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Ryan Garcia apologizes for racist comments after WBC expulsion, says he's going to rehab

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Ryan Garcia issued multiple apologies Friday for his litany of racist comments, which caused him to get quickly expelled from the World Boxing Council at a time when he was already suspended from boxing for a year due to a banned substance.

The 25-year-old incited outrage Thursday by saying, among many other things, "I hate n*****s ... Hey, let’s go bring George Floyd back to life and kill that n***** again" on an X space. The backlash that followed included Garcia's own parents, who released a statement disavowing his comments and saying he needs help with mental health.