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By Keith Idec - It took Danny Garcia eight-plus rounds Saturday night, but he eventually overpowered Brandon Rios the way many people expected. Garcia crushed Rios with a picture-perfect right hand to the jaw that dropped Rios with 54 seconds to go in the ninth round. A shocked Rios reached his feet, b...
Brandon Rios, Danny Garcia Scorecard Live BoxingScene - LAS VEGAS - Two-division world champion Danny Garcia and former world champion Brandon Rios faced off Thursday at the final press conference for their WBC Welterweight World Title Eliminator this Saturday, February 17 live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Danny Garcia (last 12 fights) threw and landed slightly below the weight class average for total punches against a who's who of opponents. Garcia landed 40.3% of his power punches., while opponents landed 37.6% of their power shots. Garcia landed just 3 jabs per round (16.6%).
Garcia, Rios Weigh-In Photos Gallery - LAS VEGAS - Two-division world champion Danny Garcia and former world champion Brandon Rios faced off Thursday at the final press conference for their WBC Welterweight World Title Eliminator this Saturday, February 17live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Photos by Chris Farina and Stephanie Trapp.
Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) believes that welterweight rival, Keith Thurman, took a lot more punishment in their unification showdown a year ago. Last March, Thurman handed Garcia his first career defeat with a twelve round split decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In the process, Thurman unified the WBC, WBA welterweight titles.
Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) and Rios (34-3-1, 25 KOs) are looking to get back on top of one of boxing’s deepest weight classes, the 147-pound welterweight division. The winner at Mandalay Bay Events Center will be in world-title contention with unified champion Keith Thurman, the holder of the WBC and WBA belts.
Garcia, Rios Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - LAS VEGAS - Two-division world champion Danny Garcia and former world champion Brandon Rios faced off Thursday at the final press conference for their WBC Welterweight World Title Eliminator this Saturday, February 17live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Photos by Chris Farina and Stephanie Trapp.
Former two-division champion Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) is not looking to allow Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 25 KOs) the opportunity to hear the final bell. Garcia is back in the ring on Saturday night, when he faces Rios in a twelve round welterweight bout from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Angel Garcia Video Interview - Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) was a unified world champion at super lightweight and welterweight and has fought and defeated many of the most formidable opponents in both divisions spanning two generations-Morales, Zab Judah, Kendall Holt, Amir Khan, Lucas Matthysse, Paulie Malignaggi and Lamont Peterson among them. Four of his five opponents in the welterweight division were world champions and 10 of his last 14 opponents were world champions or former world champions.
Danny Garcia Video Interview - Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) was a unified world champion at super lightweight and welterweight and has fought and defeated many of the most formidable opponents in both divisions spanning two generations-Morales, Zab Judah, Kendall Holt, Amir Khan, Lucas Matthysse, Paulie Malignaggi and Lamont Peterson among them. Four of his five opponents in the welterweight division were world champions and 10 of his last 14 opponents were world champions or former world champions.