It’s one of the most traditional matches in boxing. Mixing a young, still proving blue chip prospect with earning potential and against a respected, smaller veteran makes sense. It contains the physical risks of a contest while giving looks at more e...
Undefeated contender Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) made a statement by delivering a spectacular performance against former two-time world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (37-4-1, 26 KOs) in front of a packed house at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena.
Ryan Garcia impresses in a fight with what was supposed to be his toughest test in Javier Fortuna. The left hook scored three knockdowns, 1 to the body and 2 to the head. Garcia outlanded Fortuna 79 to 24 overall. Garcia was 56 of 136 for 41% in pow...
By Keith Idec - LOS ANGELES – Ryan Garcia gave Javier Fortuna the beating he promised Saturday night. The hard-hitting lightweight contender dropped Fortuna three times – once apiece in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds – on his way to a sixth-round...
Garcia, Fortuna Scorecard BoxingScene Live - This Saturday night, Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18KOs) of Victorville, CA, will step in the ring against former two-time world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KOs) of La Romana, DR. (photos by Tom...
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LOS ANGELES – Javier Fortuna confronted Ryan Garcia during their press conference Thursday and promised to take his head off. Garcia doesn’t believe Fortuna will even attempt to be that aggressive against him Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. The t...
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Life since the pandemic has not been kind at all to Javier Fortuna. There was a point when he was due to challenge for the WBC lightweight title, only for the global health crisis to shut down those plans. Several bouts have since fallen through, inc...
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Javier Fortuna paid just enough attention to Ryan Garcia’s return to the ring earlier this year only because of his place as a top lightweight. It wasn’t a scouting assignment, at least not at the time. Nor was his own fight earlier this year meant t...
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Ryan Garcia doesn’t intend to make a habit out of allowing his opponents to go the distance. The unbeaten lightweight contender saw his five-fight knockout streak end in his latest win, a twelve-round, unanimous decision over Emmanuel Tagoe on April...
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