Ryan Garcia suffered a wrist injury while preparing for his December 30th exhibition bout against Rukiya Anpo, resulting in the bout being postponed. The event promoted by FANMIO and RIZIn will get a new date in the first half of 2025.
dr. Steven Shin of Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles confirmed Garcia’s wrist injury. He will need several weeks without sparring before he can return to action and continue his preparations for the eight-round exhibition against Anpo.
Garcia’s official statement
Ryan is using his matchup against the lanky 6’0″ Anpo to stay sharp and continue to make money while serving a one-year suspension handed down by the New York State Athletic Commission for testing positive for a banned substance earlier this year.
The suspension came at the worst possible time for Garcia, 26. It prevents him from capitalizing on his career-best 12-round majority decision win over Devin Haney on April 20 in Brooklyn, New York.
“I have been eagerly preparing for the upcoming exhibition fight in Japan, training hard in Dallas for the past few weeks,” said Ryan Garcia. “Unfortunately, I injured my arm during training and returned to Los Angeles to be examined by a doctor, who advised me to postpone my December 30 show.”
Garcia wants this fight with Anpa to give him more experience, keep him sharp and get paid for a year out of the ring. It’s a matchup that carries some risk as Anpo can hit and he will look to exploit Kingry’s weaknesses in his loss to Gervonta Davis.
Anpo has not yet been in a boxing match with a fighter of Ryan’s talent. His three-round exhibition against the 45-year-old Manny Pacquiao last summer included the older fighter in a short bout. He will have a harder time dealing with Ryan’s strength and speed.
