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Ryan Garcia: Coming To Get My Respect, Gonna Make Campbell Bleed Until His Corner Throws In The Towel

Ryan Garcia: Coming To Get My Respect, Gonna Make Campbell Bleed Until His Corner Throws In The Towel

Jake Donovan

•Jan 1, 2021

The common theme throughout the promotion for his next ring appearance is the amount of pain Ryan Garcia intends to inflict once the opening bell sounds. It has been suggested at every turn by the unbeaten 22-year old lightweight, who next faces England’s Luke Campbell (20-3, 16KOs) this Saturday, live on DAZN from American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Most observers have the fight as García’s toughest test to date, but the rising contender scoffs nearly to the point of being insulted at the mere suggestion.

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Ryan Garcia: Goal Is To Beat Lopez, Davis, Haney - Any Order, Here To Conquer Division

Ryan Garcia: Goal Is To Beat Lopez, Davis, Haney - Any Order, Here To Conquer Division

Jake Donovan

•Jan 1, 2021

The ball will drop to ring in a new year two days before Ryan Garcia will see his next fight, but he will save the partying and celebration for post-fight festivities. “I don’t know about partying, but what I do know, there is a reason I’m fighting in 2021,” Garcia insisted during a virtual press conference ahead of his January 2 interim lightweight title fight showdown with England’s Luke Campbell. “From then on, I won’t ever be known as the underdog. I will be known as one of the best fighters in the world.”

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Hearn: Luke Campbell's A World-Class Lightweight, Massive Step Up For Ryan Garcia

Hearn: Luke Campbell's A World-Class Lightweight, Massive Step Up For Ryan Garcia

Keith Idec

•Jan 1, 2021

SAN ANTONIO – Eddie Hearn admires the confidence and ambition Ryan Garcia and his trainer, Eddy Reynoso, have exhibited by agreeing to fight Luke Campbell on Saturday night. Hearn considers Campbell several levels above anyone Garcia has beaten while compiling a 20-0 record and knocking out 17 opponents. Handicappers have established Garcia as an approximate 3-1 favorite to conquer Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) in their 12-round fight for the WBC interim lightweight title, but Campbell’s promoter thinks this might be too tough of a test for the popular, polarizing Garcia just yet

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De La Hoya, Garcia, Canelo, Reynoso Have Newfangled Relationships To Navigate

De La Hoya, Garcia, Canelo, Reynoso Have Newfangled Relationships To Navigate

Manouk Akopyan

•Jan 1, 2021

By Manouk Akopyan - The top shelf of Golden Boy’s cupboard was left barren once Canelo Alvarez filed a lawsuit against the promotional company and DAZN and was later released from his contract. The development was arguably the biggest in boxing during 2020. Even after all of the fractures in their relationship had surfaced in recent years, it was a prolific knockout...

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Campbell: I Didn't Perform To Best Of My Ability Versus Lomachenko

Campbell: I Didn't Perform To Best Of My Ability Versus Lomachenko

Jake Donovan

•Dec 31, 2020

Luke Campbell doesn’t want to hear about moral victories. Much has been made of the 2012 Olympic Gold medalist and former two-time title challenger serving as the toughest test in the young career of unbeaten contender Ryan García (20-0, 17KOs). The storyline is usually assigned to the fighter deemed as the gatekeeper in the equation, a measuring stick to the young gun on the rise.

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Hatton Unsure if Garcia 'Has Bitten Off More Than He Can Chew' With Campbell

Hatton Unsure if Garcia 'Has Bitten Off More Than He Can Chew' With Campbell

BoxingScene Staff

•Dec 31, 2020

Former two division champion Ricky Hatton is not convinced that lightweight star Ryan Garcia is the real deal. Garcia will have the biggest test of his career on Saturday, when he faces 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell. The vacant WBC interim-lightweight title will be at stake - with the winner falling in line for a mandatory crack at full WBC champion Devon Haney.

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Photos: Ryan Garcia, Luke Campbell - Face To Face at Final Presser

Photos: Ryan Garcia, Luke Campbell - Face To Face at Final Presser

Boxing Photos

•Dec 31, 2020

Ryan Garcia, Luke Campbell Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) hosted their final press conference today in Dallas, Texas ahead of their 12-round showdown for the interim WBC Lightweight Championship. They were joined by undercard fighters from the event including world champions Rene Alvarado (32-8, 21 KOs) and Felix Alvarado (35-2, 30 KOs) and many others. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos)

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Garcia-Campbell: Judges, Referee Named For Interim Lightweight Title Fight

Garcia-Campbell: Judges, Referee Named For Interim Lightweight Title Fight

Jake Donovan

•Dec 31, 2020

The first U.S. televised main event of 2021 comes with a healthy mix of experienced ring officials and at least one name which will always trigger a weird reaction within the boxing industry. Veteran referee Laurence Cole has been appointed as the third man in the ring for Saturday’s interim lightweight title fight between Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell. The scheduled 12-round bout will air live on DAZN from American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, making the locally-based Cole a logical pick from a geographical standpoint.

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De La Hoya: Not Surprised Garcia-Campbell Sold Out, Small Preview Of Golden Boy's Future

De La Hoya: Not Surprised Garcia-Campbell Sold Out, Small Preview Of Golden Boy's Future

Jake Donovan

•Dec 31, 2020

Not even a pandemic can keep Ryan Garcia's fans at bay. A sold-out crowd is in store for this weekend’s show at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, where Garcia headlines in a 12-round interim lightweight title fight versus England’s Luke Campbell. The venue was opened up to the maximum allowed capacity in accordance with social distancing and health guidelines, with the last of the available inventory sold midway through fight week ahead of the Jan. 2 bill which airs live on DAZN.

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Haney To Lopez: Fight Me and We Can Iron Out Who's The Real Undisputed Champ!

Haney To Lopez: Fight Me and We Can Iron Out Who's The Real Undisputed Champ!

Dan Rafael

•Dec 31, 2020

When Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell square off for the vacant interim WBC lightweight world title in the main event of a Golden Boy Promotions card on Saturday (DAZN, 3 p.m. ET preliminary bouts, 6 p.m. ET main card) at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, there will be a very interested spectator paying close attention.

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