Ryan Garcia was born on August 8,1998 and is an American professional boxer.
27 Facts About Ryan Garcia
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Ryan Garcia held the WBC interim lightweight title in 2021.
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Ryan Garcia turned professional at age 17 on June 9,2016.
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Ryan Garcia soon signed with Golden Boy Promotions in November 2016.
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Oscar De La Hoya announced Ryan Garcia would make his debut on December 17,2016 on the Smith-Hopkins light-heavyweight main event at The Forum.
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Ryan Garcia won the fight by knockout in the second round.
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Ryan Garcia trained with Eddy Reynoso, who works with Canelo Alvarez and Oscar Valdez in their San Diego, California, facility, from October 2018 to February 2022.
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In September 2019, Ryan Garcia extended his contract with a new five-year deal with Golden Boy Promotions.
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Ryan Garcia defeated Duno with a first-round knockout, capturing the WBC Silver lightweight title.
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On January 2,2020 Golden Boy announced Ryan Garcia would be facing Francisco Fonseca on February 14 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
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Ryan Garcia landed seven punches in the fight before landing a lead left hook which knocked out Fonseca in the first round.
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In round 2 of his fight with Campbell, Ryan Garcia was knocked down for the first time in his professional career.
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Ryan Garcia had survived the knockdown, as he got up shortly after hitting the canvas.
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Later on in the fight, in round 7, Ryan Garcia hit Luke Campbell with a fight-ending body shot.
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CompuBox statistics show Ryan Garcia outlanded Campbell 94 to 74 in total punches, and 77 to 51 in power punches, with Campbell outlanding Ryan Garcia in jabs 23 to 17.
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Ryan Garcia was stripped of his newly crowned WBC interim lightweight title, with the title being on the line for Diaz and Fortuna instead.
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On October 8,2021, it was announced that Ryan Garcia would be challenging Joseph Diaz in Los Angeles on November 27 for his WBC interim lightweight title following Diaz's victory over Fortuna, the same title Ryan Garcia had held after beating Luke Campbell and was stripped of earlier in 2021.
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On October 15,2021, Mike Coppinger of ESPN revealed that Ryan Garcia suffered a hand injury and the fight with Diaz will be postponed.
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On February 4,2022, it was announced that Ryan Garcia would be returning to the ring after a long spell of inactivity against former IBO lightweight champion Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9.
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On July 16,2022 Ryan Garcia faced Javier Fortuna in a super lightweight bout in Crypto.
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Ryan Garcia dominated the fight scoring 3 knockdowns, and defeating Fortuna in 6 rounds via TKO.
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Ryan Garcia was unable to rise on the referee's count of ten, leading to Gervonta Davis being declared winner via KO.
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Ryan Garcia's parents were actively involved in his amateur career.
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Ryan Garcia often carries both the US and Mexican flags into the ring and frequently wears red, white, and blue colors.
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Ryan Garcia was trained by Eddy Reynoso, who trains Canelo Alvarez and Oscar Valdez at their gym in San Diego, California, from October 2018 to February 2022.
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In December 2022, Ryan Garcia began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rener Gracie.
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On some commercials, Ryan Garcia appears with NBA basketball star Damian Lillard.