Misleading information emerges on Ryan Garcia’s positive drug test
Ryan Garcia holds up his gloves during his fight with Gervonta Davis on April 22, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena. Photo Credit: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Digital
Some misleading information has emerged regarding Ryan Garcia’s positive drug test.
Garcia on Monday requested that the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) analyze his B-sample from the drug test sample he provided to them prior to his April 20 fight against Devin Haney.
Originally, VADA had said that Garcia’s A-sample tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Ostarine.
Additionally, Garcia’s A-sample also screened positive for 19-Norandrosterone, but the presence of the substance could not be confirmed.
Now here’s the important thing: a report on Tuesday said that 19-Norandrosterone was not detected. That cleared Garcia from testing positive for a second substance. However, that does not mean he is entirely in the clear.
In order for Garcia to have a chance of being cleared entirely, his B-sample would have to not have any detection of Ostarine. The issue for Garcia has always been that he tested positive for Ostarine, which is a banned substance. There were additional suspicions that he might have had some 19-Norandrosterone in his test, but that was dismissed.
So when you see a headline like this:
Ryan Garcia has been cleared for one of his positive tests.
📰 https://t.co/x4jVVmqv7E pic.twitter.com/YpaJPn4Gs8
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) May 8, 2024
Or see a post on X from Garcia like this:
A billionth of gram found in my system bruh you can’t make this up 😭😭😭😭
NYSAC RESIGNS
Everyone backtracking now
STOP MESSING WITH ME
DEFAMATION LAWSUITS
all you fake ass reporters like Dan Rafael
And everyone else who tried to claim I cheated SUCK A HUGE ONE TO THE…
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) May 8, 2024
Just know that it’s all misleading. Garcia has not been cleared yet. Everything for him hinges upon whether Ostarine is detected in his B-sample. If it is, then his victory will likely be overturned and he will likely face some discipline.
