Responding to the lawsuit, three weeks after it was filed, De La Hoya took to Instagram to send a video message to Haney and his father Bill.

"This is long overdue, but I had to get the legal facts in order before clapping back," he said.

"A few weeks ago, the Haney's filed a lawsuit in the state of New York against my fighter, Ryan Garcia, for battery fraud and breach of contract.

"The Haney's also named my company, Golden Boy Promotions in the lawsuit, because they want a full accounting of Devin's fight against Ryan. In other words, they want to see my books."

Pay-per-view estimates for Garcia vs Haney were between 972,000 and 1.5 million.

But De La Hoya insists the fight did nowhere near that.

"They don't believe the fact that Garcia-Haney only did a little over 300,000 homes [PPV buys], and they've been paid what they are owed," he added.

"They want more money that doesn't exist. Number one, Bill, we live in the same fancy neighbourhood in Henderson.

"You could have knocked on my door and simply asked to see my books. We have told you over and over that this fight just didn't sell.

"Those are the facts. Number two, you guys are Suing Ryan Garcia for battery. You do know your son, Devin, is a professional fighter, right?

"His livelihood is based on battering other opponents. This has to be the lamest claim I've ever seen in the four decades I've been involved in this sport.

"And now, Bill, you're going to say that Ryan was doped up for the fight.

"The traces of Ostarine were so minute that professionals have said it didn't even matter or make a difference.

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