Ryan Garcia's reaction spotted as he loses £16k Errol Spence Jr bet with Gervonta Davis KO

© GETTY Garcia's lost £16,000 in a bet with Spence Jr

Ryan Garcia lost £16,000 ($20,000) after making a ringside bet with Errol Spence Jr and his reaction says it all. The lightweight contender was at the Barclays Center to watch Gervonta Davis take on Rolando Romero last weekend and made a sporting bet with the current unified welterweight world champion, Spence Jr.

Garcia bet $20,000 that his former sparring partner Romero would win the contest despite the bookies backing Davis as the heavy favourite. In a video posted to Spence Jr's Instagram, the pair agreed to the bet.

Garcia, 23, said: "20k I've got on Rollies, he's got on Tank." Spence, 32, replied: "Yeah. Don't play with me."

Davis went on to score a brutal highlight-reel knockout over Romero in the sixth round and as Showtime cameras panned to the crowd, Garcia was seen looking utterly dejected. talkSPORT journalist Michael Benson captured the moment on Twitter with the caption: "The moment Ryan Garcia lost his $20,000 bet with Errol Spence as Gervonta Davis KOd Rolly Romero..."

Shortly after the result, Spencer Jr posted another video on Instagram: "That s*** turned bad quick for ya man's," said Spence Jr. To which Garcia responded: "Send me your wire info."

Garcia's next fight will be against former WBA 'regular' super-featherweight champion Javier Fortuna on July 16. Providing he beats Fortuna he is expected to face Gervonta Davis in their much-anticipated fight. "Golden Boy [Garcia's promotional company] will not be able to [prevent it]," Garcia told Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back in May.

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