Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney are usually not nearer to a rematch settlement regardless of working into one another at a current look in London.
The rivals attended the Ring Journal Awards as invited by Turki Alalshkih, and so they hung out with the Saudi Arabian chairman individually. Throughout media formalities for the occasion, Alalshikh put Garcia vs Haney 2 as one in every of his prime 5 bouts of 2025, boosting followers’ probabilities of a second battle coming to fruition.
Nonetheless, the unhealthy blood between the pair continues and threatens to significantly hamper the battle being made anytime quickly.
Tremors start virtually instantly between Garcia and Haney when the latter’s father heckled the Golden Boy star as he left the lodge for the present. Garcia and his entourage, together with his father Henry, have been visibly awkward as Haney berated them for media feedback made because the controversial April 2024 showdown.
Invoice Haney heckles Ryan Garcia as he leaves his lodge to attend the @ringmagazine Awards in London.
Unhealthy blood stays after Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya poured chilly water on a rematch.
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After Garcia dropped Haney 3 times and defeated him on factors, the fallout continued in the identical vein because the build-up. Garcia failed a drug take a look at and received banned for a 12 months earlier than Staff Haney launched a lawsuit for battery.
The messy scenario exhibits no indicators of slowing down regardless of Garcia informing Haney that he has to drop the lawsuit earlier than they will agree to a different bout. Garcia additionally needs to manage the drug testing narrative regardless of Haney signing up for VADA all-year-round 24/7 testing.
Commenting on the scenario, Haney accused Garcia of making an attempt to keep away from being examined.
“[He] Instructed Turki [that] one in every of many causes he ain’t combating me is as a result of he doesn’t wanna do drug assessments months out earlier than the battle. He needs to begin a month earlier than the battle. If this isn’t dishonest, I don’t know what it’s,” stated Haney.
Reacting to Haney’s heckling, Garcia reiterated his stance that the lawsuit should be dropped.
“I got here right here for enterprise, Invoice. You’re going to get that decision. Simply shut up, take the deal, drop the lawsuit, and do what you’re instructed.”
He added, “You possibly can odor the desperation. You all surprise why I’m quiet; it’s as a result of I’m being sued. They’re the actual pussys, making an attempt to behave like I ducked any smoke after I’ve already whooped him.
“And I’m being drug examined, simply not by VADA, so every part they stated is lies, lies and extra lies.”
Haney responded and instructed Garcia that drug testing has to start now if he needs the battle subsequent. Garcia’s New York State Athletic Fee suspension expires in April.
“We received our provide from Turki Alalshikh and already accepted it. Now it’s time so that you can settle for, and sure, you need to begin drug testing now. So let’s hear your reply’ enterprise man.’
Invoice concluded, “Cease all of the mendacity. You already received the decision from Turki, so inform the world the reality. All of us agreed that the winner wins every part. It’s time to p*** or get off the pot’ enterprise man’ who got here to London hiding behind ten different shot callers.”
At this level, each fighters will doubtless take interim bouts as their respective groups attempt to navigate a maze of pink tape.
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