The biggest win of Ryan Garcia’s career has been clouded by reports of a positive drug test.
Ryan Garcia and his lawyer Darin Chavez seek to have a B-sample of the fighter’s blood tested, which will take place on May 22, following reports that he tested positive for a banned substances following his win over Devin Haney.
In a letter that ESPN obtained from Garcia’s lawyer, Chavez states that while Garcia’s A-sample supposedly screened positive for Ostarine and 19-Norandrosterone, a report received on Tuesday revealed no 19-Norandrosterone in Garcia’s system. That, according to Garcia’s team, is a positive indicator that Garcia did not in fact take PEDs.
“We are dealing only with a known supplement contaminant in the billionth of a gram range that provided Ryan Garcia with no performance-enhancing benefit whatsoever on fight night. We now wait for B-sample testing on the presence of low-level Ostarine only on May 22.”
“He was negative 17 days before,” Chavez added.
Garcia himself would announce his vindication on social media last night.
“So ya’ll realize I didn’t fail the tests now,” Garcia posted on X. “No substance other th[an] this imaginary ostrich substance. Level so low wouldn’t have any effect. They tried but no lie stands.”
So yall realize I didn’t fail the tests now
No substance other then this imaginary ostrich substance
Level so low wouldn’t have any effect
THEY TRIED BUT NO LIE STANDS
PRAISE GOD
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) May 8, 2024
For now we likely won’t have any clear indication on where this goes until the B-sample is tested and Garcia undergoes a hearing with the New York State Athletic Commission, as there is at least a real possibility that his win over Haney is overturned to a no contest.
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