Ryan Garcia B samples match first test and return positive for PED Ostarine | Boxing | Sport

Ryan Garcia’s B-Sample has returned and shown to be positive, following his initial failed drugs test. Following two positive tests for Ostarine after his win over Devin Haney, Garcia will likely face a hearing and a punishment, which could see him be handed a lengthy ban with his B-Sample now reportedly confirming to be positive.

Ostarine is a banned performance-enhancing drug (PED), which Garcia has now tested positive for in both of his samples before and after his shock win over Haney last month, according to Dan Rafael. The drug was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2008, while being listed as an anabolic agent in 2022.

In a statement, Garcia’s legal team said: “Ryan Garcia is committed to clean and fair competition and has never  intentionally used any banned substance. Soon after being notified of his positive test, Ryan voluntarily had his hair collected and shipped to Dr. Pascal Kintz, the foremost expert in toxicology and hair-sample analysis. The results of Ryan’s hair sample came back negative. This is consistent with contamination and demonstrably proves that Ryan had not ingested Ostarine over a period of time — the only way he would have had any advantage whatsoever in the ring.

“Ryan has voluntarily submitted to tests throughout his career, which have always shown negative results. He also tested negative multiple times leading up to the fight against Haney. All of these factors, combined with his ultra-low levels from samples taken on April 19th and 20th (in the billionth of a gram range), point to Ryan being a victim of supplement contamination and never receiving any performance enhancing benefit from the microscopic amounts in his system. 

“We are certain that one of the natural supplements Ryan was using in the lead up to the fight will prove to be contaminated and are in the process of testing the supplements to determine the exact source.”