Ryan Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
Bernard Hopkins thinks some of the sport’s top talents need to spend less time getting into social media spats. In a recent interview, the Hall of Fame former fighter and current executive at Golden Boy Promotions, took aim at “drama queens” in boxing who repeatedly run the risk of alienating fans.
Just a few weeks ago, Ryan Garcia was impressed with Devin Haney. The slick movement, the underrated power, and his overall boxing skills all grabbed his attention as he scored a lopsided victory over Regis Prograis.
Isaac Cruz has given up on his years-long pursuit of a rematch with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. For now. The popular lightweight from Mexico City has a new target in his sights. Actually an old one, as Cruz hopes to unearth past business with Ryan Garcia.
Teofimo Lopez understands why Ryan Garcia changed his mind about boxing Devin Haney next. It makes better business sense, in Lopez’s opinion, for Garcia to go after another belt in a winnable bout with Rolly
Another year is in the books and it was a doozy both in and out of the ring. Fans said farewell to Showtime and hello to Amazon Prime. Tank-Davis-Ryan Garca lit up the box office, Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue lit up the month of July with twin career defining performances, Tyson Fury got knocked on his ass by an MMA fighter making his pro debut, and week after week quality fights dotted the landscape for almost all of twelve months.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya hopes Ryan Garcia’s bromance with Floyd Mayweather Jr. results in some improvements to Garcia’s defense. The head of Golden Boy Promotions was recently asked to respond to a video on social media showing his ace client
Some fighters are brought in to win and others are brought in for slaughter. Liam Paro was supposedly the latter. Montana Love was the name. He wasn’t a household one but he was clearly the more known fighter. Coming in as the B side was perfectly alright with Paro. He didn’t need or care that few believed in him. He just needed the big stage that was provided for him by Love.
Devin Haney is suddenly no closer to a fight with Ryan Garcia than was the case three years ago when they were directly in each other’s path. As BoxingScene.com previously reported, talks for a WBC junior welterweight title fight later this spring suddenly
Ryan Garcia will now revisit earlier plans. Prior talks of a potential showdown versus two-division and reigning WBC junior welterweight titlist Devin Haney (31-0, 15KOs) now appear dead in the water. Garcia instead plans to return to his prior target, WBA 140-pound titleholder Rolando Romero.
Oscar De La Hoya expressed optimism Thursday regarding Ryan Garcia challenging Devin Haney in his next fight. The founder of Golden Boy Promotions expects negotiations to intensify after his company’s event Saturday night at