Who is Ryan Garcia
Who is Ryan Garcia

Who is Ryan Garcia? Everything About Rising Star of Boxing With a Successful Career

Ryan Garcia will enter a boxing cage for the first time since January 2021. “KingRy” will meet Emmanuel Tagoe in a catchweight bout on April 9 at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Garcia, one of the top names in the lightweight division, is ready to show everyone how dangerous he can be.

Garcia’s most recent bout was against Luke Campbell in Texas. He was set to fight Javier Fortuna in April 2021 but opted not to fight to improve his mental health. Garcia was scheduled to return in November after undergoing hand surgery. Garcia has divided fans into the United States, but he is just now beginning to get traction outside of the country.

Garcia is now training with Joe Goossen, who has previously worked with Canelo Alvarez and Eddy Reynoso, Gabriel and Rafael Ruelas, Amir Khan, and Shane Mosley. Will this benefit or hamper the man with the quick hands?

We look into Ryan Garcia, a man considered to be the future of boxing.

Who is Ryan Garcia?

Garcia was born in Los Alamitos, California and is a fifteen-time national amateur champion. The 23-year-old made his pro debut in 2016 after setting an amateur record of 215-15. When fighting for Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, Garcia’s knockout power was wowed early on.

Garcia, a former WBC-NABF and WBO-NABO super-featherweight champion, knocked out Romero Duno and Francisco Fonseca in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Garcia’s drawing strength in Nevada and California increased in the first round.

Who is Ryan Garcia
Who is Ryan Garcia

Garcia challenged former lightweight contender Luke Campbell in his hardest bout in history in 2021. Garcia overcame hardship for the first time in his career to defeat Campbell via TKO.

Garcia is one of the most popular athletes on social media outside of fighting. He has almost 4.8 million TikTok followers, 7205.9K Twitter followers, and 9.6 million Instagram followers.

Ryan Garcia’s Record and Bio

  • Name: Ryan Garcia
  • Nationality: American
  • Born: August 8, 1998
  • Height: 5’10”
  • Weight: Lightweight
  • Reach: 70 inches
  • Total fights: 21
  • Record: 21-0 with 18 wins via knockout
  • Biggest win: January 2021 vs. Luke Campbell

Ryan Garcia’s Professional Career

Ryan Garcia made his professional debut in March 2016 at the age of 19. Garcia won his first professional match by T.K.O. against Edgar Meza in Tijuana. Since then, he has won all 23 fights, 19 by knockout.

Garcia signed a deal with Golden Boy Promotions in November 2016 and made his debut at The Forum on December 17. Oscar De La Hoya announced that Garcia would fight on the undercard of the Smith-Hopkins light-heavyweight main event. Garcia won in a sensational performance, scoring a knockout in the second round.

Garcia won the WBC Silver Featherweight Title in October 2018 with a sixth-round TKO of Jesus Rojas. On February 2, 2019, he also defeated another rising talent Jayson Velez.

He defeated Emmanuel Tagoe and Javier Fortuna by knockout in his past two ring outings, displaying impressive strength and technical dominance in both fights. You can check Ryan Garcia’s net worth here.

When is Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe?

  • Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022
  • Main event: 11:15 p.m. ET (approximately)

Ryan Garcia will face Emmanuel Tagoe on Saturday, April 9. Garcia and Tagoe are scheduled to enter the ring at 11:15 p.m. ET, depending on the length of the undercard fights.

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How to Watch Garcia vs. Tagoe Live Stream

  • Live Stream: DAZN
  • The Garcia vs. Tagoe main card will be airing on DAZN.

A few years ago, DAZN and Golden Boy negotiated a multi-year agreement for the promotion to produce fights within the service. According to USA Today Sports, De La Hoya and DAZN have recently discussed an extension. Garcia just secured a lucrative contract with Golden Boy after a contract dispute.

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