Boxer Ryan Garcia faces new controversy after multiple reports indicate he tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance ostarine before and on the day of his win over Devin Haney at Barclays Center in April. I’m in the midst of this.
Tests were carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association before the fight, but the results were not known until later. ESPN reported.
Garcia has 10 days to request a test for the B sample, but the test’s findings cast doubt on his majority decision victory over Haney.
Additionally, Garcia’s A sample tested positive for 19-norandrosterone, which remains unconfirmed pending further analysis, according to ESPN.
Garcia quickly denied using banned substances on social media, calling the claims “shitholes.”
“Everyone knows I’m not cheating,” Garcia said in a video posted to X. If they found this out before the game, why didn’t they put this out before the game? Why would they put me in the ring as an impostor, get the win and then post this?
“Again, they are trying to attack me for some reason, but any weapon against me is useless. I have never taken steroids in my life. After all, where do you get steroids? I don’t even know if it’s okay.”
Mr. Garcia also called the accusations a “big lie” and said Mr. Haney had done “terrible things.”
Ostarine is defined by the United States Anti-Doping Agency as a “trade name for a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) not approved for human use or consumption in the United States or any other country.”
Helps increase muscle mass and increase fat loss rate in athletes.
Ostarine has been on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of prohibited substances since 2008, and was designated as an anabolic drug in 2022.
Garcia was knocked down in a win over Haney on April 20 in Brooklyn.
The bout was supposed to be for the WBC super lightweight title, but Garcia was 3 pounds overweight at the pre-fight weigh-in.
“We only recently learned about this situation, and by having Ryan fight dirty and test positive not once, but twice, he has deceived and disrespected both the fans and the sport of boxing. I’m disappointed,” Haney said in a statement to ESPN.
“Ryan owes his fans an apology, but based on his recent tweets, he still seems to think this is a joke. We put our lives on the line and make a living entertaining people.” You don’t box. This makes you look at the fight in a completely different light. Despite the odds, you fight and stand up! People die in this sport. No.”
