Danny Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
Brandon Rios has paid no mind to the skeptics convinced Danny Garcia is going to annihilate him. Some dissatisfied fans have been referring to Rios as a “cherry,” in relation to their criticism of Garcia as a “cherry-picker.” The former WBA lightweight champion has used all that negativity as motivation to pull off an upset in their 12-round welterweight fight February 17 in Las Vegas.
Brandon Rios Workout Training Photos Gallery - Former world champion Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios hosted a Los Angeles media workout Wednesday in advance of his welterweight title eliminator against Danny "Swift" Garcia Saturday, Feb. 17, live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Idris Erba/PBC.
Victor Ortiz still wants to fight Brandon Rios. To make their bout bigger, it would be better if Rios upsets Danny Garcia on February 17, the same night Ortiz will encounter Devon Alexander on another card. Ortiz just can’t envision his rival beating Garcia, a former welterweight champion who has lost just once and is still in his physical prime.
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On February 17th from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, two-division world champion Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time since losing a twelve round unanimous decision in his welterweight unification clash with Keith Thurman in March 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia will face former world champion Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 25 KOs) in a Showtime televised main event.
Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is targeting a fight with one of the world's top welterweights by the end of 2018 as he gets set to make his return to the ring. The former unified light-welterweight world champion has not fought since his defeat to Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in May 2016, when the Bolton boxer moved up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds and was knocked out in the sixth round at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Philadelphia-native and two-division world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia has thrived in the underdog role several times throughout a career that has seen him defeat a slew of top champions. Just like Garcia triumphed over Amir Khan and Lucas Matthysse in two of his greatest wins, Garcia's hometown Philadelphia Eagles will look to upset the odds this Sunday in Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots.
WBC, WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) is a bit annoyed with some of the recent comments that are being made by former two division world champion Danny Garcia (31-1, 19 KOs). Last March, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Garcia lost a twelve round split decision to Keith Thurman in their anticipated unification bout.
The third time was the charm for Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs), who stopped previously undefeated Thai superstar Tewa Kiram (37-1, 27 KOs) in the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round fight to win the vacant WBA "regular" welterweight championship on HBO Boxing After Dark.
On February 17th from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, two-division world champion Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) returns to the ring in a welterweight showdown with Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 25 KOs), who had previously won a world title at 135-pounds. The contest will be the first fight for Garcia since losing a twelve round decision in his unification with Keith Thurman at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.