Ryan Garcia has been spotted back in the gym after a long summer full of controversies and suspensions from boxing.
The fighter was seen doing some bag work at Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California as he gears up for his next challenge in the ring.
But it’s not exactly clear when – or where – such a contest would take place after his suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) and his expulsion from the WBC for separate reasons.
Back in June, the NYSAC suspended Garcia for one year after his positive tests for the performance-enhancing drug ostarine. The suspension was retroactive to his April 20 majority decision win over Devin Haney, which has since been overturned to a no-contest.
The 25-year-old Garcia also forfeited his purse – disclosed to be $1.2million – and paid a $10,000 fine.
Nearly a month later, on July 4 of this year, Garcia was expelled from the WBC by its president, Mauricio Sulaiman, after the boxer used racial slurs against black people and disparaged Muslims in comments livestreamed on social media.
Garcia’s family released a statement after the suspension, saying, ‘Ryan has been open about his ongoing struggle with mental health over the years and as a family we are committed to ensuring and encouraging that he receives the necessary help to navigate this very challenging time and address both his immediate and long-term well being.’
Sulaiman said that Garcia had declined multiple offers by the WBC to help with his mental health and substance abuse.
Garcia has been having a chaotic summer with multiple controversies in addition to his suspension and expulsion.
That included his hinted move to the UFC – as he called out fighter Sean O’Malley while proposing a bout in the Octagon or a bare-knuckle fight.
Garcia was also charged with vandalism for his actions at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills hotel back in early June.
He was charged with a misdemeanor which carries a maximum sentence of one-year in prison.
In response to that news, Garcia went on social media to declare: ‘No way I’m going to jail.’
Additionally, Garcia’s ex-wife Andrea Celina Velarde took out a restraining order against him after he threatened to kill her brother. Earlier that same month, he threatened to ‘f**k up’ Velarde. He apologized for both incidents.
Garcia also waded into the controversy surrounding women’s boxer Imane Khalif– branding Olympic boxing as ‘a joke’.
