B samples collected before Ryan Garcia’s victory over Devin Haney returned two positives for banned PEDs, boxing writer Dan Rafael reported Thursday.
“Ryan Garcia’s B sample results were received Thursday morning, 1 day after it was opened.” Rafael said in X, formerly known as Twitter. “I have the lab reports and the B samples, as expected, matched the A samples; both are positive for the banned PED Ostarine related to the VADA tests from the day before and after the fight with Haney.”
Garcia defeated Haney on April 20 by majority decision, a surprising upset that followed Garcia missing weight by 3.2 pounds amid questions about his mental state. On May 1, samples he submitted to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association before the fight reportedly tested positive for Ostarine, a banned substance. Now, his B samples have also reportedly tested positive for Ostarine.
Garcia, who has loudly proclaimed his innocence since the first samples tested positive, had many feelings about the report of his positive B samples. He shared those sentiments on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Come on, we are positive. Positive vibes brother. Yes, very happy,” wrote García (via MMA Mania) in posts that have since been deleted. “YES I LOVE STEROIDS. I don’t care, I will never make money from boxing again. Your loss is not mine for setting me up lol, it’s a joke on all of you. I will swallow all the steroids.”
García’s lawyers. issued a statement shortly afterward his posts disappeared.
“Ryan Garcia is committed to clean and fair competition and has never intentionally used any banned substance. Shortly after being notified of his positive test, Ryan voluntarily collected his hair and sent it to Dr. Pascal Kintz, the leading expert in toxicology and hair sample analysis. The results of Ryan’s hair sample came back negative. This is consistent with contamination and demonstrably demonstrates that Ryan had not ingested Ostarine for a period of time, the only way he would have had any advantage. in the ring.
“Ryan has voluntarily undergone testing throughout his career, which has always shown negative results. He also tested negative several times before the Haney fight. All of those factors, combined with his ultra-low levels from samples taken on the 19th April and 20 (in the billionth of a gram range), indicate that Ryan was a victim of supplement contamination and never received any performance-enhancing benefits from microscopic amounts in his system. We are sure that one of the natural supplements. that Ryan was using. “The lead-up to the fight will turn out to be contaminated and we are in the process of testing the supplements to determine the exact source.”