Ryan Garcia quit Javier Fortuna on July 9 to “manage health and well-being”

Two weeks after his official fight with Javier Fortuna, Ryan Garcia has left the fight. Garcia announced that he would retire from the planned July 9 fight to manage his “health and well-being”.

“I know this news may be disappointing for some of my fans, but today I will announce that I will retire from the fight on July 9,” Garcia wrote Instagram. “It’s important to manage my health and well-being at the moment. I’ve decided to take some time to become a stronger version of myself. I’m hoping to be back soon and I’m hoping to get back into the ring when I’m healthier.”

Garcia is struggling to win the WBC provisional lightweight championship ended Luke Campbell with a body shot in January. The win turned WBC champion Devin Haney into a must-see challenge. This caused some confusion, however, as Fortune had already blocked a place as a mandatory WBC challenge.

The WBC created a fight between Campbell and Fortune by creating the winner as Haney’s only mandatory. He was previously ready to compete with Fortuna Campbell for the full tournament when the WBC took Haney to a “champion break”. Haney later returned to champion – when Vasiliy Lomachenko rose from champion to “franchise champion”.

When Garcia Fortuna is left out of the fight, it remains to be seen how CMB plays into the confusing picture of the tournament. Fortuna has been waiting for the title shot, but Haney is linked to a May 29 fight with Jorge Linares.

Whether fortune wins or whether Garcia re-enters, it will be up to him to decide after all that is necessary for his health to be followed in the coming months.