Garcia DROPS Clue: ‘Can’t Wait’: Is Lomachenko or Lopez Next?

Ryan Garcia posted on X today, saying that he “I can’t wait” to tell fans who he will fight next. He says the fans can’t say he fights “weak fights”, which is a sign that he will NOT fight in a rematch with Devin Haney next because that match would be seen as a weak match by the fans.

From La Hoya’s Influence

The potential opponents that many believe Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) could face next are one of these fighters:

– Teofimo López
– Vasily Lomachenko

Of those two, Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) would be the most likely because Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya said he wants him next for Ryan. Teofimo was also in London for the Ring Awards party and met with Turki Al-Sheikh. It’s an easy fight as Teo is unopposed, and he fights in the same division as Ryan at 140.

Teofimo still holds the WBO light welterweight title and is one of the most popular fighters in the division. It would be an excellent fight, and the promotion would be huge because Teo can help get the fans interested. It wouldn’t just be Ryan doing all the hard work, like when he fought Devin Haney.

Kingry and Haney will probably fight again in 2025, as long as Devin and Bill don’t try to boss Ryan around, acting like they’re the A side and insisting they accept the VADA tests. Boxing fans are still interested in a second fight between them despite the one-sided nature of their clash last April.

Avoiding mud

If you’re Garcia, you might be better off washing your hands of Haney and moving on permanently. If he fights him, he’ll likely tarnish the promotion by reminding fans and the media that Kingry tested positive for Ostarine in the previous fight. Devin will probably mention it so often that Ryan’s name will be dragged through the mud many times when playing the deck. There would be no victory because his representation would be tarnished.

A clean break

There is no way out if fans think Garcia is a drug cheat because Haney told them over and over again that he was dirty for the previous fight. It wouldn’t be worth Ryan taking the battle with Devin in the long run. It would be nice if Haney didn’t keep talking about Garcia’s positive test, but he did talk about it last week during interviews at his training in London.

I can’t wait for you to see who I’m fighting 👀👀

One thing you can’t tell about me is that I always take weak fights

Only one really does

— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) January 15, 2025