Ryan Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
Earlier this year, Ryan Garcia captured the WBC's interim-lightweight title with a dramatic knockout of Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell. Next up for Garcia was a showdown with top-rated Javier Fortuna in the month of July.
Canelo Alvarez is universally considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. In some instances, pundits and publications alike have slightly discredited Alvarez’s resume and haven’t listed him in the No. 1 position.
Canelo Alvarez has become a mentor and played a big-brother role for Ryan Garcia over the last two years. Once the rising lightweight star switched camps to San Diego to train with Eddy Reynoso, the two quickly hit it off and developed a bond.
Joseph 'JoJo' Diaz Jr. is ready to step in and save the show. The former junior lightweight titlist has expressed an interest in a summertime clash with Dominican Republic’s Javier Fortuna, replacing Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18KOs) who recently bailed from a planned WBC interim lightweight title defense due to personal issues. BoxingScene.com has learned that such a replacement bout is at least being explored, though in the very early stages and dependent upon a number of variables.
Ryan Garcia’s promoter expressed support Saturday after the popular lightweight withdrew from his upcoming fight. Oscar De La Hoya, whose company promotes Garcia, stated on Twitter that Garcia’s health is of “utmost importance” to those at Golden Boy Promotions. Garcia alluded to health issues with which he is dealing in an Instagram post Saturday, but the 22-year-old contender didn’t specify exactly why he pulled out of his fight against Javier Fortuna.
Two-time world champion Javier Fortuna, his promoter Sampson Lewkowicz and their entire team sincerely wish fellow lightweight contender Ryan Garcia a speedy recovery. Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 KOs) and Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) were to have faced off in a July 9 highly anticipated showdown streamed live on DAZN.
Fast-rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia is abruptly pumping the brakes on his promising career. Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) announced on Instagram on Saturday that he’s pulling out of his scheduled July 9 fight against Javier Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 KOs). “I know this news may be disappointing to some of my fans but I am announcing today that I am withdrawing from my July 9th fight,” Garcia wrote on his verified Instagram channel that reaches 8.6 million followers
2012 Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell is looking to rebuild his career after suffering a stoppage loss back in January at the hands of rising lightweight star Ryan Garcia. In a battle for the WBC's interim-title, Campbell (20-4, 16 KOs) drew first blood when he dropped Garcia hard in the second round.
Oscar De La Hoya disputes Devin Haney’s version of why Ryan Garcia didn’t agree to fight him after defeating Luke Campbell. Haney, the WBC world lightweight champion, feels it’s obvious that Garcia ducked him. De La Hoya, whose company promotes Garcia, contends that Haney needs to strengthen his resume before Garcia will consider challenging him, even though Haney holds a 135-pound championship.
Devin Haney could have chosen to celebrate the New Year anywhere in the world. For business reasons, the unbeaten WBC lightweight titlist chose to touch down in Dallas, in hopes of securing his next opponent. Instead, all he was dealt were a list of excuses for why Ryan Garcia wasn’t interested in serving as his next opponent.