Ryan Garcia has been cleared of a substance that he previously tested positive for.
There is now a bit more clarity in the Ryan Garcia positive test. On Wednesday, Garcia was cleared of a banned substance that he initially tested positive for ahead of his fight against Devin Haney, according to boxing reporter Dan Rafael.
Garcia tested positive for 19-Norandrosterone Metabolite the day before he stepped in the ring with Haney. This is a banned substance that is derived from nandrolone. The results were not confirmed and awaited further looks via Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry. Those results have not been shared and were negative.
BREAKING: Urine sample @RyanGarcia provided April 19 that was positive for Ostarine but also showed banned PED 19-Norandrosterone needed more testing to confirm. That’s done. Per lab report sent to VADA, which I’ve obtained, it “did not confirm.” THERE IS NO 3rd test failure. pic.twitter.com/IEky8uXwsS
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) May 8, 2024
Garcia has been cleared of one substance but also tested positive for banned substance ostarine in the first set of tests on April 19-20. These results are currently pending and are expected to be shared on May 22.
Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney Respond
Ryan Garcia missed weight by 3.2 pounds ahead of the battle with Devin Haney. This made him ineligible to win the WBC junior welterweight championship. Haney retained the title despite losing by a majority decision. This was Garcia’s first shot at a title belt and will now have to wait even longer.
When the positive test results were shared, Garcia denied it immediately. He took to social media on Tuesday night to comment on the new set of results.
So yall realize I didn’t fail the tests now
No substance other then this imaginary ostrich substance
Level so low wouldn’t have any effect
THEY TRIED BUT NO LIE STANDS
PRAISE GOD
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) May 8, 2024
Garcia also claims that he will let his next opponent to be on performance-enhancing substances.
“I will let the next man I fight
Fight me with steroids”
Devin Haney responded to Garcia on social media following the news.
Levels high enough to test positive.. obviously it would have an effect.. u dirty bitch https://t.co/ApjxaLrqAD
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) May 8, 2024
If there is any amount of ostarine found in Ryan Garcia’s sample, it will be a positive test. There is no allowable threshold for this substance, reported by Rafael.
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