Invoice Haney confirmed right this moment that the lawsuit he and his son, Devin, have out on Ryan Garcia nonetheless exists. They plan on making an instance of Garcia and setting a precedent to warn different fighters what might occur in the event that they use PEDs.
Setting Precedent
Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) examined optimistic for the performance-enhancing drug Ostarine in his combat towards Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) on April fifteenth in Brooklyn, New York. He beat Haney by a 12-round majority choice and dropped him 3 times.
Invoice insists that Ryan’s win was because of his having Ostarine in his system, and he needs him to pay. It’s unclear how a lot Invoice and Devin hope to get for his or her lawsuit. In the event that they win hundreds of thousands and get a rematch with Ryan, it will be an enormous windfall for them, but it surely may not work out of their favor.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya mentioned this week that there received’t be a rematch for Haney when Ryan returns in April or Could 2025.
Some followers consider Haney has chosen to take a seat out of the ring for a yr as a result of he doesn’t wish to threat getting overwhelmed earlier than getting a well-paying rematch. If Devin doesn’t get the rematch with Garcia, he’ll have missed out on some huge cash he might have made by staying lively as a substitute of sitting and ready.
PED Controversy
“He stepped to Ryan and bought hit with a left hook many instances. I feel you’ve seen we’re engaged on the holes or chinks within the armor and transfer ahead,” mentioned Invoice Haney to Struggle Hub TV about Devin Haney engaged on blocking the left hook after shedding to Ryan Garcia final April.
“We factored it in [blocking Ryan’s left hook if there’s ever a rematch], however you’ll be able to’t issue within the Ostarine. We couldn’t think about how robust he can be and how briskly he would get better. I believed it will be man towards man on a fair taking part in discipline, but it surely wasn’t. Now now we have to maneuver on.
“No matter purpose he used it. We all know that Ostarine helps with pace and helps with restoration. Much more detrimental to an opponent, it helps with energy, and he has energy. To reinforce his energy and use Ostarine, he positively had a bonus,” mentioned Invoice Haney.
Few individuals consider Ryan’s Ostarine check is why he beat Haney. His left hook would have been simply as deadly no matter whether or not he had that drug in his system. Haney had already been having chin issues earlier than his combat with Garcia, getting harm by Jorge Linares and Vasily Lomachenko.
“It’s one thing that he pled responsible to the New York State Athletic and Golden Boy Promotions was awarded 1,000,000 {dollars} for it. Oh, completely,” mentioned Invoice when requested if he was nonetheless going by way of with the lawsuit.
“It’ll set a precedent that there will probably be ramifications and penalties for anybody utilizing PEDs in any kind. In fact, battering a fighter is a part of a sport, however not battering a fighter and utilizing medicine. There’s no place for medicine in boxing, and we’re standing on that,” mentioned Invoice Haney.
