Devin Haney has reportedly dropped his lawsuit against Ryan Garcia, and Kingry has agreed to use VADA as the drug testing agency for the rematch. As such, the second fight between the two is now on. However, it has not yet been made official.
Lawsuit Dropped
Journalist Cynthia Conte broke the news, and Haney posted his reaction, saying Ryan isn’t a “duck” because he’s agreed to his conditions. The two fighters met with Turki Al-Sheikh last Saturday, presumable to discuss the rematch.
Conte says the condition for Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) dropping his lawsuit was that Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) agree to VADA, which he has now done. There’s no word about whether this will be fought at a catchweight, when it will occur, or where. Haney said in an interview last Saturday that his next fight would be at 143 or 144.
Haney, 26, and his dad, Bill, really want this fight. They need this match to regain their credibility after Ryan’s total destruction of the previously unbeaten two-division world champion on April 20th.
Going into the fight, many people thought Ryan had gone insane due to his strange behavior. He acted like he was ready to be taken away to Bellvue Mental Hospital, and he completely fooled everyone with his act. It was perfect acting by Ryan.
When he got in the ring, he immediately staggered Haney with a left hook in the first round and beat him like a drum. In the final four rounds of the fight, it looked like Ryan purposely let Haney survive so he could continue battering him senselessly. It was hard to watch.
Last April, Ryan upset Haney, beating him by a 12-round majority decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Haney was knocked down three times in the fight, once in the 7th, 10th and 11th. The scores were 114-110, 115-109.
Garcia Accepts Terms
A very reliable source told me that Devin Haney has officially dropped his lawsuit against Ryan Garcia IF he agrees to do VADA. Garcia has agreed to do VADA and the rematch is on! #boxing
— Cynthia Conte (@cynthia_conte) January 13, 2025
I guess he’s not a duck.. he’s a goose. See u soon bucko!🫣
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) January 13, 2025
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