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Controversial boxer Ryan Garcia posed for a picture with Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. while on his current vacation in Saudi Arabia.
Garcia is the Middle Eastern country for the heavyweight prize fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, where an undisputed heavyweight champion will be determined.
A day ahead of the main-event bout, Garcia attended the Saudi Pro League match between Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr against Al-Hilal.
On the grounds for the match is where he ran into Ronaldo Jr. and snapped a photo with him. Garcia is wearing an Al-Nassr jersey in the photo.
Garcia’s appearance comes less than a month after his controversial win over Devin Haney in a super lightweight title fight.
Garcia poses for a photo with Ronaldo Jr. in Saudi Arabia a day before Fury versus Usyk
Ronaldo has played for Al-Nassr since his falling out with Manchester United in late 2022
Garcia defeated Haney in a super lightweight bout last month with plenty of controversy
More than a week after his win over Haney, Garcia reportedly tested positive for the drug Ostarine the day before his victory.
Garcia denies taking the performance-enchaining drug and insisted on being tested again for it.
Haney’s title was not on the line in the bout as Garcia missed weight, but he did end Haney’s undefeated streak to begin his career at 31 wins.
Earlier this week Haney requested to the New York State Athletic Commission that the result of his fight with Garcia be overturned due to the positive test.
Haney’s attorney argued that Garcia had an unfair advantage in the fight due to missing weight in addition to the possible use of a performance-enhancing drug.
Al-Nassr scored in the first minute of its game against Al-Hilal, but settled for a draw with the equalizer being scored against them in the 100th minute.
Haney will likely be ringside for Fury’s first title defense in nearly 18 months.
The winner of Usyk-Fury will be the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000.
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