
Ryan Garcia: McGregor Can't Box, I'd Bet 100K He Can't KO Jake Paul
WBC interim-lightweight champion Ryan Garcia has interest in seeing a boxing showdown between former UFC champion Conor McGregor and YouTube star Jake Paul.
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WBC interim-lightweight champion Ryan Garcia has interest in seeing a boxing showdown between former UFC champion Conor McGregor and YouTube star Jake Paul.

Ryan Garcia continues on a path of proving his worth in the red-hot lightweight division. Another step up in class is in store for the unbeaten 22-year-old, who will next face Javier Fortuna in the first defense of his interim WBC lightweight title. The bout is set for July 9, live on DAZN from a location to be determined, as confirmed by the evening's headline attraction.

Eddie Hearn still can’t comprehend why Ryan Garcia refused to fight Devin Haney after winning a dangerous elimination match against Luke Campbell and earning a title shot.

Interim lightweight titlist Ryan Garcia, boxing’s hottest rising star, and veteran contender Javier Fortuna have agreed to terms to meet in a mandated bout, a source with knowledge of the deal told BoxingScene on Friday night.

Ryan Garcia is now pressed with a fight he could have already cleared off of his plate. The reigning WBC interim lightweight titlist is now required to enter negotiations for a mandatory title defense versus Javier Fortuna. The fight was formally ordered by the Mexico City-based organization in its best efforts to clear up matters in the 135-pound division.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes lightweight star Ryan Garcia, promises something very 'special' will be in store for his boxer's next fight. Back in January, Garcia made a big statement at 135-pounds when he recovered from a hard knockdown in the second round to score a bodyshot knockout of 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell to capture the interim-WBC title.

Former two-division champion Bernard Hopkins believes lightweight star Ryan Garcia has all of the necessary tools to defeat Gervonta "Tank" Davis. Hopkins is a partner in Golden Boy Promotions, who promote Garcia. Garcia is currently the WBC's interim-champion and could be heading in the direction of a fight with Javier Fortuna.

Promising lightweight Michel "La Zarza" Rivera (20-0) is looking to have a very big year. He kicked off his 2021 campaign with an eigth round knockout victory over Anthony Mercado on February 27th. The bout topped a Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 card that supported the Anthony Dirrell-Kyrone Davis main card that aired on FOX.

Undefeated mandatory challenger George Kambosos is promising to do a real number on IBF, WBC Franchise, WBA, WBO lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez. At the moment, the lightweight division is one of the hottest weight classes in the sport.

A quick knockout or an overwhelmingly dominant performance from a fighter will always ease the mind of any trainer. In the case of Ryan Garcia’s latest performance, the adversity in which he was forced to overcome was everything that head trainer Eddy Reynoso wanted and needed to see.