On Thursday, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia agreed to a high-stakes bet for their super lightweight fight, with each owing $500,000 for every pound over the 140-pound contracted weight. At the weigh-in, Garcia was visibly over, weighing 143.2 pounds, while Haney made weight at 140 pounds. Haney confirmed Garcia’s breach of the agreement, indicating he’s $1.5 million richer as a result. Despite Garcia’s infraction, the fight will proceed, but he won’t be eligible to win Haney’s WBC World Super Lightweight championship due to his failure to make weight.
Willie Colón, Salsa Trailblazer and Cultural Icon, Dies at 75
Willie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, composer and bandleader who helped define modern salsa music, has died at 75. His family announced that he passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. A cause of death was not disclosed. Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican...






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