Ryan Garcia's ex-wife posts concerned message after his bizarre ...

4 Mar 2024

Ryan Garcia's wife posted a concerned message about the boxer's wellbeing after his recent social media activity.

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Garcia is currently in training camp as he prepares to settle his rivalry with Devin Haney in a blockbuster showdown on April 20.

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Concerns have been raised about the wellbeing of GarciaCredit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom

Recently his behaviour online and in person has sparked disquietude, when he first suggested he was high during an interview.

He has since seen further concern from members of the boxing community, after making a suggestion he was being attacked or killed.

Garcia's dad was quick to shut down any rogue meaning of the post, insisting he was 'trolling'.

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But the super-lightweight's ex-wife Drea Celina has suggested his family are also worried by his pre-fight antics.

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“If all my followers, who are believers, can you please pray for Ryan?," she wrote. "We are not together, and I’ve been in contact with him.

" He may seem fine, but he is not. I know in my heart that he is being heavily oppressed. This is not a troll. I am genuinely concerned, and so are all his family members.

"We are not part of any of this, but this is real. Pray for him.”

Garcia previously took a break from the sport in 2021 for several months to manage his mental health, during which he insisted he a 'lost a step' in his boxing career.

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This will also be of concern for Haney who has already expressed doubts over whether the fight will take place.

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Garcia made a bizarre post on his social media

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Garcia's wife Celina has claimed the boxer's family are worried

He issued his own response on social media, tweeting: “Stop paying attention to his trolling. This dude is trying to rock everybody to sleep!"

The WBC champion had insisted that Garcia was drunk at their first face-off at the opening leg of their media tour in New York.

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After Garcia's social media posts turned bizarre, Haney even threatened to no-show at their Los Angeles press event, but did eventually decide to attend.

The face-offs have already been heated, and Haney will now want to focus on his own task at hand as he looks to preserve his undefeated record.

'King Ry' needs to bounce back after a loss to Gervonta Davis, and an upset of Haney will reverse the tide of his career entirely.

Boxing fans will be hoping that Garcia's behaviour doesn't jeopardise what is set to be a huge encounter this spring.

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