Devin Haney insists his grudge match against Ryan Garcia is still going ahead on April 20 – and that his bitter rival is simply ‘playing crazy’ to promote it.
Garcia, 25, has raised concerns about his mental health in recent days after making a series of worrying posts on social-media; including a disturbing video which claimed he was dead after having his ‘throat slit’.
Yet after suggesting his phone has been hacked on Monday, 24 hours later the boxing star embarked on another alarming rant, in which he alleged he was raped by a family member at the age of two and recently witnessed ‘human trafficking’.
In a conversation on X with controversial influencer Andrew Tate, Garcia then went into further detail about the alleged ordeal, claiming he was recently tied up by ‘the elites’ and forced to watch children being raped in the woods.
The boxing community has been left concerned by his recent antics, leading to calls for his upcoming bout against WBC super-lightweight champion Haney on April 20 to be cancelled.
Devin Haney insists his grudge match against Ryan Garcia is still going ahead on April 20
Garcia has raised concerns about his mental health in recent weeks amid a series of worrying posts on social media
The 25-year-old broke his silence on Monday after a disturbing video on his account claimed he was dead after having his ‘throat slit’
He then alleged that he was raped as a child in another worrying outburst on Tuesday
But Haney is adamant that his bitter rival is simply ‘playing crazy’ to promote their contest
Haney, though, is adamant that their world-title contest is very much still on.
In a now-deleted post on X, the two-weight king wrote about Garcia’s latest outburst: ‘The fight is happening April 20th.. he’s just playing crazy to “sell it” which is weird because it’s people who are actually crazy out there but he’s just acting for attention’.
There is no love lost between the pair, who are set to collide in the ring for a seventh time next month after six amateur meetings, with the scores level at three apiece.
At the Los Angeles leg of their media tour last week, Haney accused Garcia of being on cocaine as their rivalry turned sour.
‘I don’t do cocaine,’ Garcia replied. ‘I would do a live drug test [to prove it].
‘I drink and I smoke weed, and so has the majority of this room.’
Haney then responded: ‘What kind of example are you for the younger generation watching this? Talking about that you drink and you smoke weed, making that cool. The younger generation look up to us.’
Garcia shouted: ‘You’ve finally got somebody raising their hand saying, “I’m real. I’m like this. I do drink, I do smoke – now what?’
Three days on from the press conference – which he arrived at riding a horse – Garcia posted the disturbing video claiming he was dead on multiple social-media accounts.
Haney and Garcia recently exchanged insults at a press conference over in Los Angeles
The WBC super-lightweight champion accused Garcia of being on cocaine on the day
The post also included satanic references, along with a glimpse of an unidentifiable man in a house.
The 24-1 fighter’s dad, Henry Garcia, provided an update on Sunday saying that while his son was just trolling followers, there were larger issues at play.
His ex-wife, Andrea Celina, also claimed he ‘may seem fine but he is not’ amid concerns for his safety, while suggesting he is being ‘heavily oppressed’.
Garcia and Celina, who have two children together, announced their divorce in January just days after the birth of their second child.
British promoter Eddie Hearn also admitted he is worried about Garcia’s ‘erratic’ behavior after his controversial antics at a press conference for his fight with Haney last week.
Garcia then went on an astonishing tirade on Tuesday, alleging that he was raped as a child and that he has witnessed ‘human trafficking’.
After posting about setting up a live drug tests to prove his wellbeing and making more satanic refences, Garcia wrote: ‘I’ve been *grapes [raped] at 2 years old how would you act,’ before continuing, ‘by a family member. How would that feel to you how would you act’.
He added: ‘I’ve seen the worst s**t in my life. I’m tired of being quiet’.
Garcia then sparked fears when a video claiming his throat had been slit was posted online
That video was followed up with an astonishing tirade on his X account 24 hours later
When another user quoted his post with laughing emojis, Garcia replied: ‘It’s funny to people. I was raped as a two year old and I have proof and they laugh wtf is wrong with people.’
Garcia then appeared to suggest he has witnessed human trafficking in another string of cryptic yet concerning posts.
He said: ‘What would you do if they held you down and made you watch yeah I’m losing it. The s**t I’ve seen I’m f****ng HURTING for the kids.
‘Human trafficking is the biggest trade in the world. And I’m hurting for them and I’m the crazy one. No one is doing anything.’
‘They held me down and made me watch of course I’ve lost it a little. They really begged me to join and I said F**K YOU’.
‘Are you guys the crazy ones!!! Cause I’m not lying they are hurting kids!!! And everyone is standing back telling me to shut up I DONT CARE ANYMORE. I’ll die for innocent souls taken if you aren’t on my side you are on the devils side.’
Dailymail.com has reached out to Garcia’s promotional team Golden Boy Promotions for comment.