Ryan Garcia threatens to sue New York Commission after they request mental health evaluation ahead of Devin Haney fight
Ryan Garcia has now threatened to take legal action against the New York Commission ahead of his upcoming fight with Devin Haney.
The rival young American lightweights are due to do battle in NYC on April 20, however the build-up has descended into chaos..
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Garcia has been incredibly active on social media since the pair's media tour at the start of this month.
In a series of posts and livestreams, the 25-year-old has made a slew of bizarre conspiracy claims and outlandish remarks that have caused major concern for his mental state.
Garcia's team are adamant their man is still of sound mind and fine to proceed with training for the fight.
However, it appears the New York Commission are not willing to simply take their word for it and, according to Garcia, have now requested he consent to a mental health evaluation.
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On a social media livestream on Friday night, Garcia hit back furiously as he said: "I'm gonna sue the NYC Commission and this is why.
"They're trying to challenge me for a mental evaluation.
"I said, 'Okay, what is your premise for the mental evaluation?'
"They said, 'Well your tweets and your posts.'
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"I said, 'Is it not my US constitutional right to have free speech?'
"Because I'm tweeting what I'm tweeting that's premise for a mental evaluation?
"That's curious, so now you're trying to mess with my constitutional rights.
"Now I'm gonna sue you, I'm gonna sue you for defamation of character actually.
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"They won't test Mike Tyson if he fought in New York, but they will test me.
"Sounds a little fishy to me. And I love Mike, Mike loves me.
"I can't wait for them to actually take me to court, because I will literally defeat them."
In the wake of his latest posts, Garcia appears to have deactivated his social media accounts.
As things stand, Haney vs Garcia is still going ahead on April 20.
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