Ryan Garcia – Source: Al Bello / Getty
Following Ryan Garcia’s shocking win over Devin Haney the Golden Boy boxer tests from the fight were positive for PEDs.
In April the boxing world suffered its biggest upset victory in decades when Ryan Garcia defeated WBC Super Lightweight Champion, Devin Haney. Leading up to the bout Ryan Garcia was entangled in a string of bizarre social media antics that led to questions about his mental health. Many thought he was unfit to fight and the betting odds favored Haney across the board. Garcia missed weight by three pounds and promised Haney $500k for every pound he was over and made good on the deal paying $1.5M cash.
Also, Garcia placed a $2M bet on himself that profited $12M thanks to his behavior tanking the gambling odds.
According to Bleacher Report, the drama from Ryan’s win has reignited after his test from the fight tested positive for PEDs, allegedly. PEDs is short for “performance-enhancing drug” and usually means steroids but boxing has dozens of substances that are banned that can be found in common items like energy drinks.
Ryan wasted no time and immediately hopped on social media to defend himself from the claims. Garcia alleged foul play was at hand but didn’t seem too worried. He now has 10 days to test a B sample on his dime to dispute the failed tests.
Devin Haney who was previously missing in action following the fight issued a statement directly after the PED news surfaced. Haney retained his WBC championship as Ryan wasn’t eligible to win it due to missing weight.
” I’ve always been an advocate for clean fighting and this is an example of such. Ryan owes the fans an apology, and by his recent tweet he still thinks this is a joke.” Haney said in his statement. “We put our lives on the line to entertain people for a living. You don’t play boxing. This puts the fight in a completely different light. Despite the disadvantage, I still fought on my shield and got back up!” he continued “People die in this sport. This isn’t a joking matter.”
The Boxing World Suspects Foul Play Involving Ryan Garcia’s Failed Tests
Immediately the news sent social media into a frenzy and quickly fingers started pointing in every direction including promoter Eddie Hearn’s. Several people in the boxing community alleged it was a plan by Hearn because he couldn’t take Ryan winning.
Furthermore, many people pointed out that Ryan previously posted his test results before the fight showing he passed.
You can see some of the reactions to the news below.
