Garcia wants B-sample analyzed after failed test

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(0:52) * Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 7, 2024, 03:24 PM ET REACTIONS Star boxer Ryan Garcia requested Monday that his B-sample be analyzed, according to a letter obtained by ESPN, connected to adverse findings in his A-sample for the performance-enhancing drug Ostarine the day before and the day of his upset win over Devin Haney last month.
Ostarine is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that attaches to proteins in the body and effectively tells muscles to grow.
If the B-sample also returns a positive result, Garcia and his legal team must present an argument to prove his innocence.
"Everybody knows that I don't cheat," Garcia said in a video posted Wednesday on X, the day the adverse finding was revealed.