Fanmio files a trial against Ryan Garcia, Golden Boy on this exhibition canceled in Japan

Ryan Garcia has a new legal problem on his hands before his return to action in May.

The 26 -year -old boxer and his Golden Boy promoters are faced with a new legal action filed at the California American district court Thursday by Fanmio for an canceled exhibition fight which was to take place in Japan on December 31, 2025.

Fanmio – A streaming platform that had previously promoted a boxing match between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz – filed the trial after Garcia abandoned a match planned against Rukiya Anpo, then finally reserved a completely different fight against Rolly Romero as part of the next special Times Square event in New York in May.

The trial claims that Garcia abandoned the fight in Japan after Golden Boy said that he was not authorized to compete for a different promotion under contract with them.

“More specifically, Garcia has agreed to participate in an exhibition struggle in Japan – a fight that Fanmio agreed to promote and broadcast millions of viewers thanks to its global à la carte streaming network,” said the trial. “Subsequently, Golden Boy – threatened by the involvement of Fanmio – used his influence badly and the contract with Garcia to prevent the match from performing.

“But not only was the boxing match not prohibited by the Golden Boy contract, but also the ransom of the king required by Golden Boy to allow the fight to finally advance the boxer to count on a pre -existing injury and to withdraw from the fight – when Fanmio refused to accept the conditions of Golden Boy. However, it was only when Fanmio had already engaged more than a million dollars in spending working to promote the fight of December 31, 2024. “

As Garcia was reserved for the fight in Japan, he was still serving a year -long suspension after having tested positive for a forbidden substance surrounding his match against Devin Haney. While the vast majority of sports commissions around the world would also honor this suspension, Garcia did not face this same type of control in competition in an exhibition in Japan.

Unfortunately, the trial claims that the entire promotion was built around Garcia’s return to the ring and now even if he really followed the fight in Japan on a later date, the promotion would be completely different because it should already compete on May 2.

“Garcia could have been fighting both in the exhibition and in the Times Square,” said the trial. “Fanmio and Golden Boy and Garcia could have made substantial benefits. However, Fanmio is left by holding the bag – literally – for the sums it had already widened in order to promote the exhibitions, as well as the millions of lost benefits which he suffered following the misconduct of Garcia and Golden Boy. These costs had already been incurred before Garcia feigned an injury in December 2024.

“On information and belief, Garcia is paid $ 40 million for the Times Square fight and its next fight by Golden Boy. Golden Boy should see much greater benefits given the popularity of Garcia. On the other hand, in addition to losing the million dollars that Fanmio had already encouraged the exhibition, Fanmio will not bring any profit in a fight that will not take place – profits that could have totaled more than $ 10 million. »»

The trial requests damages against Garcia and Golden Boy regarding the cancelled fight for breach of contract, unfair enrichment, tort interference, fraudulent incentive, false fraudulent declaration, false declaration by negligence and additional accusations Screen in the 38 -page trial.