Ryan Garcia has been trained by two of the best coaches in boxing.
Garcia enjoyed an undefeated five-fight run featuring all knockout wins under the auspices of 2019 and 2021 trainer of the year Eddy Reynoso.
Garcia split from Canelo Alvarez’s lifetime coach and confidant in 2022 after a nearly four-year run and instead formed a faction with Hall of Fame trainer Joe Goossen.
Goossen led Garcia to two wins before the 24-year-old met his match against knockout artist Gervonta Davis.
Following his April loss to Davis, Garcia separated from Goossen and linked up with Derrick James, the 2022 trainer of the year and Dallas-based coach for Errol Spence Jr., Jermell Charlo, Anthony Joshua, and Frank Martin.
Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) joins a star-studded stable, and he’s already sharing footage focusing on the training basics.
Spence says James will help the seven-year professional Garcia polish up the skills that he’s falling short on.
“I think Derrick is going to help him a lot, just make him fundamentally sound – not standing up straight, throwing the punches correctly, and keeping his chin down,” Spence told Sean Zittel in an interview on FightHype.com.
“I think [James] definitely going to work on him a lot. He'll listen to Derrick. Derrick is a no-nonsense type of guy. Of course, you can tell Derrick what you think is right and what you want to do. He'll talk to you about it and see if it makes sense.
“Derrick can make him a better boxer than he is now because it's a lot of stuff that he was doing that he shouldn't have and the coaches should have corrected him. But I don't know if it was him or the coaches.”
Garcia has also been trained throughout his amateur and professional career by his father, Henry Garcia.
Ryan stated on social media that he’s eying an October return to the ring.
Garcia recently called out WBC super lightweight champion Regis Prograis, stating, "Regis, if you want to fight please let [Matchroom Boxing head] Eddie [Hearn] know. I want all that smoke. I'm confident I can do damage at 140 pounds. So if you want to make something happen please contact my team. I am dead serious.”
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