Ryan Garcia sparked concern among fans and fellow boxers after a disturbing video was posted to his social media accounts.
The video shows shaky footage, offering a brief glimpse of an unidentifiable man in a house, which appears to be Garcia’s.
”We got him boys. RYAN GARCIA RIP B***H. 666,’ is written over the clip, ‘Video is exactly 666 in time. WE TOLD YOU WE WERE COMING.’ A stream of random letters then follow.
The six-second clip was posted to the Mexican’s X and Instagram accounts with both posts accompanied by equally alarming captions but it is unclear if they were shared by Garcia himself.
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‘MARCH 3 SUNDAY 2024 we slit RG THROAT AND THRU HIM IN A BASKET NOBODY WILL FIND HIM BSABJANANANANANAJQKA ANAIQNANSBSNANABA A SNSNSNWKWNA S ANANSNSN SATAN SITTING AT THE TOP NOW. 666,’ the message that accompanies the X post reads.
Ryan Garcia sparked concern among fans and fellow boxers following a disturbing video
The six-second clip was posted to his X and Instagram accounts with alarming captions
The caption on his Instagram post mentioned the ‘death of Ryan Garcia’
Meanwhile, the Instagram caption contains a similar rambling of random words and letters with one clear sentence reading: ‘THE DEATH OF RYAN GARCIA BILL HANEY WAS RIGHT ON THAT ONE.’
The video was still up on both accounts as of Sunday night and no comment has been made by Garcia’s promoter, Golden Boy. DailyMail.com has contacted Golden Boy Promotions.
However, his ex-wife, Andrea Celina, who he divorced two months ago immediately following the birth of their son, took to Instagram to reveal that Garcia was not well and claim that the posts weren’t from a ‘troll’.
‘If all my followers who are believers can you please pray for Ryan,’ she wrote on her Instagram story.
‘We are not together and i’ve been in contact with him and he may seen fine but he is not. I know in my heart he is being heavily oppressed. This is not a troll, I’m genuinely concerned and so is all his family members. We are not part of any of this and want him to get better but this IS REAL. Pray for him.’
His dad, Henry Garcia, did provide a small update later on Sunday when a fan commented on one of his past Instagram posts.
Andrea revealed that she had been in contact with Garcia but claimed he was ‘not okay’
The coach reassured them that his son was ‘just trolling’ but hinted there was more going on behind the scenes.
‘Yes Ryan is ok , he’s just trolling the wrong way,’ he wrote in response to the fan asking if Garcia Jr. was okay. ‘No there’s more to it . Trust,’ Henry later added.
Garcia is scheduled to fight Devin Haney on April 20.
The radio silence from Garcia’s camp and the disturbing content of the posts left many concerned for the health of the fighter.
Some fans claimed he had been hacked, while others said they were praying for the Mexican.
MMA fighter Dillon Danis wrote in the comment section of the Instagram post: ‘I’ll pay for you to get help man feel bad for you.’
His dad, Henry Garcia, did provide a small update to reassure fans that the boxer was okay
The disturbing content of the posts left many concerned for the health of the fighter
‘Praying for you Ryan… your young and under spiritual attack you have opened doorways for the enemy to attack you. You don’t have to reach rock bottom like I did to repent and be delivered…,’ Diego Sanchez added.
‘Ryan you need to cancel this fight and focus on your mental health away from the spotlight. Something ain’t right,’ boxing enthusiast Yorgos Kirkopoulos urged.
The posts come days after announced he has a new girlfriend – less than two months after divorcing model ex-wife Andrea Celina.
Garcia, the former WBC interim lightweight champion, made an incredible double revelation early last month when he announced the birth of his second child with Celina and their divorce in a matter of minutes.
Garcia rode a horse to the press conference for his upcoming fight with Devin Haney
Garcia was also carried by two men on his way to Los Angeles’ Avalon Hollywood and Bardot
The boxing star announced he has a new girlfriend in Mikaela Testa (right) this week
Garcia recently filed for divorce with model ex-wife Andrea Celina (pictured) just days after the birth of their second child
Court documents later showed that he did so due to ‘irreconcilable differences’ with his wife of three years, despite still promising to support their two children – three-year-old Bela and newly-born Henry – financially going forward.
And following his split from Celina, Garcia has wasted no time in moving on with his next partner.
In a post on social media, the 25-year-old gushed over new girlfriend Mikaela Testa – an Australian influencer with over 400,000 followers on Instagram.
Neither Testa nor Celina have posted on social media since Garcia’s latest posts.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, he rode a white horse and wore an all-white outfit to arrive at the Los Angeles press conference for his fight against Haney.
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