Troubled boxer Ryan Garcia suspended for 1 year after positive PED test, goes on wild social media rant

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The New York State Athletic Commission has suspended Ryan Garcia for one year following a positive test for a banned substance in his fight against Devin Haney in Brooklyn in April.

The fight was supposed to be for the WBC super lightweight championship, but Garcia weighed in 3 pounds overweight. So, the belt was not up for grabs.

However, the commission also ruled the fight a no-contest, thus Haney remains a perfect 31-0.

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Devin Haney defends a punch from Ryan Garcia at Barclays Center on April 20, 2024, in New York City. (Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images)

Late Wednesday night, Garcia posted on X that he was "officially retired," but that didn't last long.

"I was already retired so I’ll just come back out of retirement for a year," Garcia posted shortly after the suspension was announced.

That was the beginning of a social media rant that included Garcia saying he was now "headed to the UFC."

"Nothing that was in my system was enough for any!!!!!!! This is why I’m done with the game I never F’ing cheated. F YOU," Garcia wrote.

"For real Dana white hit me up," he wrote in another post.

Garcia also claimed that "boxing is dead" and that he was "hitting the switch again."

"Boxing messing with the wrong one," he wrote.

Garcia denied taking anything, saying he has "never taken a steroid in my life" and doesn't "even know where to get steroids." 

He tested positive for Ostarine, which is not a steroid but can stimulate muscle growth and thus is on the World Anti Doping Agency's list of banned substances.

Ryan Garcia reacts after the WBC Super Lightweight title bout against Devin Haney