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Ryan Garcia (born August 8, 1998) is an American professional boxer who held the WBC interim lightweight title in 2021. As of May 2022, he is ranked as the world's sixth-best active lightweight by The Ring magazine,[4] the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[5] and ESPN,[6] and tenth by BoxRec.[7]

Ryan Garcia
Garcia in January 2021
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Flash KingRy[1]
Weight(s)	Super featherweight Lightweight Light welterweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Reach	70 in (178 cm)[2]
Born	(1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 24) Victorville, California, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[3]
Total fights	23
Wins	23
Wins by KO	19

Amateur career

García started boxing at the age of seven. He became a 15-time national amateur champion and amassed an amateur record of 215–15.[8]

Professional career

Early career

Garcia turned professional at age 17 on June 9, 2016. In his first professional bout, he fought against Edgar Meza in Tijuana, winning the match by TKO. Garcia soon signed with Golden Boy Promotions in November 2016.[8] Oscar De La Hoya announced Garcia would make his debut on December 17, 2016 on the Smith-Hopkins light-heavyweight main event at The Forum. Garcia won the fight by knockout in the second round.[9]

In September 2019, Garcia extended his contract with a new five-year deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Specific details of the multi-year deal were not disclosed.[10]

Rising up the ranks

Garcia vs. Duno

Golden Boy announced Garcia's next bout would be the co-main event of Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. On September 18, 2019 Romero Duno was announced as Garcia's next opponent.[11] Garcia defeated Duno with a first-round knockout, capturing the WBC Silver lightweight title.[12]

Garcia vs. Fonseca

On January 2, 2020 Golden Boy announced Garcia would be facing Francisco Fonseca on February 14 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.[13] Garcia landed seven punches in the fight before landing a lead left hook which knocked out Fonseca in the first round.[14]

Garcia vs. Campbell

On October 8, it was announced Garcia would be facing Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell for the interim WBC lightweight title at Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, California.[15] The fight was originally scheduled for December 5, 2020, but was pushed back to January 2, 2021 due to Campbell contracting Covid-19. The venue was also changed to the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.[16][17] In round 2 of his fight with Campbell, Garcia was knocked down for the first time in his professional career. He had survived the knockdown, as he got up shortly after hitting the canvas. Later on in the fight, in round 7, Garcia hit Luke Campbell with a fight-ending body shot.[18] CompuBox statistics show Garcia outlanded Campbell 94 to 74 (32%) in total punches, and 77 to 51 (44%) in power punches, with Campbell outlanding Garcia in jabs 23 to 17 (15%).[19] The fight was ultimately Campbell's last bout before his retirement.[20]

Cancelled bouts vs. Fortuna and Diaz

On April 13, 2021 it was announced by DAZN that Garcia would defend his newly won WBC interim lightweight title against Dominican former WBA (Regular) super featherweight champion, Javier Fortuna. The bout was set for July 9 in a location to be determined, and the winner would become the mandatory challenger to WBC lightweight champion, Devin Haney.[21] However, on April 24, Garcia announced he had withdrawn from the bout, in order to "manage his health and well being".[22] Former IBF super featherweight champion Joseph Diaz agreed to move up to lightweight to fill in for Garcia, and fight Fortuna on July 9. Garcia was subsequently stripped of his newly crowned WBC interim lightweight title, with the title being on the line for Diaz and Fortuna instead.[23][24]

On October 8, 2021, it was announced that Garcia would be challenging Joseph Diaz in Los Angeles on November 27 for his WBC interim lightweight title following Díaz's victory over Fortuna, the same title Garcia had held after beating Luke Campbell and was subsequently stripped of earlier in 2021.[25] On October 15, 2021, Mike Coppinger of ESPN revealed that García suffered a hand injury and the fight with Diaz will be postponed.[26]

Garcia vs. Tagoe

On February 4, 2022, it was announced that Garcia would be returning to the ring after a long spell of inactivity against former IBO lightweight champion Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9. He easily dominated Tagoe and scored a knockdown in Round 2, winning a unanimous decision with the scores of 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109. [27]

Garcia vs. Fortuna

On July 16, 2022 Garcia faced Javier Fortuna in a super lightweight bout in Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Garcia dominated the fight scoring 3 knockdowns, and defeating Fortuna in 6 rounds via TKO.[28]

Personal life

Garcia comes from a large family. His parents were actively involved in his amateur career. They continue to assist him with his professional career as his father remains one of his trainers and his mother works as his Personal Administrative Assistant for commercial projects. In March 2019, Garcia's daughter was born.[29]

Although being American by birth and nationality, Garcia often incorporates his Mexican heritage into his persona. He often carries both the U.S. and Mexican flags into the ring and frequently wears red, white, and blue colors.[30] He was trained by Eddy Reynoso, who also trains Canelo Álvarez and Óscar Valdez at their gym in San Diego, California, from October 2018 to February 2022.[31] He is now currently trained by Joe Goosen.[32]

Television commercials

During 2021, Garcia signed a deal with sports drink Gatorade to appear on television commercials advertising the brand, thus becoming the first American boxer ever to appear on a Gatorade campaign.[33] On some commercials, Garcia appears with NBA basketball star Damian Lillard.

Professional boxing record

23 fights	23 wins	0 losses
By knockout	19	0
By decision	4	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
24	—	—	Gervonta Davis	—	—	April 15, 2023	TBA, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
23	Win	23–0	Javier Fortuna	KO	6 (12), 0:27	Jul 16, 2022	Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
22	Win	22–0	Emmanuel Tagoe	UD	12	Apr 9, 2022	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
21	Win	21–0	Luke Campbell	TKO	7 (12), 1:58	Jan 2, 2021	American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant WBC interim lightweight title
20	Win	20–0	Francisco Fonseca	KO	1 (12), 1:20	Feb 14, 2020	Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.	Retained WBC Silver lightweight title
19	Win	19–0	Romero Duno	KO	1 (12), 1:38	Nov 2, 2019	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBO–NABO, and vacant WBC Silver lightweight title
18	Win	18–0	Jose Lopez	TKO	2 (10), 3:00	Mar 30, 2019	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Braulio Rodriguez	KO	5 (10), 1:14	Dec 15, 2018	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Carlos Morales	MD	10	Sep 1, 2018	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Jayson Vélez	UD	10	May 4, 2018	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBC-NABF, and WBO–NABO super featherweight titles
14	Win	14–0	Fernando Vargas Parra	KO	1 (10), 2:55	Mar 22, 2018	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF Junior super featherweight title
13	Win	13–0	Noe Martinez Raygoza	TKO	8 (8), 1:45	Dec 16, 2017	Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
12	Win	12–0	Cesar Alan Valenzuela	TKO	3 (8), 2:59	Nov 2, 2017	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF Junior super featherweight title
11	Win	11–0	Miguel Carrizoza	KO	1 (8), 0:30	Sep 15, 2017	MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant WBC-NABF Junior super featherweight title
10	Win	10–0	Mario Macias	KO	1 (4), 1:14	Jul 15, 2017	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Tyrone Luckey	TKO	2 (6), 2:20	May 6, 2017	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Devon Jonnes	KO	2 (6), 0:55	Feb 3, 2017	Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	José Antonio Martínez	KO	2 (6), 2:00	Dec 17, 2016	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Mario Aguirre	RTD	2 (4), 3:00	Oct 14, 2016	Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, California, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Jonathan Cruz	TKO	2 (4), 1:44	Aug 17, 2016	Exchange LA, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Cristian Jesus Cruz	UD	4	Jul 27, 2016	Rancho Grande Bar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
3	Win	3–0	Luis Lozano	TKO	1 (4), 1:40	Jul 7, 2016	Rancho Grande Bar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
2	Win	2–0	Hector García	TKO	1 (4), 1:12	Jun 24, 2016	Billar El Perro Salado, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
1	Win	1–0	Edgar Meza	TKO	1 (4), 1:34	Jun 9, 2016	Rancho Grande Bar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

References

External links

• Boxing record for Ryan Garcia from BoxRec (registration required)
• Ryan García at Goldenboy Promotions
• Ryan García at VVNG: García Deal
• Ryan García at ESPN: 2017 Prospect

Achievements
Vacant Title last held by Óscar Valdez	NABF super featherweight champion Junior title September 15, 2017 – April 28, 2018 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by William Foster
Vacant Title last held by D'Angelo Keyes	WBC lightweight champion Silver title November 2, 2019 – January 2, 2021 Won interim world title	Vacant Title next held by Zaur Abdullaev
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Devin Haney	WBC lightweight interim champion January 2 – May 24, 2021 Stripped	Vacant Title next held by Joseph Diaz

На других языках

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- [en] Ryan Garcia

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[es] Ryan García

Ryan García (Victorville, California Estados Unidos, 8 de agosto de 1998) es un boxeador profesional estadounidense de ascendencia mexicana. Compite en la categoría de peso ligero.

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[it] Ryan García

Ryan García (Victorville, 8 agosto 1998) è un pugile statunitense con cittadinanza messicana.

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[ru] Гарсия, Райан

Райан Гарсия (англ. Ryan Garcia; род. 8 августа 1998, Викторвилл, Калифорния, США) — американский боксёр-профессионал, мексиканского происхождения, выступающий во второй полулёгкой и лёгкой весовых категориях. Среди профессионалов бывший временный чемпион мира по версии WBC (2021) и обязательный претендент[1] на полноценный титул чемпиона мира по версии WBC (2021), чемпион по версии WBC Silver (2019—2021), чемпион Северной Америки по версии WBO NABO (2019—2021) в лёгком весе. Бывший чемпион Северной Америки по версиям NABF (2018) и WBO NABO (2018) во 2-м полулёгком весе.

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