Oscar Duarte: record, next fight and profile →
Chihuahua’s Duarte clocked in at a career-heaviest 142.8 pounds for their bout above the junior welterweight limit, which airs live on DAZN this Saturday from Toyota Center in Houston. He was fine with the move up the scale, as it meant an opportunity to add by far the biggest name of his career to his resume.
Ryan Garcia’s confidence is still through the roof despite losing his last fight to Gervonta Davis via knockout. Their 136-pound catchweight clash yielded nearly 1.2 million pay-per-view buys and $22.8 million in ticket revenue.
Ryan Garcia is growing tired of lesser-qualified opponents like UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and social media stars like Deen the Great calling him out thinking they can beat him in a boxing match.
Ryan Garcia made sure to march to the beat of his drum in his comeback fight after suffering a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in April. Davis forced the blockbuster bout to be contracted at a 136-pound catchweight with a maximum 10-pound rehydration clause for the next-day morning weigh-in.
Ryan Garcia agreed to a 136-pound catchweight clash against Gervonta Davis in April. The contract also called for a rehydration clause at a maximum of 10 pounds for the next-day morning weigh-in.
By Manouk Akopyan - Ryan Garcia admitted that he’d been training and fighting at 50% for so long after suffering a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis, and he’s since made significant changes to clean up his act. After five fights with Eddy Reynoso from 2018 to 2021 and three with Hall of Fame coach Joe Goossen, the 25-year-old has since linked up with reigning trainer of the year Derrick James.
Garcia, Duarte Houston Weights Photos Gallery - HOUSTON, TEXAS - “King” Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) and dangerous knockout artist Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) made weight ahead of their super lightweight fight that will now be for the WBA Gold title.
Ryan Garcia is ready to fight in the ring. The junior welterweight contender did his best to soak in the cheers and support as he stepped on the scale ahead of his DAZN-aired main event versus Mexico’s Oscar Duarte. Garcia registered at a career-heaviest but well-proportioned 143 pounds during Friday’s official weigh-in. Duarte was 142.8 pounds—also a career-heaviest—for their twelve-round junior welterweight contest this Saturday from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Hours after Ryan Garcia publicly lambasted his promoters at a press conference, Oscar De La Hoya took to social media to air his concerns about his ace charge.
Ryan Garcia still believes he is “a better fighter” than Gervonta Davis. Garcia’s rival was obviously a better fighter the night of April 22, when Davis dropped Garcia in the second round and knocked him out with a body shot in the seventh round at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As he prepares to return to the