According to ESPN, Ryan Garcia tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance called Ostarine at the time of his upset win over Devin Haney in April. The testing for the fight was administered by VADA, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association. Only the A-sample has been tested, so the finding is not considered final until either the B-sample has also been tested or Garcia declines to have the B-sample tested. The most disturbing aspect of the news is that Garcia dished out severe and possibly permament punishment to Haney, who was knoked down three times and absorbed many hard punches to the head over the course of twelve rounds against the apparently enhanced Garcia.

 

In response to the news, Garcia posted an immature video on line saying, "Everybody knows that I don't cheat. What can I say? Why didn't they come out with this before the fight if they found it before the fight? Why would they let me step in the ring as a cheater and then come out with the victory and then they post this? Again, these are people that are trying to attack me for whatever reason. No weapon against me shall prosper. I've never taken steroids. I don't even know where to get steroids at the end of the day. I barely take supplements... Everybody go [party at] Warwick tonight, its lit!"

 

Garcia also missed weight by over three pounds for what was supposed to be a junior welterweight (140-pound) title fight. Because Garcia was overweight, Haney retained the title despite the loss.