Ryan Garcia shook the world by scoring a massive upset victory over Devin Haney. However, the post-fight doping failure has put an asterisk on his victory. Garica now faces suspension and fines for the doping failure.
Ever since news broke of his doping failure, Garcia has maintained innocence. On the other hand, Devin Haney and his team have insisted that Garcia face severe punishment. Team Devin Haney has now gotten their wish.
Ryan Garcia Loses Victory and Pays $1.8 Million in Fines
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing Insider, revealed details of Ryan Garica’s suspension and fines by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The commission overturned Garcia’s majority decision victory due to the positive Ostarine test, making Haney undefeated again.
“Ryan Garcia earned several millions for his fight with Devin Haney, but has now forfeited $1,821,000 in total: $600,000 to Haney after he was 3.2 pounds overweight and another $1,210,000 today.” tweeted Coppingger, who revealed Garica made around $30 million for the Gervonta Davis fight.
Garcia had created controversy with his behavior, preluding his fight against Devin Haney. Some even thought Garcia might not even fight Haney. However, Garcia surprised almost everybody with his performance over Haney, scoring multiple knockdowns.
The American boxer was recently ringside to watch Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin. He has been clamoring for a rematch with Davis, to which Davis expressed interest. Davis was among those who defended Garcia after the positive drug test, blaming Eddie Hearn for it.
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