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Ryan Garcia claims he is taking a vow of silence to 'lock in' on his upcoming world-title fight against Devin Haney - after raising concerns this week with a series of bizarre posts online.
Garcia, who is currently scheduled to face WBC super-lightweight champion Haney in Brooklyn on April 20, has sparked fears about his state of mind in recent days after making a number of disturbing accusations on social media.
The 25-year-old fighter first appeared to suggest that he was dead after having his 'throat slit' in a worrying video on Sunday, before alleging that he was raped by a family member as a child two days later.
His other astonishing and unproven claims include witnessing child rape after being tied down in the woods by 'the elites', an earthquake heading for Hollywood and Las Vegas on June 6 and X chief Elon Musk being the 'Antichrist'.
Ryan Garcia claims he is taking a vow of silence to 'lock in' on his upcoming world-title fight
Garcia has sparked fears with a number of disturbing posts this week, including a rant about an earthquake that is allegedly set to 'destroy' Hollywood and Las Vegas
Boxing fans have been calling for his clash with WBC super-lightweight champion Haney to be cancelled amid concern for his mental health
But Garcia claims the fight is very much still on and that he will no longer be discussing any non-boxing-related topcis
Boxing fans have been calling for Garcia's bout against Haney to be cancelled amid his concerning activity on social media, with Dailymail.com reaching out to both the WBC - the governing body sanctioning the contest - and Golden Boy Promotions for comment.
Yet in his latest post on X, Garcia has now claimed that he will no longer be discussing any non-boxing-related topics until the fight is over.
'I Ryan Garcia, will not be speaking or tweeting or writing anything other then My Fight “Boxing” and Sports. All topics of discussion will be discussed after my fight,' he wrote.
'5 weeks of focus. You have my word I’m locked in I’ll see you 4-20'.
Garcia has previously spoken candidly about his struggles with mental health, admitting to having suicidal thoughts during a recent hiatus from boxing.
After returning in 2022, last year he was handed his first professional defeat in a stoppage loss against bitter rival Gervonta Davis.
Garcia initially suggested his phone had been hacked after the cryptic video claiming that he was dead surfaced on Sunday - which also included several satanic references - taking to social media himself 24 hours later to explain the situation.
However, on Tuesday he then returned to X to make a string of troubling and distressing
