Boxing star Devin Haney has filed a lawsuit in opposition to Ryan Garcia, stemming from their controversial combat earlier this yr.
The 25-year-old filed the swimsuit in New York, accusing Garcia of battery, fraud, and breach of contract following the embattled fighter’s doping violation after their April title combat in Brooklyn.
Regardless of Garcia flooring Haney 3 times within the combat, the match’s end result was later overturned to a no contest when Garcia examined constructive for the banned substance ostarine, ESPN confirmed. As a part of a settlement with the fee, Garcia was suspended for one yr and fined greater than $1.2 million.
Haney is now seeking to penalize Garcia legally, searching for unspecified damages. He’s claiming that Garcia’s use of performance-enhancing medication constituted battery because the match was presupposed to be performed pretty below the agreed guidelines. Moreover, Haney accused Garcia of fraud. On this facet of the swimsuit, Haney believes Garcia misrepresented his weight-cutting efforts. Garcia weighed in at 143.2 kilos for a combat set at 140, which was for Haney’s WBC junior welterweight title. The combat moved ahead solely after Haney accepted a last-minute deal post-weigh-in, with Garcia unable to assert the title. Later, Garcia admitted he had intentionally missed weight. Elsewhere within the swimsuit, Haney goes after Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, demanding a full monetary accounting of the occasion, as Haney was entitled to 47% of the income, which he has not but acquired.
Garcia trolled the lawsuit on-line. Quoting a tweet concerning the swimsuit, Garcia wrote, “No phrases.” Haney’s father and coach, Invoice, responded to this by calling the boxer a “Dumb a**.” The 26-year-old then fired again, threatening him by saying, “Ima sue you for hurting my emotions with that tweet.”
Garcia shall be eligible for reinstatement in April 2025.
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