‘I Was So Paralyzed in My Mind’: Ryan Garcia Wanted to ‘Kill Himself’ During His Darkest Times

Published 02/11/2022, 1:30 PM EST

For many boxers, 2021 was a decorated year, but this wasn’t the case for the boxing star, Ryan Garcia. He started the year on a high note, and many expected him to keep a sublime run for the rest of 2021 as well. However, the young gun went through some dark times wherein nothing went right for him.

Recently, he was in a chat with Compubox TV. Here, ‘King Ry’ opened up on everything that he went through in his terrible phase.

He said, “When I was deep in it, I didn’t think I was gonna live. I was so passive, and I went to bad habits. I started drinking and I never drink ever, but I was getting drunk all the time. I wanted to kill myself at one point. I was so paralyzed in my mind, I couldn’t get out of it.”

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Ryan Garcia opened his boxing run in 2021 after defeating Luke Campbell in a massive setting. He outclassed the Briton with an electrifying body shot. With that, Garcia also won the WBC interim strap, and he seemed perfectly on the line to meet his foe, Devin Haney, to challenge him for his WBC lightweight title.

But Garcia was aligned for a different fight and he couldn’t take on the same citing mental health concerns. As a result, he got stripped of his title.

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Later on, he even succumbed to a hand injury and, once again, Garcia was out of another fight. However, he’s put all that behind and is now focused on the future.

Ryan Garcia set for a fiery return

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Ryan Garcia will meet Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9. This will be a 12-round encounter, which will take place at the Alamodome, San Antonio.

2022 will host some exuberant fights and astonishing boxing returns of some iconic fighters. Ryan Garcia, too, is one elite name on that list who’s set to appear under the big lights after a considerable time.

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It’ll be interesting to see how ‘King Ry’ fares in his much-awaited comeback fight. What do you make of Garcia’s above comments?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.

‘I Was So Paralyzed in My Mind’: Ryan Garcia Wanted to ‘Kill Himself’ During His Darkest Times

Ryan Garcia set for a fiery return

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