Amir Khan is planning to reach out to Ryan Garcia in a bid to get him back on the straight and narrow.

Garcia is recovering from the hand surgery he underwent in the wake of his shock defeat to Rolly Romero on May 2 in Times Square, but Khan believes he needs as much emotional recovery as physical.

Like Garcia, the former unified junior welterweight champion became a star in his teens and felt the glare of the media spotlight early on. Khan had won a silver medal at 17 at the 2004 Athens Olympics and became one of the biggest sports stars in Britain overnight.

And, although Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs) cannot boast similar amateur achievements, his rapid trajectory was helped by a huge social media following. But the fallout has been just as quick, with widespread concerns about his mental health only bolstered by a 2024 arrest for vandalism and a failed PED test.

As reported by The Ring, Golden Boy supremo Oscar De La Hoya believes King Ry should take a year off to get himself right following hand surgery and now Khan has advised him to seek help.

The 38-year-old, who made his first foray into the world of promotion on Friday night in Ghana, told The Ring: “Ryan needs someone to sit down and talk to him as a friend and as someone that cares for him.

“A lot of people are going to be around Ryan, but they're not going to care for him, they're all going to be there for their own little two pence fame. I think Ryan needs some real people around him to help him.

“I'm more than happy to have a sit down with him and be honest with him. I just feel like he was drinking too much and he was partying too much. I met him in Dubai a couple of months ago and he was always high on alcohol.

“I think I'm going to reach out to Ryan. I think he needs to go back to the old school again. Go back to what got him there in the first place. That's what people forget — what got you to that level.

“He needs to go back to that level, go back to basics, back to the hard work, dedication and focus. Maybe it’s going back to the boring days and going back to living a simple life. That is a hard thing to do once you’ve experienced that celebrity lifestyle, but he has age on his side.”

Garcia’s defeat, one of the biggest shocks of 2025, was his first outing up at welterweight. He was dropped in the second round against Romero but managed to navigate his way through all 12 rounds, eventually losing by scores of 115-112 twice and 118-109.

But at 26, his starpower will ensure he is still in line for a number of big fights, including a potential Devin Haney rematch, once he is fully fit again.

Khan added: “I like Ryan and he's a hard guy to beat — he's got size, strength and everything.

“And really if you look at the Rolly fight, everything was going fine until maybe something happened. Then he got caught with a shot and, boom, the whole fight changes and he can’t turn it around.

“It was that knock down that changed the whole fight around. But look, he has time on his side. Go back to basics, work on all of that again, and there is no reason he cannot get back to the top again.”