RYAN GARCIA was left in tears after falling to a shock defeat against Rolando Romero last night.
in the ring after he suffered a surprise decision defeat to dash his hopes of a rematch against Devin Haney.
– competing for the first time since being hit with a one-year doping ban after testing positive for banned substance ostarine – was dropped in the second round and outboxed in much of the fight.
Judges gave a unanimous decision victory over 12 rounds to 29-year-old Rolly by scores of 118-109 and 115-112 twice.
The American gave full credit to his underdog rival as he was crowned the new WBA welterweight champion in Times Square in .
Garcia, 26 said of his rival: “He fought a good fight; caught me early. No excuses, man. Congrats to him – he did a great job.”;
However, following the bout, Garcia – who had originally arrived in a striking “Batmobile “- was overcome with emotion and was filmed crying in the back of a van.
Garcia had spoken about how his year out of the ring had been “physically and mentally”; draining.
Some fans were sympathetic to the emotion of Garcia, while others were not as considerate.
One fan said: “What yall expect him to be okay about losing?”;
A second said: “Bro got humbled. About time.”;
A third added: “Blew it.”;
Another said: “Why everyone hating on him crying, so is it now illegal to cry after losing?”;
Garcia’s would-be future opponent Haney, held up his end of the bargain with a unanimous win over Jose Carlos Ramirez.
Haney and Garcia’s original fight had been ruled as a no-contest after Garcia had missed his weight before his drug ban.
