Ryan Garcia pulled off an enormous upset final month when he defeated Devin Haney, however it seems that victory has been vastly tainted after it was revealed that ‘King Ry’ has failed a medicine check within the aftermath of the bout.
Garcia defeated Haney by majority determination in New York at hand ‘The Dream’ the primary defeat of his skilled profession, however he was ineligible to win the WBC super-lightweight title after coming in three kilos chubby.
The missed weight now appears to be the least of Garcia’s issues, after ESPN reported they’d obtained a letter that reveals he has examined optimistic for Ostarine the day earlier than, and the day of his victory.
‘King Ry’ now has 10 days to request his B pattern, however has launched a video denying that he has ever taken any efficiency enhancing medication.
“Everyone is aware of that I don’t cheat. By no means taken a steroid. I don’t even know the place to get steroids. I barely take dietary supplements. Massive lies, I beat his ass.”
Haney has additionally launched an announcement discussing the failed check, the place he condemns Garcia for testing optimistic.
“We discovered about this example not too way back and it’s unlucky Ryan cheated and disrespected each the followers and the game of boxing by preventing soiled and breaking optimistic not as soon as, however twice.
“Ryan owes the followers an apology, and by his latest tweet he nonetheless thinks it is a joke. We put our lives on the road to entertain individuals for a residing. You don’t play boxing. This places the struggle in a totally totally different gentle. Regardless of the drawback, I nonetheless fought on my defend and received again up! Individuals die on this sport. This isn’t a joking matter.”
Ostarine has been used earlier than in boxing, with Lucian Bute testing optimistic for the banned substance in 2016 following his draw with Badou Jack for the WBC tremendous middleweight title struggle. The end result was then modified to a disqualification win for Jack.
Amir Khan was additionally handed a two-year ban by UK Anti-Doping after he examined optimistic for the drug after his sixth spherical stoppage loss to Kell Brook in February 2022.
The failed check by Garcia is a stunning blow for boxing after he despatched shockwaves by the game along with his win over Haney, with an end result on the matter anticipated over the approaching weeks.
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