill sparked a minor melee before the face-off and Golden Boy promoter Oscar de la Hoya had the difficult job of trying to keep a screaming Garcia and Haney apart from each other.<\/p>\n
“Enough of that funny business, we have a fight tomorrow,” Garcia said.<\/p>\n
“I did my best to make this weight. I put myself through hell. At the end of the day I am the best fighter here. I am going to knock him out and everybody will be cheering.”<\/p>\n
Garcia’s antics have been criticised in the build-up, with several erratic, often unsubstantiated and defamatory social media posts in recent months. <\/p>\n
The Californian launched a foul-mouthed tirade at both 25-year-old Haney and a member of the crowd at Thursday’s news conference.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n