Some new 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.
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.
Ryan Garcia has been cleared for one of his positive tests.
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Garcia posted on X about the update:
"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 a-s reporters like Dan Rafael."
However, Garcia has not been fully 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 could face some discipline.
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