Over the years, Ryan Garcia has used both his ability on the microphone and most importantly, in the ring, to gain an unprecedented amount of fans and notoriety. But while the 24-year-old has worked his way to a world title opportunity quite some time ago, he’s opted to go in another direction.
Unofficially, the flamboyant star will saunter into a showdown against Gervonta “Tank” Davis, at a catchweight of 136-pounds in mid-April. However, having violently stopped Javier Fortuna in his super lightweight debut on July 16th, 2022, Garcia moseyed in the top 10 ten of the WBC sanctioning body.
Although the hard-hitting knockout artist could position himself for a showdown against current belt holder, Regis Prograis, Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) appears uninterested in going down that path and would rather move forward with his showdown against Davis.
“Belts are watered down and mean nothing,” said Garcia on his social media account. “It’s common sense. My victory over tank would be better if I won a fight with Regis P for all the “belts” it’s pretty clear if you look for it.”
To Garcia’s credit, Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) possesses a certain amount of star power that Prograis simply doesn't. This upcoming weekend, the 28-year-old will look to add yet another devastating knockout to his resume when he takes on Hector Luis Garcia.
Prograis, on the other hand, is enjoying the euphoric glow associated with winning a world title. On November 26th, after scratching and clawing his way up the rankings, the 33-year-old registered a brutal 11th-round stoppage victory over Jose Zepeda. In doing so, the Louisiana native snagged the vacant WBC 140-pound crown.
With his waist covered in gold, Prograis (28-1, 24 KOs) has beseeched the likes of Garcia to quit all of the benign talking and face him in the ring. Garcia, nevertheless, isn't willing to completely entertain a showdown against Prograis at the moment.
When, however, the two eventually lock horns, Garcia predicts that he’ll make it look fairly easy against Prograis, and strip him of his championship status in violent fashion.
“He’s too slow. I’d catch him, night night. I’m coming for everything.”