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Ryan Garcia positive for banned substance in re-test, attorney says
Correction/clarification: An earlier model of this story incorrectly reported the physique that carried out the testing of the B-samples from boxer Ryan Garcia. The Sports activities Medication Analysis and Testing Laboratory carried out the checks.
Ryan Garcia’s B-samples from drug checks carried out the day earlier than and the day of the boxer’s April 20 combat towards Devin Haney got here again optimistic for the banned substance ostarine, in keeping with lawyer Pat English, who’s representing Haney.
English mentioned he was knowledgeable of the lab outcomes Thursday after the B-samples had been examined. The Sports activities Medication Analysis and Testing Laboratory, contracted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation (VADA) and accredited by the World Anti-Doping Company, carried out the checks.
Garcia gained the combat by majority choice.
Garcia’s authorized workforce mentioned the optimistic take a look at for ostarine resulted from a contaminated complement. “Ryan Garcia is dedicated to wash and honest competitors and has by no means deliberately used any banned substance,” Garcia’s authorized workforce mentioned in an announcement. “Quickly after being notified of his optimistic take a look at, Ryan voluntarily had his hair collected and shipped to Dr. Pascal Kintz, the foremost professional in toxicology and hair-sample evaluation. The outcomes of Ryan’s hair pattern got here again detrimental.
“That is in step with contamination and demonstrably proves that Ryan had not ingested Ostarine over a time frame — the one method he would have had any benefit by any means within the ring.”Ryan has voluntarily submitted to checks all through his profession, which have all the time proven detrimental outcomes. He additionally examined detrimental a number of instances main as much as the combat towards Haney. All of those components, mixed along with his ultra-low ranges from samples taken on April nineteenth and twentieth (within the billionth of a gram vary), level to Ryan being a sufferer of complement contamination and by no means receiving any efficiency enhancing profit from the microscopic quantities in his system. We’re sure that one of many pure dietary supplements Ryan was utilizing within the lead as much as the combat will show to be contaminated and are within the strategy of testing the dietary supplements to find out the precise supply.”
Garcia’s A-samples examined optimistic and the boxer exercised the choice to check the B-samples, collected the day earlier than and the day of the combat.
Garcia has denied taking steroids and Thursday on X, previously Twitter, he wrote, “Let’s go we optimistic” and “I don’t care I’ll by no means generate profits once more with boxing.’’
Ostarine, which is the trademarked identify for a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) that isn’t accredited for human use or consumption within the U.S., or in every other nation, in keeping with the USA Anti-Doping Company (USADA). It’s prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Company.
Victor Conte, who serves an adviser for Haney, mentioned Haney advised him Thursday Garcia’s B-sample examined optimistic for the banned substance. English mentioned he knowledgeable Haney of the outcomes however had not spoken to Conte.
English additionally mentioned the matter now would go earlier than the New York State Athletic Fee as a result of the combat was held in New York.
“The everyday scenario is that they might concern a suspension,’’ English mentioned, including that Garcia may decide to have a listening to.
The fee didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
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