Ryan Garcia blames 'the elites' for his WBC expulsion after posting racist comments online: 'They want us fighting'
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Ryan Garcia has pointed the finger at 'elitists' for his suspension that was handed to him by the WBC after posting a series of racial slurs and comments on social media.
The 25-year-old former interim lightweight champion resumed his unusual behavior on X, barely 24 hours after apologizing to Black people and claiming that he entered rehab to treat his issues with substance abuse.
'Everyone is focused on me,' Garcia wrote on X at nearly 4:30 am on Saturday. 'That is a distraction to what the elites are doing.
'They want us fighting.'
In a follow up post on the same platform, Garcia claimed that 'To be honest the real elites sees us as puppets dancing along the strings.'
![Ryan Garcia posted yet another bizarre post on X after claiming he checked himself into rehab](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/06/14/87008667-13607021-image-m-6_1720274234626.jpg)
Ryan Garcia posted yet another bizarre post on X after claiming he checked himself into rehab
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The 25-year-old, former interim lightweight champion blamed the elites for his recent downfall
It's unclear who exactly are 'the elites' that Garcia is mentioning but before his latest activity on social media, the troubled boxer said that he takes 'all responsibility' for his discriminatory remarks on Black people and Muslims.
He shared in a post on X that 'it's been a tough couple of months as everyone can tell but I AM SORRY.'
He added: 'I struggle with substance abuse and it hard for me with everything going on.'
Last month, Garcia was suspended for a year by the New York State Athletic Commission, which also ruled that his April 20 victory over Devin Haney would be considered a no-contest after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
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Garcia was banned by the WBC after the New York State Athletic Commission suspended him following a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs in his win against Devin Haney
After his apology, Garcia posted several more times. Among his comments: 'I stand on the fact that a black man can be racist' and 'In the hood everyone has said the N word.'
Garcia also complained that other fighters had made racist statements without being disciplined by the WBC.
Amid claims that he's 'got' a girlfriend, as shared photos with a mystery woman emerged on social media, earlier this month, the Victorville, California, native was spotted celebrating the Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup title in Miami with NFL wideout Odell Beckham Jr in June.
He also once recently joked about his arrest for trashing a hotel that was hosting a star-studded poker tournament in LA, including the likes of Neymar and Jimmy Butler.