Ryan Garcia is one of the most highly touted rising stars in the world of boxing. He became popular among boxing fans because of his incredible hand speed and finishing ability. As Garcia is leaving a tumultuous phase of his boxing career behind, he will make his return to competition against Rolando Romero on May 2.
Garcia's stardom has also brought his personal life into the limelight. As a result, his relationships have been common knowledge.
Who is Mikaela Testa?
Ryan Garcia's girlfriend, Mikaela Testa, is a new element of his life that fans are growing accustomed to. But who exactly is she? Testa is around Garcia's age range, being 24 years old to his 26.
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While Garcia is a boxer, Testa works as a social media influencer from Australia, where she was born in Mackay, Queensland. While Testa is popular on Instagram and TikTok, the latter of which she was banned from for breaking community guidelines, she is also an OnlyF*ns model.
Curiously, her OnlyF*ns content once contributed to her deportation from the United States. Last year, she disclosed that she had been detained at an airport in Los Angeles, where she was grilled about the content she uploads to her OnlyF*ns page.
In recent years, there has been some crossover between combat sports and OnlyF*ns, with many women from either world crossing into the other. However, as far as Testa is concerned, she has not jumped to combat sports, despite her boyfriend being a renowned professional boxer.
The pair started dating more than a year ago, so what kind of dynamic their relationship has remains to be seen. Currently, Garcia's focus remains on getting the job done against Rolando Romero.
The fight will mark Garcia's first competitive appearance since he defeated Devin Haney in April 2024. However, the result was later changed to a no-contest as Garcia tested positive for a banned substance. The New York State Athletic Commission handed him a one-year suspension.
Testa will undoubtedly be in Garcia's corner as he returns to competition, supporting him in his efforts to capture world championship gold.
What was Ryan Garcia's relationship before Mikaela Testa?
Before dating Mikaela Testa, with whom Ryan Garcia had just announced having a relationship, the former WBC interim lightweight champion was married. His ex-wife, also a model and social media influencer, is a woman named Andrea Celina, who is also the mother of the boxer's daughter and son.
Unfortunately, Garcia announced his divorce from Celina just hours after she had given birth to their son on Dec. 23, 2023.