Ryan Garcia makes Devin Haney fight announcement as Terence Crawford delivers fight prediction
Ryan Garcia insists his fight with Devin Haney is 'still on' despite concerns about his mental wellbeing.
'King Ry' is due to face Haney on April 20 at the Barclays Centre, New York for the WBC super-lightweight world title.
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In the lead-up to fight night, Garcia's behaviour has raised a few eyebrows.
Fans first began to suspect something was wrong with Garcia after he admitted to being high in an interview.
This was followed by a string of bizarre social media posts including a video claiming he was dead.
His ex-wife and brother then came out and admitted they were both 'worried' about him before Garcia broke his silence.
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During an emotional video uploaded to his social media channels, Garcia claimed he had been locked out of his Instagram, had his credit cards frozen and faced being locked up in jail.
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Some fans suspected the fight would be called off after Garcia's worrying online activity but the 25-year-old insists his upcoming clash with Haney will go ahead in an announcement of sorts on social media.
"Believe it or not the fight is still on see you in Brooklyn! 4-20 Barclays tickets on sale!!!!!" he wrote on X.
Regardless of whether Garcia is mentally in the right place or not, welterweight king Terence Crawford is backing Haney to get the job done.
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“I think it’s a great fight, both of them know each other very well, they’ve been in the ring a lot of times and both of them are young, hungry and know what to do to beat the other," said Crawford during a recent press conference in Puerto Rico.
"But I give Devin the edge, he’s more polished, well-rounded. The longer the rounds go the more it’s going to go to him.”
Asked about Garcia's recent admission that he is drinking and smoking weed, Crawford replied: "He's living his own truth.
"He's not trying to hide behind doors or hide in the closet about who he really is.
"He's comfortable with who he is and for him to come out and say that it takes guts because he knows a lot of people are looking up to him, a lot of people want to be him.
"But it's a give and take because some people can be disappointed in him and some people can say 'ok, I'm dealing with the same that he's dealing with as a young fighter so if he can get through it then I can too'."
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