Ryan Garcia says he wants to take a tune-up when he returns to action in early 2025. His suspension expires on April 20, 2025, and he will be out of the ring for a year. Garcia is coming off a win over Devin Haney last April in Brooklyn in a fight that looked like a bloodbath.
Garcia doesn’t say who he has in mind for his tune-up when he returns, but someone like Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero would be ideal. That fight would sell as he gives Ryan a tune-up to get back in the ring to get the rust out.
Ryan calls his suspension “prison” because it kept him from competing, making money and profiting from his fame. With that performance, Ryan could have made big money fighting Haney in a rematch, Gervonta Davis, Teofimo Lopez or Shakur Stevenson. The options that would have been available to Ryan were limitless.
The win took Ryan’s popularity to the next level. Unfortunately, he tested positive for a banned substance, Ostanine, and was subsequently suspended by the New York Commission. His win was expunged, and Haney’s loss was expunged from his record.
Being suspended prevents Ryan from taking advantage of the fame he received from the fight. It’s also messed up that Haney, who was left in suspended animation, can’t try to avenge his loss in a rematch. The suspension hurt Haney more than Ryan because he couldn’t redeem himself.
If not for the suspension, the two fighters likely would have already booked a lucrative rematch. Haney has not fought since his loss, but he is expected to return in December to remain active.
Boxing goes fast
I will be in the ring soon
I’m already going after the biggest fights
Maybe one tune up bc it’s been a year
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) September 24, 2024
Last updated on 24/09/2024
