It appears that lemonade flavor is the root cause of Ryan Garcia’s banned substance problems.
Boxer’s lawyers released a statement on Thursday The NBA announced that two supplements it had declared to doping authorities tested positive for ostarine, the same banned substance that Garcia tested positive for after his breakthrough win over Devin Haney.
The lawyers argued that the test results showed Garcia was the victim of supplement contamination and had never used performance-enhancing supplements, and noted that previous negative test results and clean hair samples showed Garcia never knowingly took Ostarine.
“Two supplement samples declared by Ryan Garcia on his VADA Doping Control Forms signed on April 19th and 20th have tested positive for ostarine contamination. This confirms what we have maintained all along: Ryan is the victim of supplement contamination and has never knowingly used any banned or performance-enhancing substances. Any assertion to the contrary that questions whether Ryan is a clean fighter is patently false and defamatory.
Ryan has voluntarily submitted to numerous tests throughout his career, all with negative results, underscoring his commitment to fair and clean competition. Additionally, multiple negative tests prior to his fight with Haney further support his clean record. The extremely low levels of Ostarine detected in his samples – just one part per billion of a gram – and clean hair samples prove contamination rather than intentional ingestion, and recent test results also support this.
A press conference is expected to be held next week to provide further information and answer questions.
Par Documents obtained by ESPNThe supplements in question are NutraBio SuperCarb Raspberry Lemonade flavor, which had between 70 and 2,200 picograms of ostarine per gram of powder, and Body Health Strawberry flavored Amino Acid Blend, which had between 660 and 830 picograms. A picogram is one trillionth of a gram.
Garcia’s positive test for supplements doesn’t seem to completely insulate him from the dangers of doping, and his lawyer, Paul Green, told ESPN he hopes the results will lead to a lighter suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission.
To the committee, fighters are ultimately responsible for the supplements they take, but the findings could help reduce suspensions.
“World Anti-Doping [Association] “In fact, under this rule, prior disclosure of supplement use is admissible as evidence that an athlete took supplements and in most cases will result in the athlete receiving a reduced sanction,” said Green, founding partner of Global Sports Advocates, which is representing Garcia along with three other lawyers.
“I [the punishment] “This will likely be the lightest of the ways in which such cases are assessed,” he added. “Typically there is a range of sanctions depending on the degree of negligence, but if the tainted supplements cannot be found through an internet search and are not listed on the label, there is no way that an athlete would know they contained a banned substance unless they were sent in advance to one of two WADA-accredited laboratories.”
Green expressed hope that Garcia would avoid a hearing and reach an agreement with the NYSAC and WBC on a suspension, calling “no more than four months” an appropriate suspension.
Garcia has maintained his innocence in often erratic ways since his first positive test. After his B sample came back positive, Garcia reached his peak, declaring in a now-deleted tweet that he was “taking steroids.”
The past month was meant to be the biggest win of Garcia’s life, but he ended up three pounds overweight and losing $1.5 million in the process. In addition to his battle with banned substances, Garcia is also facing a defamation lawsuit from influencer Logan Paul’s drinks company, Prime Hydration. Paul also claims that Garcia fabricated statements downplaying deaths in the Gaza Strip.
