Will Garcia agree to VADA testing for a Haney rematch?

Compiled by Scott Shaffer

13/01/2025

Will Garcia agree to VADA testing for a Haney rematch?

Ryan Garcia, who was in London this weekend for the Ring Magazine awards banquet, tweeted this message out about his rival Devin Haney, who was also there: "You can smell the desperate... Yall wonder why I'm quiet... [its] because I'm being sued. They are the real puss**s, trying to act like I ducked any smoke after I’ve already whooped him. And I am being drug tested just not by VADA [the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency, considered the gold standard of drug testing]. So everything they said is lies lies and more lies." [Editor's note: Haney is suing Garcia over positive drug tests for performance enhancing substances after their fight last April. Haney was initially declared the winner but the verdict was changed to a no contest after the failed test]. 

Garcia also tweeted to Haney's father and manager, Bill: "I came here for business Bill. You are going to get that call. Just shut up take the deal drop the lawsuit and do what you’re told bum."

To which Devin Haney responded, "Oh now he a business man? We got our offer from Turki Alalshikh already and accepted it. Now it’s time for you to accept and yes, you have to start drug testing now. So let’s hear your answer business man... This mf told Turki [that] one of many reasons he ain’t fighting me is cause he doesn’t wanna do drug tests months out before the fight, he wants to start a month before the fight.”