The rivalry between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia has increased ten-fold over the last few days, and now Garcia has uploaded a sparring clip onto YouTube, showing Gervonta Davis getting the better of the WBC super-lightweight champion.
The scheduled bout between Haney and Garcia has undeniably become a grudge match, with the two men looking to settle their differences when they meet on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Garcia picked up a first career defeat when he fought Davis last year, facing a heap of criticism for failing to get back to his feet after a body shot, with some, including Haney, labelling a quitter as a result.
Since then, the 25-year-old has fought just once, outpointing Oscar Duarte in December, but has managed to land a first world title shot, where he takes on the undefeated 140lb champion and pound-for-pound contender Haney.
At the press conferences ahead of the fight, Haney and Garcia have continued to go back and forth, and their beef has now spilled over onto social media, with Garcia posting a clip of a young Haney having a difficult spar against ‘Tank’ Davis.
LEAKED ‼️ @RyanGarcia has just leaked this video of @Gervontaa & @Realdevinhaney sparring#Boxingpic.twitter.com/6Nzpf79SUg
— Boxing Social (@boxing_social) March 1, 2024
In response, ‘The Dream’ claimed that he was just 16-years-old in the clip and maintained that he still held his own, stating that the video was edited and insinuating that his best moments were cut.
“Never did they post a chopped up edited video. 16 years old & in there holding my own. We bet AB pops & he honoured it & paid! Ryan we watched u quit we are not the same & never will be tune in April 20th I’ll show it!”
Haney-Garcia is fast becoming one of the most talked about events in recent years, and will be shown live on DAZN PPV.