DEVIN Haney has filed a lawsuit towards Ryan Garcia concerning the continued fallout from their controversial April 20 conflict in Brooklyn. The lawsuit alleges that Garcia is responsible of breach of contract, purposely lacking weight, battery, and fraud.
Golden Boy Promotions, headed by former multi-weight world champion Oscar De La Hoya, has additionally been named. Plus energy and conditioning coach Dave ‘Scooter’ Honig, who describes himself on social media as a “celeb health guru” and labored with Garcia within the lead-up to the well-publicised grudge conflict.
In an eventful matchup, initially agreed at 140 kilos, Garcia surprised Haney by knocking him down 3 times and securing a majority choice victory. Garcia was additionally deducted some extent in the course of the contest and Ostarine was later found in his system. Regardless of Garcia claiming the banned substance arrived in his physique as a result of contamination, the bout end result was modified to a no-contest.
When Garcia weighed greater than three kilos above the contracted weight, Haney accepted a hefty penalty price. Nonetheless, the lawsuit now revisits this contentious concern as ‘The Dream’ accuses Garcia of lacking weight intentionally to deceive and acquire an unfair benefit.
Whereas Haney has not too long ago been taking the identical indignant power and getting caught into UK promoter Eddie Hearn over ticketing preparations on the Riyadh Season occasion in Wembley, Ryan Garcia took to social media to reply to Haney’s authorized motion.
I’m so over this Haney combat however they carry on bothering me and speaking about it
I’m prepared for larger issues
Go away me alone, I already beat your ass
Nothing else to show
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) September 30, 2024