Troubled boxer Ryan Garcia 'headed to rehab' after racist remarks, expulsion from boxing organization
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After making racist remarks about Black people and George Floyd and anti-Muslim comments, Ryan Garcia says he is "headed to rehab."
In an extensive post on Instagram, Garcia apologized for his comments, saying that "if you get triggered by a word that means you are too sensitive."
"Let me get this straight I've actually supported black communities. Have taken racism from Tim Bradley calling me a zoo animal on ESPN," Garcia wrote in a post. The message was typed out and screenshotted.
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Ryan Garcia speaks on stage during the Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney New York press tour at Palladium Times Square Feb. 27, 2024, in New York City. (Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images)
"And turn the other cheek but I'm racist bc everyone was just drunk and saying s--- people say all the time including black men… God knows my heart and how I would protect black children till the day I die."
Garcia said he was "speaking against black on black crime," and "they took everything out of context."
"Including the musilim [sic] part I spoke against pedo activity in every religiousn [sic] and How I don't stand for that."
The post's caption, though, was a bit more reserved. Garcia said he is "abolishing" the N-word "from my vocabulary," and he "sincerely apologize[d] if I hurt and offended anyone.
Boxer Ryan Garcia attends the Ring Of Fire Official weigh-in at BLVD City - Music World May 17, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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"But my pain deserves to be felt, black and brown have always united. And it will always