By: Sean Crose
Ryan Garcia, who stunned the world last month by defeating lightweight kingpin Devin Haney in a career-defining victory, is now in the spotlight again for having a banned substance in his system before the fight ends in Brooklyn. Weeks ago, sample A of the drug test Garcia took tested positive for the banned substance Ostarine. The next B sample has now been tested and showed similar results.
“Scammers don’t make it,” said Devin Haney’s father Bill Fight Hub TV. “They have nothing funny about what the Garcia team did and what Ryan Garcia did. Expect something serious. There are ramifications in this. We signed up for a fair fight and failed to achieve it.” In the elder Haney’s view, the difference between his son and Garcia is black and white. “Devin represents being a clean warrior,” he continued, “a family man who represents the community, doesn’t cheat, doesn’t use steroids, doesn’t set a bad example for the kids. ”
Needless to say, Garcia’s legal team responded promptly to the test results.
“Ryan Garcia is committed to clean and fair competition and has never knowingly used any banned substances,” a statement said. “Immediately after being notified of his positive test result, Ryan voluntarily collected his hair and forwarded it to Dr. Pascal Kintz, a leading expert in toxicology and hair sample analysis. This was consistent with the contamination and clearly demonstrated that Ryan had not ingested Ostarine in some time – the only way he would have had any advantage in the ring.
Garcia’s legal team also pointed to the boxer’s previous clean fighting history.
“Ryan has voluntarily submitted to testing throughout his career,” the statement read, “which has always yielded negative results. He also tested negative multiple times leading to his fight against Haney. All of these factors, combined with his extremely low levels from samples taken on April 19 and 20 (measured in billionths of a gram), indicate that Ryan was a victim of chemical contamination supplement and never get any performance enhancing benefits from extremely small amounts. in his system. We are certain that one of the natural supplements Ryan took before the fight will prove to be contaminated and are in the process of testing these supplements to determine the exact source.”
Each ESPN, The New York State Athletic Commission also weighed in. “The Commission prohibits the use of performance-enhancing drugs and works diligently to maintain the integrity of the sport and maintain a level playing field…when violations are found,” the organization said in a statement. violation, the Commission will take action.”
