25-year-old boxer Ryan Garcia sat down with FOX 4's Sam Gannon to talk about some of the controversy surrounding him and his mission outside of the sport.
Professional boxer Ryan Garcia was in Dallas to train for the biggest fight of his career on Saturday, April 20.Garcia will take on undefeated champ Devin Haney in Brooklyn.While Garcia is well-known for what he does in the ring, he may be better known for what he says outside of it. The 25-year-old boxer sat down with FOX 4's Sam Gannon to talk about some of the controversy surrounding him and his mission outside of the sport.
The 25-year-old is an advocate for mental health and has been open about his struggles with anxiety, OCD and depression.He says his big mission is to help children.Several of his posts online concern child trafficking."It's really mind-blowing where a person of my stature is just talking about protecting kids. That's all I'm saying and for some reason people find an angle to say that I'm crazy," Garcia said. He is using his platform for awareness.
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