Danny Garcia has admitted he is now reconsidering the future of his career after enduring a one-sided defeat to Erislandy Lara at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
At one point, you couldn’t talk about the best fighters in the world without mentioning Jarrett Hurd. The Maryland native often used his size, strength, and power to get rid of his opponents. His dominant form of attack led to a unified title run at 154 pounds and recognition as a fringe pound-for-pounder. But just when everything was clicking, it suddenly wasn’t.
Australian boxer Michael Zerafa will be heading to the United States, where he intends to train on a full-time basis for a world title shot in 2024. Zerafa is the mandatory challenger to WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara.
Danny Garcia isn’t the most active fighter in the world anymore. He seldom makes multiple trips to the ring on a yearly basis and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon.
Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia finally appear to have secured a date and a site for their long-discussed middleweight title fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that the 12-round championship bout between Lara and Garcia is expected to be part of a Showtime Pay-Per-View broadcast December 9 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Cuban-born Lara (29-3-3,
WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara has been training in Las Vegas for several days now - and that means his next fight is not far away. Although the veteran does not have an exact date, he states that his upcoming appointment to return to the ring should occur between October and November.
The career of Danny Garcia has been littered with world title victories and exponentially large wads of cash. Though he’s always been confident, not even in Garcia’s wildest dreams did he believe things would play out the way they have.