Devin Haney has his undefeated report again, however he’s nonetheless not happy with the Ryan Garcia state of affairs.
When Haney and Garcia stepped into the ring to field each other this previous April, Garcia initially walked out with an thrilling majority resolution win. Nevertheless, the bout will eternally be shrouded in controversy for each the previous and continuing circumstances.
Garcia behaved erratically within the lead-up to the battle, displaying weird conduct on his social media after which later coming in 3.2 kilos over the restrict for the bout, disqualifying himself from having the ability to win Haney’s tremendous light-weight title. He defeated Haney on the playing cards, however the bout was formally overturned to a no-contest as a part of the penalty handed down by the New York State Athletic Fee for Garcia failing two post-fight drug assessments. Garcia additionally obtained a one-year suspension from boxing.
Had been it as much as Haney, Garcia wouldn’t be allowed again in any respect.
“I don’t suppose dishonest needs to be within the sport of boxing,” Haney stated on The MMA Hour. “If I felt that, shit, I’d be dishonest myself. Should you get caught dishonest, I believe you have to be banned. For all times. As a result of we actually we go in and put our life on the road every time we step in that ring and we see guys get killed within the ring.
“He should have felt one thing, due to all his fights, he by no means examined soiled, proper? However towards me, he did. It’s no coincidence. He should clearly have felt the menace from me and impulsively he’s performing like we’ve by no means seen him performing earlier than. He was protecting his ass simply in case he misplaced and he was going to play the loopy function.”
Because the information broke of Garcia’s constructive drug assessments on Could 1, the boxer’s crew has maintained that he’s the sufferer of a tainted complement. In an announcement, they wrote that samples from two dietary supplements examined by the Voluntari Anti-Doping Company “returned constructive for ostarine contamination,” and that Garcia is harmless. Garcia responded to his suspension by following up on a earlier retirement tweet and suggesting he may make a transfer to compete within the UFC.
Garcia’s antics aren’t the slightest bit amusing to Haney, who has little interest in burying the hatched together with his rival although he claims Garcia has reached out to him.
“He be messaging me on Instagram and shit like that, attempting to be cool,” Haney stated. “I don’t know, everyone knows it’s one thing odd for him really feel prefer it’s cool for him to message me. None of that is happening. For the shit that he did, I need to make him pay for the shit that he did within the ring, out the ring, nevertheless.”
With the April 20 bout now formally a no-contest, Haney noticed his report restored to 31-0. He’s at present on his personal hiatus, having lately tweeted that he could not battle once more till 2026, when a rematch with Garcia may occur.
First issues first, Haney plans to sue Garcia for getting into their bout with what he believes was intent to cheat the system.
“Like I stated, this complete factor has price me,” Haney stated. “I signed up for a good battle. I signed a contract for a good battle the place we do drug testing, the place we go in and I’m clear and he’s clear, and that wasn’t the case. So like I stated, I he should pay for that. Whenever you signal the contract, when he stated he’s going to be clear going into the battle and I’m going to be clear, there ain’t going to be nothing in my system, there ain’t going to be nothing in his system, and he didn’t maintain up his cut price. He didn’t maintain up on his facet of that. So he pays.
“He pays within the ring. I need to get it again in blood within the ring, but in addition outdoors the ring. I’m nonetheless a businessman on the finish of the day and it is a enterprise.”