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.
Canelo Alvarez expressed surprise upon learning about his former gym mate, Ryan Garcia’s failed drug test. The test results were released following Garcia's world title fight against Devin Haney on April 20. Alvarez suggested withholding further discussion until more information emerges and Ryan Garcia has a chance to respond.
Saul Alvarez, the outright super middleweight champion of the world, reacted to the news that Ryan Garcia failed a doping test ahead of his fight with Devin Haney, the WBC bantamweight champion of the world. Canelo urged not to judge Ryan ahead of time.
"I advise everybody to wait. Don't judge ahead of time. We need to wait and see what happened and then we can discuss it," Alvarez told YouTube channel Fight Hub TV.
The bout between Garcia and Haney took place on April 21, ending with Ryan winning by majority decision. At the same time, Haney retained the championship belt, because Garcia failed the weigh-in before the fight.
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.