Danny Garcia stopped short of agreeing that it’d be a failure if he doesn’t knock out Ivan Redkach next month.

The former WBC welterweight champion would be disappointed, though, if he doesn’t dominate Redkach the same way he handled Adrian Granados in Garcia’s last fight. Philadelphia’s Garcia (35-2, 21 KOs) knocked down Granados three times and became the first opponent to stop the tough, durable Granados (20-8-2, 14 KOs, 1 NC) inside the distance when he knocked him out in the seventh round April 20 in Carson, California.

Garcia-Redkach was officially announced Wednesday during a press conference at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the site of their January 25 fight. Showtime will televise their 12-round welterweight bout as the main event of a tripleheader that night.

“I have to go in there and win in spectacular fashion,” Garcia told BoxingScene.com before the press conference. “I have to stop him. I have to go in there and do that same thing I did to Granados. You know, Granados was never stopped before and he’s been in there with some good champions, in some tough fights. I went in there and was the first person to stop him. I know Redkach has been stopped one time before, but I have to stop him. That’s my only concern.”

Ukraine’s Redkach has been knocked out twice in 28 professional fights – first by Dejan Zlaticanin in a lightweight bout, then by John Molina Jr. in a memorable, four-round, junior welterweight brawl.

Redkach, 33, will fight at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds for just the second time as well. In his welterweight debut, Redkach (23-4-1, 18 KOs, 1 NC) knocked out former junior welterweight and welterweight champ Devon Alexander (27-6-1, 14 KOs) in the sixth round June 1 in San Jacinto, California.

“He’s been looking good in his last couple fights,” Garcia said. “He’s a southpaw, and I definitely wanted to fight a southpaw to get ready for the bigger fights. But I can’t overlook him. I know he’s hungry and I’ve gotta go in there and just handle my business.”

Garcia, 31, wants to fight one of two left-handed opponents – Manny Pacquiao or Errol Spence Jr. – after facing Redkach. The uncertainty surrounding Spence’s recovery from injuries suffered in a car accident October 10 makes it more likely that the Philadelphia native could challenge Pacquiao following the Redkach clash.

“It feels good to stay active,” Garcia said. “I only fought one time this year, so you know, I wanna be more active. These are the fights you’ve gotta win and look good in to stay at that level, to get the big fights.”

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.