LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia has officially enrolled in the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association drug-testing protocol, a step seen as the final one toward a planned three-fight series that will include his return to the ring in May and a rematch with bitter rival Devin Haney in October.
Southern California’s Garcia, 24-1 (20 KOs), will additionally participate in a drug-testing program supervised by the California State Athletic Commission, according to the fighter’s manager, Guadalupe Valencia.
Garcia, 26, is currently serving a one-year suspension from the New York State Athletic Commission after submitting three positive tests for the banned performance-enhancing drug Ostarine, which forced his April 20 three-knockdown majority decision victory over two-division champion Haney, 31-0 (15 KOs), to be altered to a no-contest.
