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Ryan García's father offers details about his return in April

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By Kleberly Mendoza

06 Nov 2024, 15:00 PM EST

Henry García, father of Ryan García, offered details about his son’s royal return to action in April 2025 and he made it clear that the confrontation in Dubai against Jaber Zayani is just a tune-up.

Speaking to Fighthype, García reported that promoter Óscar de la Hoya and King Ry They already have “a closed deal”and Teófimo López emerges as the main favorite for his return to the ring.

“It’s guaranteed. Ryan is coming back in April. It’s all done. He and Óscar (De la Hoya) already know it. They already spoke. It’s a done deal. We are going to have a good fight from the beginning (in April). They are already preparing things. They’re contacting Ryan. It’s a done deal. In the meantime, a tune-up needs to be done, and Dubai is a tune-up (in January). He ended up making a deal with someone there, and it looks like it’s going to happen. “That’s in Dubai,” he said.

Ryan García
Ryan García will be back in January 2025 in Dubai.
Credit: Ringo HW Chiu | AP

“His real return, his real success, will be in April. There are some names out there, and one he mentioned is Teófimo (López), and there will be others he mentioned that will be very surprising. It’s going to happen. Just like we said with Haney and Tank, it’s going to happen. It’s very difficult to beat Ryan when he’s at his best. Without the conditions and all that, it’s not easy to beat Ryan. He is very intelligent, but he has power in his blows. “There is a chance that he can knock anyone down when he is at 100%,” he added.

For the moment, the Californian will have an exhibition fight against the undefeated Frenchman Jaber Zayani in the month of January to arrive in the best possible way when they give him the green light and can compete professionally again.

In his last fight, Ryan García tested positive for Ostarine after beating Devin Haney in April of this year and, although it was proven that everything was caused by two contaminated supplements, the New York City Athletic Commission suspended the Californian for one year from boxing.

Additionally, he lost earnings of $1.1 million from the match with The Dream, paid a $10,000 fine, and his dominant victory was changed to a No Contest. King Ry He will return to action in April 2025 and some hope it will be in a rematch against Haneybut according to Bernard Hopkins and Óscar de la Hoya, Teófimo López could be the chosen one.

Ryan García and Devin Haney
Ryan García obtained the most important victory of his career against Devin Haney, but lost it after testing positive for PED.
Credit: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Promotions | Courtesy

Ryan Garcia, 26, shocked the world by defeating Haney in his last fight, but The positive result for prohibited substances caused the majority decision to be changed to no result. The Mexican-American has a record of 24 wins (20 by knockout), one setback and one no contest in his professional career.

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