Ryan Garcia said he was “heading to rehab” after making racist and anti-Muslim comments about Black people and George Floyd.
Garcia posted a lengthy statement on Instagram apologising for his comments, saying he was “overly sensitive” when he reacted to words.
“I want to be clear: I have stood with the black community. I was subjected to racism from Tim Bradley on ESPN, who called me a zoo animal,” Garcia wrote. I typed it in and took a screenshot.
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Ryan Garcia speaks onstage during the Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney New York Press Tour at the Palladium Times Square on February 27, 2024 in New York City. (Chris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images)
“And turn the other cheek, but I’m a racist because everyone was drunk and said the things that are always said, including black men…God knows my heart and I will protect black children until the day I die.”
Garcia was “against black-on-black crime,” but “they took everything out of context,” he said.
“Muslims included [sic] I am against pedophile activity in all religions [sic] And I can’t stand it.”
The post’s caption, however, was a bit more demure, saying that Garcia had “eliminated” the N-word from his vocabulary and “sincerely apologized.”[d] What if I hurt or upset someone?
Boxer Ryan Garcia attends the Ring of Fire official weigh-in at BLVD City – Music World on May 17, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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“But my pain should be felt. Black and brown people have always stood together and always will. I may be a little lighter than you, but I love you and I love black children enough to have sex for them. I was actually against black-on-black crime. [sic] “Sorry,” he wrote.
Garcia later commented in his own post that he was “heading to rehab as well.”
“Plus it was a friend who asked me to say those words and pumped me up. No excuses, just saying,” he wrote. “Also my friends from high school @actually [sic] That’s what I’m saying. That’s how I was raised.”
In another post, Garcia wrote:Speaking in person[s] I hold Muslims in very high regard.“
After the virus incident, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman announced at the X that Garcia had been expelled from the organization.
Garcia slammed X after receiving a one-year suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission for testing positive for a banned substance during his April bout against Devin Haney. Garcia tested positive for Ostarine, which is not a steroid but can stimulate muscle growth and is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned substances list.
Ryan Garcia (white trunks) reacts against Devin Haney during their WBC super lightweight title fight at Barclays Center on April 20, 2024 in New York City. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
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In a statement to Fox News Digital, Garcia and his team At the time, he said he was a victim of “billions, even trillions, of contamination per gram, which gave me no advantage in the ring.”
Garcia was arrested last month on a felony criminal damage charge after allegedly causing about $15,000 in damages from a Beverly Hills hotel. Beverly Hills He was arrested outside the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, a police watch commander told ESPN.
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