World Boxing Council (WBC) president Mauricio Sulaimán has said that his organisation is going to follow its protocols following the revelation that Ryan Garcìa used a performance enhancing drug, Ostarine, during his fight against Devin Haney.
Garcìa defeated Haney on points at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, United States of America (USA), last month.
Ostarine, also known as Enobosarm or MK-2866, is found in dietary supplements and it results in muscle growth. Studies done on animal have revealed that Ostarine increases muscle mass, bone density and strength.
“The WBC had received notification from @Vada_Testing about Ryan Garcìa adverse findings on tests taken with connection to his fight against Haney. The due process begins immediately as per the WBC Clean Boxing Program Protocol,” Sulaimán said.
However, Garcìa has denied using a banned substance to gain an unfair advantage over Haney, who suffered his first career loss.
“They are trying to take my greatest victory away, kinda sad when you think about it. I beat him easy, fair and square,” Garcìa said.
Haney said: “We learned about this situation not too long ago and it’s unfortunate Ryan cheated and disrespected both the fans and the sport of boxing by fighting dirty and breaking positive not once, but twice.
“I’ve always been an advocate for clean fighting and this is an example of such. Ryan owes the fans an apology and by his recent tweet he still thinks this is a joke. We put our lives on the line to entertain people for a living. You don’t play boxing. This puts the fight in a completely different light. Despite the disadvantage, I still fought on my shield and got back up. eople die in this sport. This isn’t a joking matter.”
