Garcia Confirms Haney Lawsuit Is On The Way

Ryan Garcia confirmed that the lawsuit against Devin Haney is coming.

Garcia was asked whether he still intended to follow through on his threat to sue Haney over comments made in the aftermath of their April 2024 fight. The answer was unambiguous.

"Yeah, for sure. I am," Garcia

Garcia's majority decision victory over Haney at Barclays Center in April 2024 was overturned to a no-contest after he tested positive for ostarine. Garcia has maintained consistently that the amount detected was trace, the result of supplement contamination rather than intentional use, and that the characterisation of him as a deliberate doper is false and defamatory. Haney and his father Bill have never accepted that explanation, and the volume of their public criticism has not diminished with time.

Bill Haney's claim last week that Garcia had more than just ostarine in his system was the most recent flashpoint, prompting Garcia to act. He has framed the lawsuit as a response to what he considers repeated defamation — statements made publicly, across interviews and social media, that he believes go beyond legitimate comment on the drug test results and into territory that has damaged his reputation.

Both fighters also have other priorities inside the ring in the near term. Garcia defends his WBC welterweight title against mandatory challenger Conor Benn on September 12, a fight that carries its own history given Benn's own drug testing controversy. Haney is continuing to navigate negotiations for his next fight, with the Shakur Stevenson situation still unresolved and the Davis talks having collapsed publicly. For now, Garcia is fighting Benn in September and suing Haney in some form.