Ryan Garcia has recently claimed he was set up after failing his drug tests after his massive fight with Devin Haney.
Haney and Garcia both have scheduled fights coming upon May 2nd but Garcia still can’t get over there previous encounter.
Despite knocking down Haney and winning the fight via Unanimous Decision last year. It was later revealed Garcia had failed a previous drug test.
This caused the fight to be converted to a No Contest and Garcia to be suspended from boxing for a year.
The news caused controversy all over the boxing world.
But one positive is that it has built the potential rematch to global popularity.
Although the drugs were found in his system Garcia has pleaded his innocence event to this day during a recent interview with Akin Reyes and Barak Bess for “RING CHAMPS,” their YouTube series.
Garcia Pleads Innocence-
“But it was just so convenient that, you know, I tested clean all the way through and then after the fight everything was good. And, you know, his little brother’s posting, ‘Oh, he’s gonna test positive for steroids. How the f*ck do you know that Imma test positive before any news come out? And then, all of a sudden, then it gets announced and the next day Devin Haney’s on SportsCenter, you know, talking about it. So, it’s like it felt like I was set up.”
He goes on to say the situation still haunts him to this day.
“It just, it did a number on me. You know, I became very angry. I guess, in a sense, I’m still angry, in a way.”
Ryan Garcia feels hard done by when it comes to the whole situation.
“You know, not only did, they take my – what I felt like was the victory I always wanted against an elite fighter, somebody that I thought would give me my respect in boxing,” Garcia said during a “Ak & Barak” segment.
He claims despite all his pre fight drinking and antics that steroids is never a line he would cross.
“Yeah, I had the incident., I was drinking. Yeah, I was doing all that. But one thing I don’t do is take steroids. You know?”
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