It wasn’t long ago that Ryan Garcia tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs after his fight against Devin Haney. Traces of Ostarine were found in his blood, forcing the New York State Athletic Commission to convert his victory to a no-contest and suspend him for a year. However, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes he knows why the boxer took the substance.

In a recent interview with Andre Ward for All The Smoke Boxing on YouTube, Hearn speculated that Garcia may have taken some performance-enhancing drugs to increase his weight for the fight against Haney.

“That makes me think it had something to do with the weight loss… I think he probably took it to try to maintain his weight.”

Boxing veteran Andre Ward also agreed with Hearn’s statement. Both are of the opinion that “KingRy” unknowingly used Ostarine to increase his weight for the fight.

As it turned out, even the banned substance did not help him maintain his weight, as he actually came to the fight overweight and could no longer fight for the title.

Funnily enough, after months of denying he was taking the banned substance, Garcia has now just given up and sarcastically admitted to indulging in a bit of “ostrich or whatever.”

“It tasted good,” jokes Garcia about PEDs

After months of being accused of cheating by everyone and their mothers, it’s no surprise that he’s had enough of the topic of Ostarine.

In a recent interview, he made a sarcastic remark saying he knew what he was doing and he took the substance because he was hungry.

“Fuck it bro, I cheated, it is what it is. I took the bouquet or whatever it is, and you know steroids taste good, and I was just really hungry that day, and it is what it is.”

At this point, Garcia hardly seems to care anymore. From violent and intolerant remarks towards minorities to suspicious behavior towards his ex, Garcia seems to be heading down a different path and only time can tell if fans will ever be able to see the younger boxer lace up a pair of gloves again.