Garcia’s Haney Result Became a No Contest
Ryan Garcia’s April 20, 2024, fight with Devin Haney was changed to a no contest following an anti-doping settlement. The New York State Athletic Commission announced disciplinary action on June 20 after Garcia’s positive tests for ostarine.
The result changed after the fight
Garcia initially received a majority-decision victory after knocking Haney down three times. He had entered the contest three pounds above the contracted limit, making him ineligible to win Haney’s WBC super lightweight championship.
The subsequent consent order removed the victory from Garcia’s record. Haney’s unbeaten record was restored, replacing the competitive result first announced after the fight.
The commission imposed several conditions
The settlement required Garcia to forfeit his purse and pay a $10,000 fine. His New York professional boxing license was suspended until April 20, 2025, with reinstatement also dependent on providing a clean urinalysis.
Those conditions formed the commission’s stated resolution of the case. The suspension ran retroactively from the date of the Haney contest rather than beginning with the June announcement.
Garcia’s team disputed intentional use
Garcia’s representatives maintained that he had not knowingly taken a prohibited substance and attributed the findings to contamination. That explanation was his team’s position, separate from the commission’s disciplinary order.
The documented case concerned Garcia’s own tests. The official result, financial penalties and license conditions supplied the concrete consequences of the settlement, while the defense against intentional use remained an attributed statement from his representatives.
Sources
- MMA Fighting: commission statement, consent order and Garcia team response
- ESPN/ABC: ostarine tests and retroactive suspension
