Ryan Garcia withdraws from July 9 fight with Javier Fortuna to 'manage health and well-being'

Garcia vs. Fortuna was made official less than two weeks before Garcia's withdrawal

Less than two weeks after his fight with Javier Fortuna was made official, Ryan Garcia has pulled out of the bout. Garcia announced that he was withdrawing from the planned July 9 bout to manage his "health and well-being." "I know this news may be disappointing to some of my fans but I am announcing today that I am withdrawing from my July 9th fight," Garcia wrote on Instagram. "At this time it is important to manage my health and wellbeing. I have decided to take some time off to focus on becoming a stronger version of myself. I hope to be back soon and am looking forward to stepping back into the ring when I am my healthiest self."   Garcia is one fight removed from winning the WBC interim lightweight championship after picking himself up from an early knockdown to finish Luke Campbell with a body shot in January. The victory made Garcia the mandatory challenger for WBC champion Devin Haney. That led to some confusion, however, as Fortuna had already locked up a spot as the WBC mandatory challenger.