Two Ryan Garcia supplements test positive for Ostarine - ESPN

Two supplements listed on doping control forms submitted by star boxer Ryan Garcia before his win over Devin Haney showed the presence of the banned substance Ostarine, according to Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL) reports released Thursday.

The doping control forms — which were viewed by ESPN — were submitted alongside Garcia's urine-sample collections on April 19 and 20 (the day before and day of the fight), both of which returned adverse findings for Ostarine.

The supplements: raspberry-lemonade flavored NutraBio SuperCarb (which showed the presence of Ostarine at 70-2200 picograms per gram powder) and Body Health strawberry-flavored amino-acid blend (660 to 830 picograms). The other supplements Garcia listed on the forms: D3, iron, Thorne elite multivitamins and magnesium glycinate.

Paul Greene, who represented UFC stars Jon Jones and Sean O'Malley in doping cases, told ESPN on Thursday he's hopeful the presence of Ostarine in those supplements will lead to a reduced suspension for Garcia from the New York State Athletic Commission.

The commission's doping rules adhere to strict liability, which means the fighter is responsible for any supplements they take. Greene acknowledges that there was still a «negligent component» to Garcia's actions but argues it was an «innocent mindset.»

«The World Anti-Doping [Association] code actually recognizes a declaration of a supplement in advance as proof that the athlete took it, and it allows an athlete to get a reduced sanction in most cases,» said Greene, the founding partner of Global Sports Advocates, who is representing Garcia alongside three other attorneys.

«I'm hopeful that [the punishment] will be on the very lowest end of how they determine these