THE BREAKDOWN

RISING lightweight star Ryan García had just scored the biggest win of his career. It was January 2, 2021, in Dallas, and he had rallied from a hard second-round knockdown to take control and knock out Luke Campbell with a hellacious left hook to the body in the seventh round.

Fighting for the first time in 11 months, mainly because of the coronavirus pandemic, García was ecstatic over the victory. He celebrated wildly in the ring as stablemate and pound-for-pound king Canelo Álvarez cheered him on at ringside.

But for García, who has not boxed since that electrifying KO, the joy did not last long. Something was not quite right. He was struggling with his inner thoughts and feelings, had moments that left him crying uncontrollably for no apparent reason and he thought about killing himself. His issues were bad enough that he withdrew from his next fight, announcing that he was doing so in order to deal with mental health issues.

“I’ll explain it to you the best I can,” García told . “I am comfortable talking about it because I’m way better now. After the Campbell fight I was on cloud nine. I