The New York State Athletic Fee has suspended Ryan Garcia for one yr following a optimistic take a look at for a banned substance in his battle towards Devin Haney in Brooklyn in April.
The battle was alleged to be for the WBC tremendous light-weight championship, however Garcia weighed in 3 kilos obese. So, the belt was not up for grabs.
Nevertheless, the fee additionally dominated the battle a no-contest, thus Haney stays an ideal 31-0.
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Devin Haney defends a punch from Ryan Garcia at Barclays Heart on April 20, 2024, in New York Metropolis. (Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Pictures)
Late Wednesday evening, Garcia posted on X that he was “formally retired,” however that did not final lengthy.
“I used to be already retired so I’ll simply come again out of retirement for a yr,” Garcia posted shortly after the suspension was introduced.
That was the start of a social media rant that included Garcia saying he was now “headed to the UFC.”
“Nothing that was in my system was sufficient for any!!!!!!! For this reason I’m carried out with the sport I by no means F’ing cheated. F YOU,” Garcia wrote.
“For actual Dana white hit me up,” he wrote in one other submit.
Garcia additionally claimed that “boxing is lifeless” and that he was “hitting the change once more.”
“Boxing messing with the flawed one,” he wrote.
Garcia denied taking something, saying he has “by no means taken a steroid in my life” and would not “even know the place to get steroids.”
He examined optimistic for Ostarine, which isn’t a steroid however can stimulate muscle development and thus is on the World Anti Doping Company’s record of banned substances.
Ryan Garcia reacts after the WBC Tremendous Light-weight title bout towards Devin Haney at Barclays Heart on April 20, 2024, in New York Metropolis. (Al Bello/Getty Pictures)
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In an announcement to Fox Information Digital, Garcia and his staff mentioned he was a “sufferer of substance contamination, with ranges measured within the billions and trillions of a gram, which offered no benefit in any respect within the ring.”
“Ryan, together with his authorized staff, has resolved this subject and firmly maintains his reality: he by no means deliberately took any banned substance. It is merely not in his nature,” the assertion continues.
“For a few years, Ryan has voluntarily submitted to random testing, even throughout out-of-competition durations, and has by no means had any points,” the assertion reads. “He has maintained an impeccable and clear report all through his profession, considerably elevating and transcending the game of boxing, incomes respect and admiration from hundreds of thousands of followers worldwide.
“The followers will at all times keep in mind his efficiency towards Haney as a masterclass, and that can by no means be erased.
Garcia was arrested this month on a felony vandalism cost after a Beverly Hills lodge accused him of inflicting round $15,000 value of injury, a Beverly Hills Police Division watch commander instructed ESPN. He was reportedly arrested outdoors the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills.
Garcia’s lawyer, Darin Chavez, instructed ESPN that Garcia might additionally face a public intoxication cost. The boxer was taken to a hospital after complaining of a difficulty after his arrest.
“Ryan has been open about his struggles with psychological well being over time, and at the moment he’s coping with an immense emotional burden,” Chavez mentioned, including that Garcia not too long ago misplaced his mom. “The assist and understanding from followers and the general public are essential as he navigates these private challenges.
“We’re working diligently to offer Ryan with the sources he wants. Our staff is dedicated to making sure that he receives the suitable assist and care to handle each his speedy and long-term well-being. We ask for continued assist and compassion as Ryan focuses on his household and his well being at the moment.”
Ryan Garcia is proven throughout a weigh-in at Barclays Heart on April 19, 2024, in New York Metropolis. (Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Pictures)
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The fighters did not go into the bout with out controversy. The 2 bought into an altercation at a press occasion on the Empire State Constructing days earlier, which resulted within the obvious cancellation of them throwing out the primary pitch at a New York Mets sport that evening.
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