Ryan Garcia drug test scandal explained: Reduced boxing ban timeline set out Associated PressRyan Garcia\u2019s legal team have insisted that the boxer should be given a reduced ban after his A and B samples both came back positive for the performance-enhancing drug ostarine, following the shock win against Devin Haney. Haney went into the fight with Garcia on Saturday, April 20, as the clear favorite. But \u2018King Ry\u2019 stunned the world as he floored \u2018The Dream\u2019 three times during the bout, securing a majority decision win. However, a positive test for ostarine \u2013 a PED used to build body mass and muscle \u2013 has now threatened to not only overthrow the victory, but also bring a lengthy ban for the 25-year-old. What is Ostarine? Ostarine is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that attaches to proteins in the body to signal for muscles to grow. It is, in essence, a substance used to build muscles and speed up the rate at which fat is burnt. It also has the added benefits of aiding recovery rates and increasing stamina levels. The World Anti-Doping Agency has listed ostarine as a banned substance since 2008 and it was classified as an anabolic agent (steroid) by WADA in 2022. Both Garcia and Haney were tested before the fight as they gave urine samples that were split up into A and B-samples. Has Ryan Garcia tested positive for it? Yes, both Garcia\u2019s A and B samples have tested positive for Ostarine. After the A-sample came back, a second test was done to ensure that there was no human error or contamination in the lab when the first results were issued. The urine samples, given the day before his win over longtime rival Haney, were opened and tested on May 22, where Garcia\u2019s attorney, Darin Chavez, was present. Those B-samples have now also returned positive. Garcia also originally tested positive for 19-Norandrosterone (another banned substance, categorized as an anabolic steroid), something which further testing cleared him for. Ryan Garcia statement \u201cEverybody knows that I don\u2019t cheat,\u201d Garcia said in a video posted on X. \u201cNever taken a steroid. \u2026 I don\u2019t even know where to get steroids. \u2026 I barely take supplements. Big lies, I beat his a**.\u201d After requesting the B-samples be tested, he then took to social media again to state that the levels of Ostarine found in his A-sample had a \u201clevel so low [that it] wouldn\u2019t have any effect.\u201d However, ostarine has a zero-tolerance threshold by WADA. This means that, unlike other substances, even the smallest traces of the PED will to lead a failed test. \u201cRyan Garcia is committed to clean and fair competition and has never intentionally used any banned substance,\u201d Garcia\u2019s legal team said. \u201cRyan has voluntarily submitted to tests throughout his career, which have always shown negative results. \u201cWe are certain that one of the natural supplements Ryan was using in the lead up to the fight will prove to be contaminated and are in the process of testing the supplements to determine the exact source.\u201d His team believe that hair samples will prove that Garcia was the \u201cvictim\u201d of \u201csupplement contamination\u201d. Devin Haney responds Devin Haney responded, calling the statement released by Garcia\u2019s team into question. \u201cRyan & his team knew he would test positive,\u201d Haney said on X. \u201dThat\u2019s why they did a BS \u2018hair test\u2019 on their own, which who really knows if they did it.\u201d Later, Devin\u2019s father, Bill Haney, went live via his Instagram account to shoot down the statement. \u201cCheaters don\u2019t prosper. We signed up for a fair fight and didn\u2019t get it. He\u2019s a cheater.\u201d The Haney camp is calling for the result of the match to be overturned, granting Devin the victory via disqualification and removing the lone loss from his boxing record. Will Ryan Garcia be banned? Garcia\u2019s fate now rests in the hands of the New York Boxing Commission, and his team have insisted that a sanction, if any, should be a shortened one. \u201cThe test results from samples of two supplements declared by Ryan Garcia on VADA Doping Control Forms, signed on April 19th and 20th, have returned positive for ostarine contamination,\u201d a statement released by Paul Greene, Garcia\u2019s legal representative, began. \u201cThis confirms what we have consistently maintained: Ryan was a victim of supplement contamination and has never intentionally used any banned or performance-enhancing substances. \u201cAny claims to the contrary, questioning Ryan\u2019s integrity as a clean fighter, are unequivocally false and defamatory. \u201cThroughout his career, Ryan has voluntarily submitted to numerous tests, all of which have returned negative results, underscoring his commitment to fair and clean competition. \u201cAdditionally, multiple negative tests leading up to his fight against Haney further affirm his clean record. \u201cThe ultra-low levels of Ostarine detected in his samples, in the billionth of a gram range, along with his clean hair sample, proves contamination rather than intentional ingestion. \u201cThe recent test results reiterate this. A press conference will be held next week to provide more insight and answer questions.\u201d Later, Greene declared that they were communicating with the boxing commission and hoping to reach a compromise on Garcia\u2019s potential sanction. \u201cWe understand Ryan\u2019s going to get some kind of sanction, but we feel like, given this evidence, now it should be a light sanction.\u201d How long could Garcia be banned for? Former light-welterweight world champion, Amir Khan, was hit with a two-year ban from the sport after he tested positive for ostarine following his TKO defeat to Kell Brook in 2022. Lucian Bute, the former IBF super-middleweight champion, saw his draw with Badou Jack in 2016 changed from a draw to a DQ win for Jack after he also tested positive for ostarine. It is unclear at this stage whether his win over Devin Haney in April 2024 will be overruled. For all the biggest results and upcoming fights this year, check out Dexerto\u2019s 2024 boxing schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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