Ryan Garcia’s Right Hand Injury Not Serious

Following his victory over Mario Barrios to claim the WBC welterweight title, Ryan Garcia’s team has received a clean bill of health regarding his right hand. 

The initial fears of a fracture have been quelled by his advisor, Guadalupe Valencia, who confirmed the damage is restricted to a “light sprain.” Garcia complained about hurting his right hand even though it dropped Barrios in the first round. While Garcia dominated the fight, he was unable to stop Barrios, which may partly have been due to the ‘injury.’

“I wanted to show my whole arsenal. I believe it was a master class, but I should have got the knockout, to be honest. I gotta grade myself on that. I had him hurt many times, but I hurt my right hand. Guys, it wasn’t just the left hook. I seen my right hand working tonight. It was a great fight. Mario’s a tough warrior. I’ve got respect for him, he’s a fellow Mexican-American, and we put on a hell of a show. My right hand was working really good today until the sixth, seventh round. Other than (hurting it), it went well,” Garcia said

Unlike previous hand injuries in his career, this setback is classified as minor and requires no surgical intervention. With only rest and physical therapy on the agenda, “KingRy” is not expected to be out of the mix for long. Valencia projects that Garcia will be back in peak fighting condition by July.

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