Overview

• Garcia underwent surgery on June 4 to repair a hand injury sustained in training and worsened during his May 2 loss to Rolando Romero
• Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has urged Garcia to take a full year off for physical and mental recovery and ruled out an immediate Devin Haney rematch
• Medical reports advise at least six weeks of rest before Garcia can resume any form of training
• On June 4 Garcia posted “I’ll be back” with a photo of his stitched hand and later shared a biking workout captioned “Let’s get back to it” to signal early rehabilitation
• Persistent hand and potential shoulder concerns, combined with a one-sided defeat, have raised doubts about whether the 26-year-old can regain his signature explosiveness