Ryan Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
Ryan Garcia had a viral ringside exchange with Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe following Gervonta Davis’ knockout win against Rolando Romero at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Top lightweight contender Ryan Garcia was not exactly a fan of Devin Haney's performance on Saturday night (Sunday in Australia). At the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, more than 40,000 fans watched Haney (28-0, 15 KOs) box his way to a twelve round unanimous decision over George Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs) to unify the WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO titles.
Undefeated, lightweight superstar Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18KOs) of Victorville, CA, will make his second appearance of the year, facing former two-time world champion Javier “El Abejon'' Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KOs) of La Romana, DR. The 12-round lightweight fight will take place on Saturday, July 16 and will stream live worldwide, exclusively on DAZN.
Ryan Garcia and Javier Fortuna are back in each other’s crosshairs. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal has been reached between the two camps to proceed with the long-planned lightweight bout to take place July 16 at Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) in Los Angeles. A formal announcement is expected in the coming days, with all involved parties declining comment since the fight was not yet made official.
NEW YORK – Leonard Ellerbe doesn’t believe Ryan Garcia genuinely wants to fight Gervonta Davis. Garcia sat ringside Saturday night to witness Davis’ sixth-round knockout of Rolando Romero at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The unbeaten Garcia even made a $20,000 bet with Errol Spence Jr., who was seated near him, that the hard-hitting Romero would defeat Davis in their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event.
Undefeated lightweight star Ryan Garcia was a very interested observer on Saturday night, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia sat ringside, to watch Gervonta Davis retain his WBA "regular" lightweight title with a sixth round knockout unbeaten puncher Rolando Romero.
After consulting with the teams of Ryan Garcia and Isaac Cruz, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman rescinded his sanctioning organization’s order Thursday of their lightweight championship elimination bout.
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz doesn't seem too excited about the prospect of facing Ryan Garcia. For now, he remains cautiously optimistic after the World Boxing Council (WBC) ordered a lightweight title eliminator between the two fighters.
The recent announcement by the WBC slightly altered Golden Boy Promotions’ plans to announce the next fight for Ryan Garcia. That doesn’t mean they can’t adapt and move forward.
Isaac Cruz contends that he is more than willing to fight Ryan Garcia next. The Mexican lightweight contender pointed out, however, that he has plenty of options among potential opponents within the 135-pound division. Facing Garcia would be a high-profile opportunity, despite that Garcia doesn’t own a lightweight title, yet Cruz is confident he has elevated himself through his last two performances to an elite level.