THE Ryan Garcia circus rolls on because the 25-year-old introduced his obvious boxing retirement following a one-year ban from the New York State Athletic Fee and the order to return his assured purse cash.
Garcia’s life has entered a interval of extreme turmoil each earlier than and after his 12-round factors victory over Devin Haney on April 20. Ryan did not make the burden that night time and later examined optimistic for Ostarine, a banned substance, throwing into doubt the official results of the competition, which has now been altered to a no contest. Garcia protested his innocence all through the investigations and refused to apologise for his behaviour.
Additional muddying the waters, Garcia had spent a lot of the build-up making wild accusations, revealing his substance abuse routines whereas discussing a wide range of conspiracy theories. These mixed actions precipitated apparent concern for his general psychological well-being. Garcia was later arrested for inflicting hundreds of {dollars} value of harm at a hotel.
As for his once-promising boxing profession, in an period of inactivity, fighters can simply forgo a 12 months’s ring motion and return as earlier than. Subsequently, fairly how this can affect Garcia’s credibility, recognition and long-term incomes energy stays to be seen.
‘King Ry’ has taken to Twitter/X to voice his displeasure over the suspension verdict with a relentless variety of messages:
Yall by no means went through what I’ve been through
I’m harmless
You don’t know what Im feeling
I’ve been combating since I used to be seven somebody cheated me :((((((
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) June 20, 2024
