Ryan Garcia has ridiculed rival boxer Shakur Stevenson’s fight against Edwin De Los Santos on Thursday night.
Stevenson managed a unanimous-decision win over Santos to claim the vacant WBC world lightweight title.
The 26-year-old earned margins of 115-113, 116-112, and 116-112 on the judges’ scorecards to secure victory at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.
“I had a bad performance tonight; that’s all I’m focused on,” he said after the bout.
“I wasn’t feeling too good. I’ll live it, it’s OK, I came here to get the victory and that’s all I wanted to do.
“I ain’t got nothing to say about that — I’m not going to make excuses,” he said. “I just didn’t feel good before the fight.”
The Dominican Republic-born boxer’s win has since received criticism from fellow lightweight Garcia.
“Imagine going to this fight for Formula 1 weekend, I would ask for my money back and go straight to bed, that’s how sleepy I’d be from being there,” the American said on social media.
He was not the only boxer to voice his opinion on the bout. Unified lightweight champion Devin Haney, who failed in his attempts to secure a fight with Stevenson, was even harsher.
“Should’ve offered this bum 10 percent, I was being too generous!” he said. “Stop that scared narrative — nobody was ever scared of that bum! He wanted clout! That’s all they use my name for.”
Lightweight star Gervonta Davis then took the opportunity to fire back at Haney’s comments on X, formerly Twitter.
He wrote: “That’s what I am offering you, son, son.”
Despite the underwhelming performance, the win for Stevenson secured his third world title at different weight classes.
