Garcia Headed For Surgery
12/31/2024 12:32 PM
Boxing bad boy Ryan Garcia was expected to compete against Japanese kickboxing champion Rukiya Anpo as part of the RIZIN New Year's Eve combat sports extravaganza in Tokyo, Japan. Then came a pesky wrist injury that postponed the bout.
Garcia was given airtime during the "Decade" telecast to address his fans.
"I'm coming on here to say I'm sorry, sorry that I had to postpone this fight," Garcia said. "I suffered a hand injury in training camp to my right wrist right here, where after talking to doctors, I'm going to need surgery. And I had to take some time off the heal. I wanna thank Fanmio and Rizin for the opportunity."
"I'm still excited to fight in Japan soon," Garcia continued. "And this will all resume right after I heal up in 2025. So make no mistake, I am coming back to finish what we started with Anpo and he will eat his words, I guarantee it. Just need to take some time off but when I come back there will be a bang in Japan."
Mystic De La Hoya predicted this fight would not happen in 2024.
Garcia, 26, is coming off his disastrous bout against Devin Haney back in April, which he initially won but then settled for a "No Contest" after bombing his post-fight drug test. That's on top of all the other shenanigans that took place prior to the contest.
Anpo, 29, was later rebooked against K-1 bruiser Sina Karimian (and the referee).
