'those Muscles Gone' - Haney & Garcia Clash In New York

Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney's news convention descended into a shouting lucifer erstwhile nan brace came together for nan first clip since their controversial fight successful April 2024.

Garcia and Haney, some 26, are fighting astatine welterweight successful abstracted bouts connected Friday pinch nan position to staging their rematch later this twelvemonth if they win.

Garcia has conscionable served a one-year doping ban aft testing positive for banned constituent ostarine pursuing his triumph complete Haney, which was overturned into a no-contest.

With some men astatine nan apical array promoting nan Times Square conflict nighttime successful New York, Haney took purpose astatine his rival.

"His sound changed back. Your physique changed. Those muscles gone, your sound is gone," Haney said.

The heated speech was sparked by a mobility astir what happened betwixt Garcia and Haney's begetter and trainer Bill astatine nan unfastened workouts connected Tuesday.

Bill had heckled Garcia, pinch nan combatant saying: "He was coming astatine my physique, but it's each good.

"They were saying nan aforesaid point past clip and they sewage whooped past time, too. And you'll get whooped again."

The verbal melee continued pinch Bill chiming in: "What happened to Ryan Garcia. This not nan aforesaid Ryan Garcia, astatine all."

Garcia, who denied intentionally doping, past sewage nan crowd to chant "shut up" astatine Bill earlier Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya tried to transverse nan shape to face Bill.

With light-welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez, wearing a metallic wrestling mask, chanting "Oscar" pinch nan crowd, De La Hoya responded to Bill.

"Everybody's a awesome combatant here," De La Hoya said.

"There are 3 main events, 3 awesome fights. Sit down, study really to promote. We tin person 4 if you want. Me and you."

Garcia is nan main arena successful New York, fighting Rolly Romero while Haney will return connected Jose Carlos Ramirez.

Lopez, 27, defends his WBO title against home rival Arnold Barboza Jr.