Devin Haney has damaged his silence following experiences that Ryan Garcia examined constructive for PEDs following their combat.
Garcia, 25, secured a majority choice victory over Haney final month in Brooklyn, going into the bout as an underdog however flooring his opponent thrice over 12 charming rounds at Barclays Center.
The win marked Garcia’ largest victory of his profession up to now, and got here after weeks of weird social media posts and rants within the buildup to the bout.
The excessive of the victory was quickly was a significant low, nevertheless, with boxing journalist Dan Rafael reporting on Thursday that the light-weight has returned a constructive check for banned substance Ostarine.
The troubled boxer instantly took to social media to disclaim the claims Wednesday night time, branding the experiences ‘faux information’, and opponent Haney has now responded.
Devin Haney has damaged his silence after Ryan Garcia (pictured) reportedly examined constructive for taking PEDs
Haney, who misplaced to Garcia final month, slammed Garcia’s response to the experiences and demanded an apology to followers
Garcia secured a shock majority victory over his fellow American after knocking him down thrice
In an announcement made to ESPN, Haney mentioned: ‘We realized about this case not too way back and it is unlucky Ryan cheated and disrespected each the followers and the game of boxing by combating soiled and breaking constructive not as soon as, however twice.
‘I’ve all the time been an advocate for clear combating and that is an instance of such. Ryan owes the followers an apology, and by his current tweet he nonetheless thinks this can be a joke. We put our lives on the road to entertain folks for a dwelling. You do not play boxing.
‘This places the combat in a very completely different gentle. Despite the drawback, I nonetheless fought on my defend and bought again up!
‘People die on this sport. This isn’t any laughing matter.’
Haney’s father and educated Bill Haney instructed Sports Illustrated: ‘You attempting to harm my child.
‘We performed it honest. We did not do it like that.
‘F*** boxing, that is some bulls***. I got here from the streets.
‘You terrified of Devin on a stage taking part in discipline. I really feel f***ed up over this.’
Garcia took to social media to disclaim the claims and in addition mocked experiences in a sequence of posts
Garcia will now reportedly have 10 days to request his B-sample be examined, which he should pay for himself.
He reportedly failed for the substance in two urine pattern checks taken the day earlier than the combat and in addition following the combat, with the bout going 12 rounds and securing Garcia the twenty first win of his profession, with only one loss to his identify, although that might now be taken away from him.
A pattern additionally screened constructive for 19-norandrosterone however is unconfirmed till additional lab evaluation, based on ESPN’s Mike Coppinger.
On X, previously Twitter, he posted a sequence of messages within the fast aftermath of the allegations together with sharing a video and talking on a Space.
Other posts included: ‘I want extra steroids I’m addicted UGHHH’, and ‘They are attempting to take my biggest victory away kinda unhappy when you consider it I DONT CARE I LOVE GOD AND HE WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT I really like you Jesus’.
In the video, he mentioned: ‘I got here on right here to deal with this bull-f***ing-s*** declare that I cheated. Everybody is aware of I do not cheat.
He had made quite a lot of weird social media posts and gone on a number of rants within the build-up to the bout
‘What can I say? Why did not they arrive out with this earlier than, in the event that they discovered it earlier than? Why would they nonetheless let me into the ring? I got here out with a victory after which they submit this.
‘These are folks which might be attempting to assault me for no matter purpose. But no weapon towards me shall prosper. I’ve by no means taken a steroid in my life.’