Devin Haney Backs Female Boxing Champion Alycia Baumgardner With $1 Million Bet Against Ryan Garcia Amid Ongoing Feud

Undisputed super featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner is dusting off her gloves and stepping back into the ring. Just two days after the ABC lifted her suspension, the WBC announced her next fight: a mandatory title defense against Delfine Persoon. Her next bout would mark Baumgardner’s return after a seven-month hiatus. But even that fight doesn’t seem to be confirmed yet.

Alycia Baumgardner recently posted an open challenge for her undisputed titles. She wrote, “Wanna be a challenge.” This caught the attention of Ryan Garcia, who decided to bet against Baumgardner, which again garnered the response from Garcia’s upcoming opponent, Devin Haney. So, Baumgardner became another reason for the divided outlook between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia before their fight on April 20.

Devin Haney finds a way to oppose Ryan Garcia again

The boxing world witnessed a social media scuffle erupt this morning, with Ryan Garcia launching a verbal tirade at undisputed super featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner. Garcia, a lightweight contender known for his flamboyant style, took aim at Baumgardner’s recent suspension for a failed drug test. He wrote, “You cool and I sent a Dm saying you a baddie for sure, but you switched up, you faulted, it’s over for you BUMGARDNER boxing wise.”

Moreover, he talked about putting his own $1 million to organize her fight against Seniesa Estrada, and he even decided to bet against her. Garcia wrote, “I have 1 million dollars that Seniesa Estrada beats you. I’ll put up 1 million dollars of my own money to make this fight happen.” Now this prompted a response from his rival Devin Haney, who came in support of the female boxing champion.

Haney responded, “I’ll bet a million on.. @alyciambaum.” So, ‘The Dream’ made sure that he gets his message across and reminds Garcia to put some respect on the track record of the undisputed champion. This feeling could’ve been because Haney’s a former undisputed champion himself. Besides this, even Baumgardner reacted to Garcia’s offer.

Alycia Baumgardner returns the favor

Devin Haney, the reigning WBC super lightweight champion, will defend his title against the brash challenger, Garcia. The pre-fight verbals have been all around the internet for some time now, with both fighters aiming to dominate the narrative. But Garcia threw a curveball.

In a recent interview, he downplayed the seriousness of the fight, claiming it’ll just be “another day in the office” when he steps into the ring. It’s safe to say Baumgardner capitalized on that very well. She dismissed Garcia’s claims and wrote, “This how I know you just be sayin anything. Focus on that L you bout to take next week.”

With this entire ruckus, Baumgardner has added another boxer in her feuds list, which already included Claressa Shields and Adrien Broner. What are your thoughts on the new feud between Garcia and Baumgardner? Tell us in the comments section.

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