Ryan Garcia went from probably having the very best 2024 of any high-level boxer, to having the worst 2024 of any boxer, possibly interval. Garcia received one other enormous combat following his loss to Gervonta Davis in 2023, establishing a mega bout in opposition to Devin Haney in April. Garcia received everybody speaking with an insane social media technique main as much as the combat, then delivered a masterclass on combat night time.
He did not take Haney’s belt because of weighing in over the restrict, after which we discovered why that occurred. Garcia received popped for utilizing an unlawful substance, watching as the largest win of his profession received stripped away and being handed a one-year suspension. Since then, Garcia has continued to behave considerably concerningly. He hasn’t made disturbing social media posts like he did main as much as the Haney combat, however his posts are nonetheless questionable to say the least.
Ryan Garcia breaks his silence after a heated face-off turns private
Whereas he waits to be reinstated from suspension, Garcia struck up a deal for an exhibition bout in opposition to Rukiya Anpo, a Japanese kickboxer. Slated for the top of December, the combat is now up within the air because of Garcia’s promotion firm, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, not signing off on the go-ahead but.
Rukiya Anpo oversleeps and misses Ryan Garcia press convention
As if that did not make the combat a little bit of a farce, Garcia’s opponent took it up a notch on Tuesday. With a press convention scheduled to construct up hype for the combat, Anpo literallly did not present up. RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara defined the reasoning behind Anpo’s absence.
So I am not too thrilled to make this my first assertion, however at this time we have been presupposed to have Anpo right here however he overslept and missed his flight… however he’s on his strategy to Tokyo so far as I hear. It is an important press convention that we now have scheduled, the USA and Japan, everyone’s right here however the fighter.
Anpo ended up attempting to defend himself, claiming that he was “pissed off” that Garcia wasn’t in Japan to do the press convention in individual. Garcia was current through a video feed as a substitute. Anpo stated “at the least I am in Japan“.
Apparently Garcia not making the journey bothered Anpo, so he determined to return to sleep. It exhibits a lack of professionalism, and places in query the credibility of the entire occasion.
