Invoice Haney confirmed immediately 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 may 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 in opposition to Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) on April fifteenth in Brooklyn, New York. He beat Haney by a 12-round majority choice and dropped him thrice.
Invoice insists that Ryan’s win was on account 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 thousands and thousands and get a rematch with Ryan, it could be an enormous windfall for them, however it won’t work out of their favor.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya mentioned this week that there gained’t be a rematch for Haney when Ryan returns in April or Could 2025.
Some followers imagine Haney has chosen to take a seat out of the ring for a 12 months as a result of he doesn’t wish to danger 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 may have made by staying energetic as a substitute of sitting and ready.
PED Controversy
“He stepped to Ryan and bought hit with a left hook many occasions. I feel you’ve seen we’re engaged on the holes or chinks within the armor and transfer ahead,” mentioned Invoice Haney to Combat Hub TV about Devin Haney engaged on blocking the left hook after dropping to Ryan Garcia final April.
“We factored it in [blocking Ryan’s left hook if there’s ever a rematch], however you may’t issue within the Ostarine. We couldn’t think about how robust he could be and how briskly he would get well. I believed it could be man in opposition to man on an excellent enjoying discipline, however it wasn’t. Now we now have to maneuver on.
“No matter purpose he used it. We all know that Ostarine helps with velocity 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 undoubtedly had a bonus,” mentioned Invoice Haney.
Few folks imagine 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 damage 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 one million {dollars} for it. Oh, completely,” mentioned Invoice when requested if he was nonetheless going by means of with the lawsuit.
“It’ll set a precedent that there might be ramifications and penalties for anybody utilizing PEDs in any type. After all, battering a fighter is a part of a recreation, 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.
