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Civil Litigation

Mar. 14, 2025

Fight promoter Fanmio says boxer feigned injury, seeks millions

Fanmio sues Ryan Garcia, claiming he faked an injury to skip a Japan exhibition bout, costing millions, while favoring a Golden Boy fight.

Fight promoter Fanmio says boxer feigned injury, seeks millions
Ryan Garcia. Photo: Shutterstock

Entertainment promoter Fanmio on Thursday accused professional boxer Ryan Garcia of duping the company out of millions of dollars last year when they say he feigned an injury and backed out of an agreed exhibition fight that was marketed as his return to boxing.

Garcia was suspended from the sport last year after testing positive for a performance enhancing drug. He is scheduled to return to the ring in May, a week after the suspension lifts, after agreeing to a fight that is bein...

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