RYAN GARCIA wore a crown worth $1million for his ring walk before fighting Devin Haney.
The American boxer’s head gear caught the eye of boxing fans before and after the bout.
Garcia scored three knockdowns as he beat Haney via majority decision, handing his rival a first professional loss.
King Ry claimed victory despite being deducted a point in the seventh round for hitting on the break.
However, he did not claim Haney’s WBC super-lightweight belt after missing weight by three pounds.
His weight miss did not stop Garcia from putting on a show as he made his ring walk at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, though.
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The 25-year-old headed to the ring draped in a white robe as he wore a diamond encrusted crown.
Holding 1kg of gold and over 400 carats of diamonds the crown was made by Texas-based jeweller The Ice Champ.
Garcia’s grown was also made up of 15,000 diamonds and took 10 days to create.
The Ice Champ shared a video of Garcia trying the crown on in the days leading up to the fight.
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He also told TMZ before the bout: “He was like ‘let’s create something where the champ of the boxing world and the champ of the jewellery world connect and make something unique. We created a unique crown.”
As for the value of the crown, he added: “This piece is appraised value close to a million dollars but the cost for this would be half a million dollars.
“This iconic piece for the champ… this is history. People are gonna talk about this for years and years to come.”
Garcia’s professional record now stands at 25-1 following his stunning win on Saturday night.
As for Haney, he slips to 31-1 after tasting defeat for the first time.
He remains the WBC super-lightweight champion, though, after Garcia’s weight miss made the fight a non-title bout.
His failure on the scales also cost Garcia $1.5million after agreeing to pay Haney $500,000 for every pound over the limit he weighed in at.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
