Ryan Garcia has suffered a wrist damage whereas getting ready for his December thirtieth exhibition combat in opposition to Rukiya Anpo, ensuing within the match needing to be postponed. The FANMIO and RIZIn promoted occasion will likely be given a brand new date within the first half of 2025.
Dr. Steven Shin of Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles has confirmed Garcia’s wrist damage. He’ll want a number of weeks with out sparring earlier than he can return to motion and resume getting ready for his eight-round exhibition in opposition to Anpo.
Official Assertion from Garcia
Ryan is utilizing his match in opposition to the lanky 6’0″ Anpo to remain sharp and proceed to make cash whereas he’s on a one-year suspension handed down by the New York State Athletic Fee because of him taking constructive for a banned substance earlier this yr.
The suspension has come on the worst attainable time for Garcia, 26. It prevents him from benefiting from his career-best 12-round majority choice win over Devin Haney on April twentieth in Brooklyn, New York.
“I’ve been eagerly getting ready for my upcoming exhibition combat in Japan, coaching onerous in Dallas over the previous a number of weeks,” stated Ryan Garcia. “Sadly, I sustained a hand damage throughout coaching and returned to Los Angeles to be seen by the physician, who has suggested me to postpone my December 30 exhibition.”
Garcia needs this combat with Anpo to offer him extra expertise, maintain him sharp, and get a payday throughout his yr out of the ring. It’s a matchup involving some danger as a result of Anpo can punch, and he will likely be seeking to make the most of Kingry’s weaknesses in his loss to Gervonta Davis.
Anpo hasn’t been in a boxing match with a fighter of Ryan’s expertise but. His three-round exhibition in opposition to 45-year-old Manny Pacquiao final summer time concerned an older fighter in a brief match. It is going to be harder for him to deal with Ryan’s energy and pace.
