Devin Haney is suing the mother of his months-old daughter, alleging she's extorted and defamed him, TMZ Sports has learned.
Court records we obtained show the star boxer filed the lawsuit against Leena Sayed in Los Angeles on Wednesday -- just less than two months after she obtained a temporary domestic violence restraining order against him.
In the suit, Haney claims that in an effort to get more money from him, Sayed threatened not only "reputational ruin," but also "loss of rights to visit his daughter.