Ryan Garcia banned for one year as win over Devin Haney is overturned after failed drug tests

Ryan Garcia has been handed a one-year ban from boxing within the wake of his failed drug exams, along with his win over Devin Haney overturned to a No Contest.

Garcia dropped Haney thrice en path to a choice win in April, but it surely was later revealed that he had failed two drug exams on the week of the struggle.

Garcia, who additionally missed weight forward of his struggle with Haney, has now been banned from boxing for one yr – courting again to twenty April. Garcia should additionally reportedly forfeit his $1.1m assured purse and pay the fee $10,000. Dan Rafael was the primary to report the information.

Garcia, 25, has maintained his innocence since information first emerged that he had examined optimistic for the banned substance Ostarine, and he doubled down on that sentiment on Thursday (20 June).

“Take my victory away, add that on to the listing of the s*** I’m already going via,” the American tweeted. “I by no means F’ing cheated.

“I actually hope boxing good with out me, I fought everybody and was keen to. They’ve turned there [sic] again on me, I’m harmless, I stand by that. I don’t care what everybody says. Gun [to] my head I say I didn’t take PED’s [performance-enhancing drugs].

“Yall by no means went via what I’ve been via, I’m harmless. You don’t know what Im feeling.”

The Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation carried out the exams through which Garcia returned adversarial outcomes. In the meantime, the New York State Athletic Fee reached the settlement that overturned his win in opposition to Haney and which banned “King Ryan”.

Haney, 25, is now unbeaten as soon as once more after his loss to Garcia was overturned. The American can also be nonetheless the WBC super-lightweight champion, with Garcia’s failed weigh-in having made him ineligible to win the title in April.

Garcia’s group stated in an announcement: “Ryan Garcia was a sufferer of substance contamination, with ranges measured within the billions and trillions of a gram, which offered no benefit by any means within the ring,” started their assertion.

“Ryan, along with his authorized group, has resolved this challenge and firmly maintains his fact: He by no means deliberately took any banned substance. It is merely not in his nature.

“For a few years, Ryan has voluntarily submitted to random testing, even throughout out-of-competition durations, and has by no means had any points. He has maintained an impeccable and clear document all through his profession, considerably elevating and transcending the game of boxing, incomes respect and admiration from tens of millions of followers worldwide.

“The followers will at all times keep in mind his efficiency in opposition to Haney as a masterclass, and that can by no means be erased.

“Ryan will proceed to raise the game and will likely be actively concerned in advocating for reform. We hope future adjustments in our system will deal with points like this one.

“We need to thank all the followers who’ve continued to assist Ryan, not solely in the course of the nice moments but additionally by way of the troublesome occasions that life brings. He will likely be again within the ring quickly and higher than ever!”