Devin Haney’s clearly still not over how his superfight with Ryan Garcia went down earlier this year … as TMZ Sports has confirmed he’s now suing the star boxer over it all. The 25-year-old pugilist filed the lawsuit against his nemesis in New York on Friday … alleging Garcia committed battery and fraud in the leadup to — and during — their big April 20 tilt at Barclays Center.
You’ll recall, Garcia won the fight after knocking down Haney multiple times … but the outcome was later ruled a no-contest after officials said Garcia had Ostarine in his system.
Haney said if he had known Garcia had ingested the performance-enhancing drug prior to stepping into the ring … he wouldn’t have agreed to the fight. Therefore, he says he never consented to being on the wrong end of Garcia’s punches.
He also said, among other things, that by ingesting the banned substance despite agreeing to fight clean, Garcia made misrepresentations that would have caused Haney to back out of the matchup as well.
In addition to Garcia, Haney is also suing Golden Boy Promotions for breach of contract.
In his suit, Haney is suing for damages, claiming the entire ordeal caused him “physical injury, reputational damage which will amount to millions of dollars, and emotional and mental distress.”
We’ve reached out to Garcia’s attorney for comment, but so far no word back yet.
I know nothing about this kind of stuff but I would think that if this lawsuit were successful, it would set an interesting precedent for the sport (and probably other ‘combat sports’ as well).
Also think I remember someone threatening to sue Antonio Tarver in a fight that he tested positive for.
John Ruiz sued James Toney after Toney tested positive also. I think it should be standard. You cheat, results get changed, you get sued, you get suspended, and you should have criminal charges brought against you steep enough to prevent you ever traveling to another country again.
Only in America.
Haneys are a joke.
Good call, Devin. I know some people are going to disagree, but sometimes the only way handle grievances is through the courts. Garcia is a fraud and he has no remorse for what he did. You see more and more of these Mexican fighters chiseled like Adonis, which you never seen 20 plus years ago, tell me I’m lying. As Lucie mentioned, this could set a precedent that actually helps the sport.
A sissy supporting another sissy, ok snowflake lol
Sounds like a frivolous lawsuit to me. The amount of banned substance Ryan had in his system was so minute it was a non-factor in the fight. Maybe Loma should’ve sued Haney for outweighing him by 25 lbs when they fought!
What a little sissy Haney is lol