Ryan Garcia meets Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Anthony Joshua at star-studded ringside for Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia
- Garcia’s photo shoot comes a day after he attended Al-Nassr against Al-Hilal
- The boxer appeared less than a month after Devin Haney’s victory
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Controversial boxer Ryan Garcia continued his Saudi Arabia photo op with famous faces before Oleksandr Usyk won in a split decision with Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Anthony Joshua on Saturday evening.
Garcia attended a Saudi Pro League match between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal for the first time on Friday, where he met Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. met while wearing an Al-Nassr jersey.
All eyes in Riyadh were on Usyk fighting Tyson Fury as the Ukrainian handed ‘The Gypsy King’ his first professional defeat and became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in more than two decades.
Garcia took a photo that he posted to Instagram with Ronaldo and Joshua ringside, while he found Neymar elsewhere in the room.
Garcia’s performance comes less than a month after his controversial win over Devin Haney in a super lightweight title fight.
Garcia attended an Al-Nassr without having his picture taken with Ronaldo, but did so on Saturday
Garcia found Al-Hilal striker Neymar among the huge crowd for the fight in Saudi Arabia
Fellow boxer Anthony Joshua was also ringside for the heavyweight title fight
More than a week after his victory over Haney, Garcia reportedly tested positive for the drug Ostarine the day before his victory.
Garcia denies taking the performance-enhancing drug and insisted on being tested for it again.
Haney’s title was not on the line in the fight due to Garcia missing weight, but he did end Haney’s undefeated streak and started his career with 31 wins.
Earlier this week, Haney petitioned the New York State Athletic Commission to overturn the outcome of his fight with Garcia because of the positive test.
Haney’s attorney argued that Garcia had an unfair advantage in the fight due to the lack of weight in addition to the possible use of a performance-enhancing drug.
Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion since Lennox Lewis, who was also present at the fight, with one judge scoring the fight 114-113 for Fury, but winning on the other two scorecards 114-113 and 115-112.
A rematch between the fighters is expected in October.