In response to Ryan Garcia’s positive VADA tests, Devin Haney has released a strongly worded statement, accusing his rival of undermining the integrity of the sport by engaging in unethical practices during their upcoming April 20th bout.
Following the recent revelation of Garcia’s two positive tests, Haney, who suffered his first professional loss after being dropped three times by Garcia, released a statement earlier today.
Haney began by expressing his disappointment in the recent discovery of Ryan’s cheating and lack of respect towards both the fans and the boxing community. It is unfortunate that Ryan resorted to fighting dirty and violating the rules not just once, but twice.
Devin Haney released a statement after Ryan Garcia tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance before and the day of their fight last month. pic.twitter.com/0pfEUaqM9e
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) May 2, 2024
Throughout my entire career, I’ve consistently supported fair, clean fighting, and this incident serves as a perfect illustration of that. Ryan must apologize to the fans, as his recent tweet indicates that he still doesn’t take this matter seriously. We risk our lives in order to entertain others as our profession. Boxing is not a game to be played.
After reacting to the breaking news, Garcia, a social media star, made a series of strange posts to his nearly one million followers on the platform. These posts varied from insinuating foul play for being photographed with Donald Trump to casually suggesting that controversial rapper Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs “paid for the tests.” The reference to Garcia’s tweet (X) followed this peculiar behavior.
Hmm I’m seen with trump
Now, it is confirmed that I have tested positive for steroids.
This is a straight attack
Crazy
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) May 2, 2024
Diddy paid for the drug test
Allegedly
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) May 2, 2024
Haney, a 25-year-old boxer, continues to hold the WBC super-lightweight title because Garcia was unable to meet the weight requirement. Haney emphasized the risks associated with the sport and criticized ‘KingRy’ once more for his carefree attitude.
“This completely changes the perspective of the fight. Even though I was at a disadvantage, I persevered and rose back up, fighting on my shield!”
Deaths occur in this particular sport. This is a serious issue and should not be taken lightly.
