To most fans, it was never a question of ‘ why,’ only ‘ when.’ The cracks in Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya ‘s relationship were well known. It was just a matter of time before they split wide open, and just one loss was all it took to expose the rift. The defeat to Gervonta Davis two years ago peeled back the curtain on the fractured bond between fighter and promoter. Yet, despite that tension, they stayed the course, reuniting ahead of the Oscar Duarte bout. Even the scandalous Devin Haney fight wasn’t enough to break the partnership.
But the fighter and promoter clashed once again after Garcia’s shocking loss to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero in early May. Judging by the 26-year-old’s recent remarks, their relationship may have finally reached the point of no return. Just as