Luke Campbell: record, next fight and profile →
Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell is making a lot of sacrifices for his upcoming clash with rising superstar Ryan Garcia. Campbell, 33-years-old, will miss Christmas with his family as he heads to the United States to get ready for upcoming clash with Garcia on January 2 for the vacant WBC interim-lightweight title.
Ryan Garcia has already assembled his hit list for 2021. His next opponent wasn’t even named, more so than nearly serving as a stop along the way. “Luke Campbell, it’s inevitable for him; he’s just going to get his ass whipped,” Garcia vowed during the official announcement press conference for their January 2 interim title fight which takes place at American Airlines Arena in Dallas. “I’m not worried about Luke. He has no challenges for me. All he has are pitty-pat punches, amateur style punches. None of that is going to save him.
Golden Boy Promotions has announced that Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell is headed to American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas atop of a stacked card of international action. The event will feature Nicaraguan twin brothers Rene and Felix Alvarado defending their world titles against internationally ranked contenders, along with the return of world champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn and a wide array of undefeated prospects.
On October 17th, Teofimo Lopez (16-0) scored a major upset when he defeated WBA/WBO/WBC Franchise lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2) inside of "The Bubble" at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The final scores were 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112. The fight is the highest rated boxing event to date in 2020.
Undefeated lightweight contender Ryan Garcia is confident in his ability to close the show early, when he returns on January 2nd against Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell, with the interim-WBC world title at stake.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is planning an exotic location to host his company’s next event, which is scheduled to be headlined by rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia taking on Luke Campbell for a vacant interim world title.
The Ryan Garcia-Luke Campbell fight hasn’t been pushed back all that long. Golden Boy Promotions and Matchroom Boxing jointly announced Friday that the interim lightweight title bout between Garcia and Campbell has been rescheduled for January 2 at a location to be determined. Those two 135-pound contenders initially were scheduled to meet December 5 at Fantasy Springs, but Campbell contracted COVID-19, needed time off from training and withdrew from that date.
With the announcement of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s next fight now a matter of public record, the next step is to get his stablemate back in the ring before year’s end. That very much remains the plan for Ryan Garcia, even if not in accordance with his latest public wish. Efforts remain in place to reschedule Garcia's recently postponed interim title fight with England’s Luke Campbell (20-3, 16KOs). The two were due to fight December 5, live on DAZN from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, only for Campbell to have to withdraw due to contracting COVID-19.
Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell is recovering from a COVID-19 diagnosis. He was scheduled to face unbeaten Ryan Garcia on December 5th in Indio, California - with the vacant interim-WBC lightweight title at stake.
Luke Campbell believes Vasiliy Lomachenko was not the same fighter after their twelve round battle in August of 2019. Campbell lost a competitive twelve round decision, in a bout for the vacant WBC title in London. The WBA, WBO titles were also at stake.