Boxing always needs stars. It might need stars more than it needs great fighters. Stars put butts in the seats, generate press, and drive the most important question in boxing: what’s next? When fans are asking that question, when they care, especial...
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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - That Was Then. This Is Now. It was published 52 years ago as part of a series of coming-age novels by S.E. Hinton and later adapted into a movie starring Emilio Estevez in 1985. But for these purposes, its title illustrates a pi...
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Nothing about what Ryan Garcia had to offer seemed to take Oscar Duarte by surprise. The Mexican lightweight did his best to remain competitive in an eventual eighth-round knockout defeat to Garcia in their December 2 DAZN headliner from Toyota Cente...
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Rolly Romero wasn’t impressed with Ryan Garcia’s use of the Mayweather shoulder roll or virtually anything else Garcia did during his first fight Saturday night with new trainer Derrick James in his corner.
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By Corey Erdman - Ryan Garcia has used Lupe Fiasco’s 2007 song Superstar as his entrance music several times in his career, first against Romero Duno, then for his bout against Francisco Fonseca. At the time, his relation to the song may have been mo...
This was not the way Oscar Duarte wanted to end the biggest fight of his career. The streaking Mexican contender was forced to absorb his first defeat in nearly five years versus Ryan Garcia. Duarte was determined through seven rounds before a left h...
Ryan Garcia has just the opponent in mind for his first major title. The junior welterweight contender has WBA titlist Rolando Romero in his sights and continues to campaign for that to be his next fight. Garcia continued that path after an eighth-ro...
By Jake Donovan - Ryan Garcia is back in the win column. Whether or not the next step includes his current promotional team is another story. The star boxer and current junior welterweight hopeful rebounded from his lone career defeat with an eighth-...
Garcia, Duarte Scorecard BoxingScene Live - HOUSTON, TEXAS - “King” Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) and dangerous knockout artist Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) made weight ahead of their super lightweight fight that will now be for the WBA Go...
Ryan Garcia is ready to revive his career following his first professional loss to Gervonta Davis in April, and he’s willing to step straight into the fire to find out if he’s still got it by taking on power puncher Oscar Duarte.
Chihuahua’s Duarte clocked in at a career-heaviest 142.8 pounds for their bout above the junior welterweight limit, which airs live on DAZN this Saturday from Toyota Center in Houston. He was fine with the move up the scale, as it meant an opportunit...
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