Tempers flared on the official presser in New York Metropolis between Ryan “King Ryan” Garcia and Devin “The Dream” Haney forward of their Tremendous Light-weight title struggle on April twentieth. An intense face-off took issues up one other notch when the 2 Individuals bought private with each other.
Watch the explosive Garcia vs Haney face-off in New York
The defending champ Haney wasted no time to take a dig at Garcia, opening the face-to-face by saying, “there’s liquor in your breath.”
King Ryan, no stranger to trash speak (ask Shia LaBeouf), by no means denied that he had been ingesting, however as a substitute rolled with the punches.
“And guess what? I will drink a beer and beat the f*** out of you!” Garcia responded.
Haney did not cease there, calling Garcia an “alcoholic” and a “quitter” because the dueling Californians leaned in nose-to-nose.
Garcia lately took to Twitter/X to defend accusations of substance abuse thrown at him by critics, brushing them off as “hilarious.”
“Folks want I do medication for an excuse. I’ve solely in my life have drank and smoked weed cry me a river,” he wrote.
Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia location determined
Though each fighters hail from California, their pay-per-view showdown will happen at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York.
Garcia most well-liked to see the struggle happen in Las Vegas. He posted on social media that the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip was the venue to offer the massive struggle “what it deserves.”
Nevertheless, his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, insisted that the struggle be moved to New York Metropolis, sparking one other level of competition in his risky relationship with rising star Garcia. The transfer was made with the monetary incentive of avoiding any overlap with Canelo Alvarez’s struggle in Las Vegas on Might 4th.
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) will defend his WBC Tremendous Light-weight title for the primary time towards Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) on April 20, 2024.
