Ryan Garcia U-turns on shock retirement plan as he names Gervonta Davis and UFC crossover in four-fight hit-list after Devin Haney

Ryan Garcia has revealed he no longer plans to retire in August.

The 25-year-old American boxing star made a shock announcement in an interview with talkSPORT.com in 2020, as he said he intended to retire from the sport at the young age of 26.

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Fast forward four years and that moment is just four months away, with Garcia set to turn 26 in August of this year.

However, ahead of his fight against Devin Haney, live on talkSPORT on Saturday night, he's now made a U-turn and wants to continue fighting.

"No, no, things have changed in my mind," Garcia told talkSPORT.com.

"But I think I'll be done by 30.

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"I'll make money regardless, even if I wasn't in boxing.

"Even if I retired today I would still make a million dollars sooner or later.

"So to me money's not really a motivation.

"I've always had money, money chases me.

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"As a kid I was obviously broke, but when you're not scared of money, money runs to you.

"I don't get scared of money, I'm not worried about money, it just comes to me.

"So I'm gonna box because I have a bigger purpose in boxing and what it does for my purpose in life.

"I'm gonna continue to do it, that's where I'm at."

In the four years before his new planned retirement date, Garcia has four names that he wants to take down.

Naming his hit-list, Garcia said: "Teofimo Lopez, Shakur Stevenson and the Gervonta Davis rematch.

"But I also wanna do Sean O'Malley as a crossover MMA thing.

"That would break UFC PPV records.

"It is gonna be in the cage, there's no other way I would do it other than me in the cage going against Sean O'Malley and ripping off his head.

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"I don't want a flat fee, I just want a percentage of the PPVs, that's it."

Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia will be live on talkSPORT from 4am on Sunday morning.

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