Robert Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
The 140-pound division is one of the deepest and most competitive in boxing. Lindolfo Delgado hopes to be added to the mix. Delgado will face Luis Hernandez Ramos tonight at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The eight-round bout will be part of the Top Rank card that will stream live on ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT).
Saturday night could not have been any better for Giovani Santillan. Not only did Santillan defeat Alexis Rocha by knockout, but he became a legit contender in a competitive welterweight division.
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez grabbed our attention in 2022. He went from promising flyweight prospect to super flyweight champion in the blink of an eye. But before he went on to grab a world title at a higher weight, then shrinking back down to get his hands on another, Robert Garcia, his longtime trainer, knew that Rodriguez was a freak of nature and a gifted kid.
Veteran boxing trainer Robert Garcia presents ‘House of Champions 4’ on Friday, November 17 at the beautiful, outdoor Chukchansi Park, home of the Fresno Grizzlies Baseball Team in Downtown Fresno, CA.
Robert Garcia has seen the brief clips Canelo Alvarez’s team has released recently on social media. The Mexican legend looks sharp during those impressive vignettes, as if he remains boxing’s pound-for-pound king. Garcia will still need to see much more than those promotional packages to believe Alvarez can convincingly beat Jermell Charlo in their 12-round super middleweight title fight September 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Anthony Joshua is effusive about his time so far working with trainer du jour Derrick James. He can’t say the same for his previous coach, Robert Garcia. In a recent interview, staged after the official announcement of Joshua’s Aug. 12 fight against Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena in London, the former heavyweight champion sung the praises of his current coach while saying less than complimentary things about his last one.
Robert Garcia is certain that Regis Prograis’ last performance was an anomaly. The veteran trainer out of Riverside, California, thinks the WBC junior welterweight titlist’s fight against Danielito Zorrilla was not indicative of his actual abilities.
Robert Garcia has been in the sport of boxing long enough to know when he has a special fighter on his roster. Raymond Muratalla, a 26-year-old lightweight contender, seemingly fits the mold.
Legendary might be an overused word but there is simply no other way to describe the career of Andre Ward. Yet, despite establishing himself as an all-time great, Robert Garcia isn’t sure that if he were still an active fighter, his undefeated record would have held up.
Robert Garcia has found it unfortunate that his one-time client, Anthony Joshua, interpreted his criticism as a sign of disrespect. Garcia briefly worked with London’s Joshua last year ahead of Joshua’s rematch with unified heavyweight champion