Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says Ryan Garcia will now have his shoulder looked at following his recent successful hand surgery. With the injuries mounting up for the popular 26-year-old ‘Kingry’ after his loss to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero last month on May 2nd, De La Hoya is recommending that he take the remainder of 2025 off.
Garcia’s Shoulder Injury Revealed
De La Hoya didn’t mention how Ryan (24-2, 20 KOs) suffered his shoulder injury or which side the issue has affected. He feels that it would be a good idea for him to take the remainder of the year off, heal up, and get his mind right.
“He just got surgery. He’s going to take a look at his shoulder now. I actually would like Ryan to think about taking the whole year off. Getting his mind straight and comfortable with where he feels good,” said Oscar De La Hoya to the media about Ryan Garcia.
If Ryan does take the rest of the year off, it’s questionable if his body can recover. He’s winding down like an old clock, and that’s not a good sign for someone so young.
Oscar didn’t elaborate about what taking another year off would do for Garcia. He already lost a year with his drug suspension after testing positive for the banned PED Ostarine after his victory over Devin Haney on April 20, 2024. Taking another year off wouldn’t benefit Ryan, and the chances are that he’ll never regain the form he had when he defeated Haney.
Future Form Concerns
There are questions whether that performance was due to the drug Ostarine found in his system or if it was natural. Heading into the fight, some boxing fans had noted that the normally rail-thin, bird-like physique of Ryan looked muscular and bulked up. He resembled a superhero inside the ring, dropping Haney at will, and seemingly doing anything he pleased.
Garcia was surprisingly dominated by Rolly (17-2, 13 KOs), getting dropped in round two, out-punched and outboxed in losing a 12-round unanimous decision at Times Square in New York City. The scores were 115-112, 118-109, and 115-112. Most boxing fans would agree that the score that most accurately reflected what occurred in the fight was the 118-109.