Victor Conte Accuses Ryan Garcia of Tampering After Supplement Company Blasts ‘KingRy’ for Claiming Their Product Contains PED

As Ryan Garcia was finally seeing a glimmer of hope, Victor Conte‘s accusations cast a dark shadow over the rising star from Victorville. And not just the former convicted felon, but also NutraBio, the company linked to one of the supplements Garcia’s team claims contained the PED. Before getting into the gist of it, let’s take a few steps back!

The 25-year-old boxer defeated Devin Haney on April 20 and later tested positive for ostarine in samples connected one day before and on the day of the fight. Garcia requested an analysis of his B-Sample, but the outcome remained the same, putting his career in jeopardy. However, later, ‘King Ry’ submitted reports from Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory in South Jordan, Utah, which highlighted two supplements Garcia was taking as the source of the PED, meaning Garcia hadn’t taken the substance on purpose. 

Victor Conte claims Ryan Garcia is involved in fraudulent activity

According to a report from ESPN, Raspberry-lemonade flavored NutraBio SuperCarb and Body Health strawberry-flavored amino-acid blend were the two supplements that caused Garcia’s positive doping test results. However, per a report from Fox News, NutraBio CEO and founder Mark Glazier vehemently denied usage of ostarine in the manufacturing of their products. 

Glazier added, “We have a long-standing commitment to producing the highest-quality supplements, trusted by athletes worldwide”. So, Conte quickly jumped into action, writing on X, “It seems @ryangarcia was attempting 2 DUPE the boxing world”. He alleged that Garcia had sent “UNSEALED” and “EXPIRED” samples of the supplement for testing, which Conte sees as “fraudulent activity”.

The BALCO mastermind even suggested rather than contamination, Garcia and his team have tampered with the supplements before sending them for analysis. Yet, Conte’s allegations can be seen as biased because he has direct involvement with Devin Haney, who promotes Conte’s sports nutrition brand SNACK.

Conte has also been previously convicted for supplying steroids to athletes and was jailed for four months because of it. This was also the reason Ryan Garcia had even accused Conte for orchestrating the whole thing in collaboration with Devin’s team. Conte had close ties with VADA, who were responsible for testing Garcia’s samples during and after the fight. Nevertheless, VADA has also responded to Garcia’s supplement contamination reports. 

Boxers are responsible for what they take

After Ryan Garcia’s team revealed the new reports blaming the supplements, VADA was quick to release a statement regarding the situation. In a tweet dated May 31, the testing agency reminded athletes, “You are responsible for anything you take. Whether or not supplements are listed on doping control forms, anti-doping organizations do not approve supplements.”

They even highlighted that fighters are provided warning statements and other resources so they can avoid such contaminations and mishaps. Despite this, Garcia’s legal team, led by Paul Greene, is hopeful the new findings will help Garcia’s case for a reduced suspension, as it indicates the boxer didn’t intentionally ingest the substance. 

‘King Ry’ Garcia’s career still looks grim, as every justification he makes for popping for ostarine is met with a counter argument from people hellbent on ending his career. The only way forward for Ryan Garcia now is to prove his innocence in the trial in front of the New York State Athletic Commission. Do you think Ryan Garcia faked the reports implicating the supplements?