Eddie Hearn Calls for Permanent Disqualification of Ryan Garcia if Performance-Enhancing Drug Use is Verified.
Hearn: It’s a disgrace to the sport
Eddie Hearn, promoter of Anthony Joshua and other top boxers, has called for Ryan Garcia to be permanently disqualified from boxing if it is verified that he used performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
Garcia, one of the most popular boxers in the world, was recently accused of using PEDs by his former trainer, Eddy Reynoso. Garcia has denied the allegations, but Hearn believes that if they are true, Garcia should be banned from the sport for life.
It’s a disgrace to the sport, Hearn said. If Ryan Garcia has been using PEDs, then he should be banned for life. There is no place for PEDs in boxing, and it’s a disgrace to the sport.
Hearn also said that he would not promote Garcia if it was verified that he used PEDs.
I would not promote Ryan Garcia if it was verified that he used PEDs, Hearn said. I have a responsibility to the fans to protect the integrity of the sport, and I would not be able to do that if I promoted a boxer who had used PEDs.
Garcia has denied the allegations of PED use, but he has not yet been tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). Hearn believes that Garcia should submit to VADA testing as soon as possible.
Ryan Garcia needs to submit to VADA testing as soon as possible, Hearn said. If he is clean, then he has nothing to worry about. But if he is using PEDs, then he needs to be banned from the sport.
The allegations against Garcia are serious, and it is important to remember that he has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing. However, if it is verified that he used PEDs, then he should be banned from the sport for life.
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