Garcia, Haney, Lopez top May Times Square card

A massive boxing tripleheader will head to New York on May 2 when Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez compete in separate bouts in Times Square.

On Friday, Turki Alalshikh, chairperson of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, which regulates the kingdom’s entertainment industry, announced the “Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves” event presented by Ring Magazine, which will transform iconic Times Square into a boxing venue.

The signature event will be headlined by Garcia taking on Rolando “Rolly” Romero in the main event. The co-main event will see Haney back in action at welterweight against former unified junior welterweight champion Jose Ramirez. Lopez will kick off the night by putting his WBO and The Ring junior welterweight titles on the line against Arnold Barboza Jr.

Garcia (24-1, 1 NC) will return to the boxing ring after a yearlong suspension for a failed drug test that turned his 2024 decision win against Haney to a no-contest. He’ll face hard-hitting Romero (16-2), who has been in the ring with Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz and will be looking to pull off the upset.

Haney (31-0, 1 NC), the former undisputed lightweight champion, will make the move to welterweight when he faces Ramirez (29-2). Haney hasn’t fought since the Garcia fight last April, but he will look to keep his unbeaten record intact against Ramirez, who is coming off a decision loss to Barboza last November.

Should Haney and Garcia win, they are expected to meet in a highly anticipated rematch later this year.

The evening’s opener will see Lopez (21-1) put his titles on the line against Barboza (32-0). Lopez last fought in June, when he defeated Steve Claggett by unanimous decision. Barboza is riding high after outpointing Jack Catterall in February. A Lopez win could set up a title unification showdown with 140-pound champion Richardson Hitchins for his next fight.

The tripleheader will be broadcast via pay-per-view. It is not yet known exactly how the event will be set up for fans looking to attend.