Shawn Porter was in attendance Saturday night in Carson, Calif. when Danny Garcia stopped Adrian Granados in 7 one-side rounds in a Premier Boxing Champions main event on Fox. The WBC welterweight champion was very familiar with both men having won a close decision over Garcia last September and having defeated Granados by unanimous decision in 2017.
Danny Garcia’s return to the win column was the most watched boxing event in April—but still lost in the shuffle of a busy sports weekend. The former two-division titlist looked spectacular in dismantling Adrian Granados in seven rounds Saturday evening at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. The bout topped the latest edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox, with the event drawing an average of 1.082 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research.
Former two-division champion Danny "Swift" Garcia (35-2, 21 KOs) dropped Adrian Granados (20-7-2, 14 KOs) three times before stopping him in round seven Saturday night in a welterweight showdown that headlined Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Danny Garcia, Adrian Granados Fight Photos Gallery - Former two-division champion Danny Garcia stopped Adrian Granados with a seventh-round TKO. (photos by Fox Sports, Leo Wilson, Sean Ham).
Former two-division champion Danny "Swift" Garcia (35-2, 21 KOs) dropped Adrian Granados (20-7-2, 14 KOs) three times before stopping him in round seven Saturday night in a welterweight showdown that headlined Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
By Gilbert Manzano - CARSON, Calif. — Danny Garcia made a statement on Saturday by doing something 28 boxers couldn’t do against the brawling Adrian Granados. Garcia regained the welterweight spotlight by stopping Granados in seven rounds during the main event of the PBC on FOX card at Dignity Health Sports Park. It was Granados’ first knockout defeat...
Former two division champion Danny Garcia is selective with his output, throwing 47.1 per round (welter avg.: 56.8). 38.4% of Garcia's landed punches are body shots- 10% higher than CompuBox average. Garcia landed 6.1 body shots per round (CompuBox avg.: 4.2).
Adrian Granados’ desire for a showdown with former two-division titlist Danny Garcia trace back so far that he even recalls a point when he was ready to walk away from the sport while still with that fight on his brain. Visions of landing a showdown with the then-unbeaten 140-pound titlist—who since won and lost a welterweight title—existed long before he’d eventually land the plum assignment, which comes April 20 live on Fox from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. They’ve also inspired him to push through a pair of decision defeats in back-to-back fights long ago which the Chicagoland boxer felt should’ve easily went his way.
For some, there’s no place like home especially when coming off a heartbreaking defeat. As it relates to the career of Danny Garcia, wherever there’s a ring works just fine no matter its location—even one 2,700 miles from home. That very scenario faces the former two-division titlist and still very relevant welterweight heading into his upcoming showdown with Chicago’s Adrian Granados. The two will collide April 20 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., on the other side of the country from his Philadelphia hometown.
By Cliff Rold - It may be that part of the appeal of former World Jr. welterweight champion and welterweight beltholder Danny Garcia (34-2, 20 KO) is the perception of vulnerability. That might not be the same as actual vulnerability. As Garcia has proven many times over the years, he’s a hell of a tough out. Lucas M...