Legal team shows that Ryan García consumed contaminated supplements and seeks a short sanction

Ryan García’s legal team announced that two supplements declared by the Californian on the VADA doping control forms and that consumed on April 19 and 20 tested positive for contamination with Ostarineso they are seeking a light sanction of four months or less.

In statements to ESPN, Paul Greene – one of García’s lawyers – explained that since the consumption of the prohibited substance was not intentional, the sentence of the New York Athletic Commission It shouldn’t be that serious.

“The World Anti-Doping (Association) code recognizes the advance declaration of a supplement as proof that the athlete consumed it and allows the athlete to obtain a reduced sanction in most cases. I am hopeful that (the punishment) will be on the lower end as determined in these cases. We understand that Ryan will receive some sanction, but we feel that, given the evidence now, it should be a light sanction. Four months or less,” he said.

“Usually, there is a range of sanctions based on the degree of faultand when you have a situation where there is a contaminated supplement that is not available on an internet search, it is not on the label, there is no way that an athlete could have known that the prohibited substance was there unless they had sent in advance to one of the two VADA accredited laboratories,” he added.

According to reports from the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL), NutraBio SuperCarb and Body Health supplements showed the presence of Ostarine at 70-2200 picograms per gram and 660 to 830 picogramsrespectively.

Now the New York State Athletic Commission should schedule a hearing for King Ry in the coming weeks to know what punishment he could face.

Since the fight between Haney and García was announced, everything was very controversial. The Californian had erratic behavior in press conferences and social networks where he admitted that he smoked marijuana and drank alcohol. Everyone thought that King Ry’s mental health was bad, but everything was planned and The Dream fell into his rival’s game.

In addition to drugs and drink, Ryan García tested positive for Ostarine the day before and after the fight against Devin Haney, according to a letter sent to the parties involved by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). 19-Norandrosterone was also detected, but shortly afterwards it was confirmed that this substance was not present in the sample.

After hearing the news, Haney asked the New York State Athletic Commission that change the result of the fight to a victory and thus recover his undefeated recordbut if García’s innocence is proven this may not happen.

Ryan Garcia, 24, He debuted successfully in the new category after knocking out Óscar Duarte and now he shocked the world by defeating Devin Haney, champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC). The Mexican-American has a record of 25 wins (20 by knockout) and one setback in his professional career.

Keep reading:
· Bill Haney calls Ryan García a cheater after confirmation of positive for doping in sample B
· Analysis of Ryan García’s B sample confirms positive for Ostarine in the fight with Devin Haney
· Sample A from Ryan García is free of 19-norandrosterone, but remains positive for Ostarine