Garcia suspended for one year, win against Hanye ruled no-contest

Ryan Garcia’s (24-1) majority-decision upset of Devin Haney (31-0) has been overturned by the New York State Athletic Commission after the star boxer tested positive for the PED ostarine.

The settlement between Garcia’s legal team and NYSAC, restores Haney’s undefeated record by altering result to a no-contest.
Garcia has been suspended a minimum of one year from the date of the fight, which took place on 20 April in Brooklyn.

He will also forfeit the entirety of his $1.1m contracted purse to Golden Boy Promotions and must pay the state-maximum fine of $10,000 to the commission.

ESPN’s Dan Rafael was the first to report the news about the settlement.

Haney thanked commission and the fans who stood by him.

“I want to thank the commission and the fans who stood by me during this whole process,” Haney said in a statement to ESPN. “The facts are the facts and I wasn’t on an even playing field. Happy I was able to receive justice for what happened. It’s all part of my story and it’s only going to make me better. I look to enjoy this time with my family and friends and see what’s next.

“I’m a clean athlete and boxing is a brutal sport where one fight can literally change your life. I think it important for fighters to be clean and I want to become an advocate for clean athletes for my experience in this situation.”

Ostarine is an anabolic agent regarded as a safer alternative to steroids which appears on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2024 Prohibited List.

The 25-year-old Garcia scored three knockdowns of Haney and handed the WBC super lightweight champion the first defeat of his professional career in a dramatic upset in April.