Although he is forced to stay out of the scene until April 2025, due to the one-year suspension handed to him by the New York State Athletic Commission for doping, Ryan Garcia continues to make headlines. The Californian boxer, despite claiming several times that his bizarre behavior in the months leading up to his last match with Devin Haney was part of a psychological strategy, has not ceased to make statements and actions that perplex fans, so much so that several experts have retained the suspicion that Garcia is not always clear-headed and needs help.
These doubts are now supported by a public statement from the boxer’s father, Mr. Henry Garcia, who in a video interview with Fight Hub TV expressed hope that his son would enter therapy to free himself from alcohol addiction. These were his words on the matter: “I haven’t spoken to Ryan in a long time. He speaks to his mother more than me. But it’s okay, he’ll call me when he wants to. I would love for him to get some type of therapy when it comes to his drinking. I’m being real. He says he can control it. I hope he can. But if he doesn’t – get that therapy so he can stop.”
Just when “King Ry’s” career seemed to be at a turning point, with the unexpected and overwhelming victory over the highly-rated Haney, came the cold shower: positive for ostarine in the last tests conducted before the fight, the Californian athlete first saw his victory revoked with the attribution of a no-contest and then was suspended. A certainly complex situation to manage emotionally, which could have further impacted his not very solid psyche.