Ryan Garcia’s “B” samples matched his “A” samples, which indicated that he had the banned substance Ostarine in his system for his struggle with Devin Haney on April 20, boxing journalist Dan Rafael reported on X Thursday.
Rafael stated he had possession of the lab outcomes from the testing, which was performed by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation.
Garcia, who has stated he didn’t deliberately take PEDs, reacted to the information with weird posts on X. He stated: “I don’t care I’ll by no means become profitable once more with boxing your loss not mine for setting me up lol joke on yall. … Let’s go we optimistic optimistic vibes bruh Yess so glad’ … I F—ING LOVE STEROIDS.”
His authorized workforce additionally launched an announcement, contending that an impartial hair-sample evaluation that it says got here again damaging is a sign of contamination, not long-term use.
The assertion learn, partly: “Ryan Garcia is dedicated to wash and truthful competitors and has by no means deliberately used any banned substance. Quickly after being notified of his optimistic [A-sample] check, Ryan voluntarily had his hair collected and shipped to Dr. Pascal Kintz, the foremost knowledgeable in toxicology and hair-sample evaluation. The outcomes of Ryan’s hair pattern got here again damaging.
“That is according to contamination and demonstrably proves that Ryan had not ingested Ostarine over a time frame — the one manner he may have had any benefit in any respect within the ring.”
The samples that examined optimistic have been taken the day earlier than and the day of Garcia’s struggle with Haney, who went down 3 times and misplaced a majority choice.
Garcia may have an opportunity to current its case at a New York State Athletic Fee listening to, though no date has been introduced. If the fee guidelines towards him, he might be suspended and fined.
He presumably additionally would lose his career-defining victory. Haney, who was unbeaten getting into the struggle, needs the outcome modified to a disqualification victory in his favor.
