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05/01 22:21 CDT Boxer Ryan Garcia denies using performance-enhancing drugs
after beating Devin Haney
Boxer Ryan Garcia denies using performance-enhancing drugs after beating Devin
Haney
NEW YORK (AP) --- Ryan Garcia denied using performance-enhancing drugs in a
video posted on social media Wednesday night after ESPN reported that he had
tested positive for a banned substance.
Garcia defeated Devin Haney, a former amateur rival, by majority decision on
April 20 in New York. Garcia knocked Haney down three times and handed the WBC
super lightweight champion his first loss but did not win the title because he
was over the weight limit.
"Everybody knows that I don't cheat," Garcia said in a video posted on X.
"Never taken a steroid ... I don't even know where to get steroids. ... I
barely take supplements. Big lies."
ESPN reported that the 25-year-old Garcia tested positive for the
performance-enhancing substance Ostarine the day before and the day of the
fight, citing a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association letter. Ostarine is a
selective androgen receptor modulator, and its use can stimulate muscle growth.
The drug is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The samples were taken before the fight, but the results weren't known until
later, ESPN reported.
"We learned about this situation not too long ago and it's unfortunate Ryan
cheated and disrespected both the fans and the sport of boxing by fighting
dirty and breaking positive not once, but twice," Haney said in a statement to
ESPN, adding: "This puts the fight in a completely different light."
Garcia's victory could be overturned if the positive drug test is confirmed.
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