Devin Haney, champion boxer, denies racism charge after ‘white boy’ comment
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Devin Haney, the 21-year-old lightweight champion boxer, took to Twitter Saturday to fight off allegations of racism after he reportedly said he would never lose a match “against a white boy.”
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Haney, 21, tweeted that he is “not a racist” and will never be a racist.
“I just had a very positive conversation with Mauricio Suaiman, President of the WBC and confirmed to him directly my commitment to be a role model and my absolute rejection of discrimination of any kind!”
FILE: Devin Haney celebrates his victory over Rafael Vazquez in their super featherweight fight on April 9, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The New York Daily News reported that Haney told 78SPORTSTV Youtube page during a livestream interview that he will “never lose to a white boy I my life.”
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“I don’t care what nobody got to say,” he said. “Listen, can’t no white boy beat me, I don’t care, on any day of the week. I fight a white boy 10 times, I’m gonna beat him 10 times.
The criticism was swift, even though boxers are notorious trash-talkers in between bouts.
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"We should all respect everyone from every race and see who the best man is! I respect Devin Haney and I believe he didn't mean this with Racist intent but let's all respect each other for the love of the sport," Ryan Garcia, another boxer, tweeted.