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 battle between the two is now underway. However, it has not been made official yet.
Lawsuit dropped
Journalist Cynthia Conte broke the news, and Haney posted his response, saying Ryan wasn’t a “duck” for agreeing to his terms. The two fighters met with Turki Al-Sheikh last Saturday, presumably to discuss the rematch.
Conte says the condition for Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) to drop his lawsuit was that Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) agree to VADA, which he has now done. There is no word on whether, when, or where it will be fought at catchweight. Haney said in an interview last Saturday that his next fight will be at 143 or 144.
Haney, 26, and his father, Bill, really want this fight. They need this match to regain their credibility after Ryan’s total destruction of the previously undefeated two-division world champion on April 20th.
In the fight, many people thought Ryan had gone insane due to his strange behavior. He acted like he was ready to be taken away Bellvue Mental Hospitaland he completely fooled everyone with his act. It was perfect acting by Ryan.
When he got into the ring, he immediately floored Haney with a left hook in the first round, beating him like a drum. In the last four rounds of the fight, it seemed like Ryan deliberately let Haney survive so that he could continue to senseless. 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 agreed to do VADA and the rematch is on! #box
— Cynthia Conte (@cynthia_conte) January 13, 2025
I think he’s not a duck.. he’s a goose. See you soon bucko!🫣
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) January 13, 2025
