Garcia vs Davis cleared up as American’s father addresses rumours

Ryan Garcia’s dad Henry has confirmed that his son will face Gervonta Davis next. The pair recently posted online that the fight is a “done deal” but there are still a few terms in the contract that need to be ironed out first.

According to Insider, a source close to Davis has confirmed that the bout is ‘fairly close’ to being signed off, with a deal that could involve a rematch clause. Garcia’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya also revealed that they are in negotiations and that he is ‘optimistic’ about the fight’s chances.

“There’s been rumours going around that Tank has said ‘done’ and then Ryan said ‘done deal’ and I wanted to clarify that,” Garcia Sr told FightHype. “What that basically means is that, yes the fight is going to happen.

“There’s still a few things that need to be ironed out, I can’t give exact dates but I can say that it’s going to happen. That’s next, we’re not here to fight Teo or Rolly, we’re here for Tank.”

“I actually did see Tank in the club,” said King Ry on Instagram. “He’s a tough guy.

“He was very low-key, in his hoodie. I went up to his table and we said, ‘Yo, are we gonna make this fight happen?’ And I guess he got all offended by that.

“Got all worked up and I was like, ‘Yo, what you on about, man? Ain’t no respect here? He responds with, ‘Nah, there ain’t no respect here.’

“So [I said], ‘Oh, it’s like that. OK, it’s like that.’ Then he grabbed my chain, but I wasn’t worried about [it]. There were so many security guards there. I knew he wasn’t going to take my chain or do anything, really.

“He just wanted to seem tough. So, I said ‘It’s like that, huh?’ And then he responded again, ‘Yeah, it’s like that.’

“Then he had to let go and I said, ‘You know what’ — I said something to him. He knows what I said. Not gonna repeat it on Live, but just know, the fight, that’s where it really happens. Outside the ring, you can act tough all you want. Inside the ring, it all changes.”