On January 3,
Ryan Garcia
was proclaimed interim lightweight champion by the World Council with a victory that extended his unbeaten record to 21 fights. The 22-year-old Mexican-American was in a fabulous moment of form and on July 9 he had another great fight against the Dominican
Javier Fortuna
. From the top of boxing, with millions of followers around the planet, Garcia embodied the image of the winner. However, this Saturday his temporary goodbye to boxing was known to focus on his "health and well-being".
Last September, the Californian slipped as the first boxer in the list of the 50 athletes with the highest commercial profile in the entire planet. From twelfth position, he had six footballers ahead (
Lionel Messi
,
Cristiano Ronaldo
,
Neymar Jr
,
Mohamed Salah
,
Paulo Dybala
and
Eden Hazard
), while
Anthony Joshua
and
Tyson Fury
occupied 31st and 32nd places, respectively. His social networks returned the image of a young millionaire surrounded by girls, private jets and luxury cars. However, something dark seems to be hiding under that cotton world.
"I have decided to take some time to focus on finding a stronger version of myself," Garcia said in a message through Instagram, where he has 8.6 million followers, most of them young.
"I hope to be back soon. I am looking forward to returning to the ring when I feel healthier," added 'King Ry'.
The training
sessions
with
Eddy Reynoso
and
Canelo Álvarez will
have to wait, as will the press conferences with their representative
Óscar de la Hoya
.
"I wish you a speedy recovery"
"The health of our boxers is of the utmost importance to us," explained De La Hoya. "We enthusiastically support Ryan and wish him the best during this time, the owner of Golden Boy Promotions endorsed." I wish him a speedy recovery. There are things more important than boxing and we can set a fight date again when I can face and beat a version of Ryan 100%, "said Fortuna.
For now, after the aforementioned TKO win over
Luke Campbell
at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, the promises of a fight against world lightweight champion
Devin Haney
have completely faded for Garcia.
"At this time it is important to monitor my health and well-being.", Concludes Garcia's statement.
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