Ryan Garcíacontroversial and media boxing star, has been suspended for one year by the New York State Athletic Commission.
Mike Coppinger informs the chain ESPN that the decision has been made after test positive for ostarine (performance-enhancing drug) in counteranalysis.
At the beginning of May Ryan García (25 years old) gave positive on a drug test the day before and the day of the fight what defeated Devin Haney on April 20, 2024.
Everyone knows I don’t cheat and has never taken a steroid
“Everyone knows I don’t cheat and has never taken a steroid,” Ryan García posted on X (Twitter) in May after his positive test was revealed.
Ryan García’s victory against Devin Haney annulled, who regains his undefeated status
The sanction on Ryan García annuls his victory against Devin Haney, who regains his undefeated status and officially leaves his record at 31-0, and it will cost him to lose a million dollars in winnings and pay a fine of 10,000 dollars.
Facts are facts and it was not a level playing field. Happy to have been able to receive justice for what happened
“I want to thank the commission and the fans who supported me throughout this process. The facts are the facts and I was not on equal terms. Happy to have been able to receive justice for what happened. It is all part of my story and I only will do better,” Devin Haney told ESPN after learning of Ryan García’s suspension and sanction.
“Ryan García never intentionally took any prohibited substance”
Ryan García and his team maintain their innocence, “they never intentionally took any prohibited substance,” and they denounce an alleged “substance contamination” that caused erroneous results.
Ryan García’s viral reaction after learning of his suspension: “I’m retired. I’ll be back in a year”
Meanwhile Ryan García continues with his controversial tweets, in which he denounces that he feels “cheated”, “I hate everyone” o “boxing is dead”.
“You all never went through what I went through. I’m innocent. You don’t know what I’m feeling. I’ve been fighting since I was seven years old, someone tricked me,” the boxer wrote on X (Twitter) after learning of his one-year suspension.
Ryan García He set off all the alarms by tweeting that “I am officially retired”to clarify shortly after that “it’s fine. I’m retired. I’ll be back in a year.”
