George Kambosos Jr expressed strong condemnation towards Ryan Garcia after the latter failed a drugs test. The failed test results stemmed from Garcia's recent fight against Devin Haney, where he won by majority decision. The shocking revelation occurred shortly after the bout held on the day of their weigh-in and fight.
In a surprising turn of events in the boxing world, WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis has come to the defense of Ryan Garcia, who recently failed a drug test. This controversy emerged after Garcia's fight against Devin Haney, where he won by majority decision. The incident occurred on the same days as the weigh-in and the fight itself, leading to Ryan Garcia testing positive for Ostarine.
Oscar de la Hoya, promoter of American boxer Ryan Garcia, has spoken out about his ward's positive doping test ahead of his fight against WBC world bantamweight champion Devin Haney.
"Two positive tests? Who has two positive tests? We'll get all the information from the commission and then of course we'll make a statement. But right now we have to get the results of the B sample.
That's what I'm waiting for. But there's no room for anyone to cheat here. And I'm deeply convinced that Ryan did not cheat," said de la Hoya in an interview with YouTube channel FightHype.
Recall, earlier journalist Dan Rafael reported that in the body of Garcia found a banned drug ostarine.
Conor McGregor, former UFC champion in two weight classes, has called for a lifetime ban on Ryan Garcia, who failed a doping test before his fight with WBC bantamweight champion Devin Haney.
"Failed the weigh-in and cheated - lifetime ban. Sad to see it, sad to talk about it. Sad and a little sickening. Don't come near me when you see me, Ryan Garcia. I'm really disgusted. What's the matter? What are you letting yourself do? Crazy," - wrote McGregor on social networks, but after a while deleted his post.
Recall, in the doping sample of Garcia were found traces of the banned drug ostarine. Now Haney wants the result of the fight with Garcia to be changed to "failed".
On April 20, Ryan Garcia defeated Devin Haney by majority decision. However, the bout was marred by controversies as Garcia weighed in three pounds over the 140-pound limit and tested positive for Ostarine in two separate drug tests before the fight.