1. Ryan Garcia was born on August 8,1998 and is an American professional boxer.
44 Facts About Ryan Garcia
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Ryan Garcia held the World Boxing Council interim lightweight title in 2021.
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Ryan Garcia became a 15-time national amateur champion and amassed an amateur record of 215 wins and 15 losses.
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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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In October 2018, Ryan Garcia started training with Eddy Reynoso, who trained Canelo Alvarez and Oscar Valdez at their gym in San Diego, California.
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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 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 knockdowns in rounds four, five and six, with the referee stopping the fight after the third knockdown.
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Ryan Garcia received praise for his performance, which was described as being an improvement over his performance against Tagoe.
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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 left his trainer, Goossen, a week after the Davis fight and hired Derrick James as his trainer in May 2023.
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Ryan Garcia faced Oscar Duarte at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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Ryan Garcia won the fight by KO in the 8th round after landing a combination late in the round rendering Duarte unable to beat the count of the referee.
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Two days before the fight, Ryan Garcia agreed to a wager with Haney that Ryan Garcia would pay $500,000 for every pound over the limit should he miss weight.
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Ryan Garcia later weighed in at 143.2lbs, 3.2lbs over the championship limit, and would forfeit up to $600,000 of his purse to Haney.
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Ryan Garcia won the bout via majority decision, knocking down Haney in rounds 7,10 and 11 before coming away with the victory.
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Ryan Garcia responded via social media and denied having taken performance-enhancing drugs, citing his willingness to take the drug test.
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On July 4,2024, Ryan Garcia was expelled by the WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman after using racial slurs against black people and disparaging Muslims in comments livestreamed on social media.
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Ryan Garcia was called out on social networks being rumored that he was abusing illegal substances.
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Sulaiman said that Ryan Garcia declined multiple attempts by the WBC to help with his mental health and substance abuse.
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In 2019, Ryan Garcia starred as Sonny Mendoza in the Brat teen web series On the Ropes.
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Ryan Garcia's parents have been actively involved with his career since he was an amateur.
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Ryan Garcia's father remains one of his trainers and his mother works as his personal administrative assistant for commercial projects.
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Ryan Garcia attended Adelanto High School before leaving because of amateur boxing commitments.
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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's walk out and victory music has frequently been "El Rey" by Vicente Fernandez, a reference to Garcia's "King Ryan" nickname.
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In December 2022, Ryan Garcia began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Rener Gracie.
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Ryan Garcia supported Donald Trump for president in 2024, with Trump's campaign publicly touting his endorsement.
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Ryan Garcia posted screenshots of text messages between her and Garcia, revealing the boxer's alleged aggressive and hostile behavior.
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In June 2024, Ryan Garcia was arrested for damaging a room and hallway in the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills, California.