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Boxing takes over Times Square for surreal Garcia-Haney-López triple bill

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Ryan Garcia , Devin Haney and Teófimo López will box in Times Square on Friday night .

A pop-up fight arena will be the unlikely epicenter of a tripleheader not quite like anything boxing has attempted before.

A win moves them toward megafights, championship clarity and, potentially, crossover stardom.

Teófimo López , a native of Brooklyn ’s Bushwick neighborhood, defends his WBO junior welterweight title against Arnold Barboza Jr. The undercard features Japanese standout Reito Tsutsumi making his pro debut and a Battle of the Badges three-rounder between NYPD and FDNY fighters.

Thousands are expected to flood the streets, though only 300 or so will watch from inside the perimeter.

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informal

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English

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37

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