One of the biggest possible fights in America had one of the craziest seating arrangements at a boxing match in some time.
The Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney rematch might be the second biggest fight in all of boxing in America to make.
Maybe only behind the Ryan Garcia vs Gervonta Davis rematch — but the latter has gone AWOL away from boxing lately.
The two were literally placed in front and behind one another at the fights at the weekend just gone that not many picked up on.
This was at the Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven fight on May 23, 2026 in Giza at the weekend and for context, some things to note here for those new to boxing:
- Haney and Garcia have strong ongoing bad blood from their 2024 fight.
- That fight ended in a no-contest due to Garcia’s positive drug test.
- A rematch is still heavily discussed in 2026.
- They sat right next to each other in the VIP area.
- Close seating forced them to stay near one another for hours.
- Both fighters are vocal and like to provoke.
- Any look, word or gesture would have been caught on camera.
- Alcohol at the event could raise tensions quickly.
- Their amateur rivalry adds extra personal heat.
- One spark could have created a huge scene and headlines.
Alas, they managed to keep their cool.
Ryan Garcia says he’s fighting Conor Benn next in September but the real fight to make is still the Devin Haney rematch.
At the end of the day the Ryan Garcia vs Haney 2 buzz from the above at the fights weekend did even better buzz than what Garcia was talking about in Jimmy Fallon recently for his proposed match with Conor Benn.
People want to see Ryan Garcia vs Haney 2 much more, clearly, from the above moment at the weekend.
