WBC PRESIDENT Mauricio Sulaiman has issued his final verdict on Ryan Garcia, who was expelled from any activity with the green and gold sanctioning body in July 2024.<\/p>\n
Back then, the former world title challenger was several months into his year-long ban, imposed by the New York State Athletic Commission after he failed a Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) test.<\/p>\n
It emerged shortly after his clash with Devin Haney, who he outpointed via a majority decision in April last year, that Garcia, 24-2 (20 KOs), had tested positive for Ostarine, a banned substance.<\/p>\n
But while his victory over Haney was promptly overturned to a no-contest, Garcia\u2019s suspension with the WBC was not the result of his failed test.<\/p>\n
Rather, Sulaiman\u2019s social media post, where he rejected \u2018any form of discrimination,\u2019 was in response to Garcia\u2019s racist and Islamophobic comments during a viral livestream on X.<\/p>\n
Since then, though, the 27-year-old has returned to the ring, losing a unanimous decision to Rolando Romero last May, and appears set to secure yet another lucrative fight in 2026.<\/p>\n
According to Ring Magazine journalist Mike Coppinger<\/a>, who reported on this story several days ago, \u2018King Ry\u2019 and WBC world welterweight champion Mario Barrios are closing on a deal to collide in the first quarter of next year.<\/a><\/p>\n Barrios retained his title following a lacklustre performance against Manny Pacquiao<\/a> who, even at the age of 46, somehow held his rival to a draw this past July.<\/p>\n