Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Boxing

Garcia wants Davis title fight after Fortuna win

available ad 970x250
Ryan Garcia has won 19 of his 23 fights by knockout

Ryan Garcia repeated his desire to fight WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis after a dominant win over Javier Fortuna.

The much-hyped Mexican-American, 23, knocked Dominican Fortuna down in the fourth and fifth rounds before stopping him early in the sixth in Los Angeles.

Garcia’s record reads 23-0, while Davis has won all 27 of his fights.

“If he wants it, let’s get it,” Garcia told DAZN. “That’s going to give me the respect I deserve.”

Inactive for 15 months, Garcia now has two wins in three months after beating Emmanuel Tagoe in April.

He challenged Davis to a December bout after watching the American beat Rolando Romero in June.

Davis tweeted after Saturday’s fight: “See y’all the end of the year.”

Garcia knocked Fortuna down with a left hook to the body, similar to the shot that stopped Britain’s Luke Campbell last year.

He dropped the 33-year-old again in the next round and ended the fight at the Crpyto.com Arena with a left hook to the head.

“I was crisp. I was sharp,” Garcia said. “I know how good a fighter I am. I just had to put it all together and you saw it come together today.”

Davis holds the regular WBA lightweight belt and American Devon Haney the more prestigious Super lightweight belt.

Around the BBC iPlayer bannerAround the BBC iPlayer footer

available ad 970x250

Source link

Click to comment

You must be logged in to post a comment Login

Leave a Reply

Trending

Save Up To 62%

You May Also Like

Health

Six pioneering nature projects across England receive major funding award to trial the most effective ways to capture carbon and mitigate the impacts of...

Health

Scientists have long sought to better understand the human body’s immune responses that occur during various diseases, including cancer and inflammatory diseases. In a...

Football

Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka head into Sunday’s titanic clash at the Emirates as beacons of hope for their respective sides. Arsenal and Manchester...

Boxing

Anthony Yarde now has 22 knockouts in 23 wins Anthony Yarde knocked out Stefani Koykov in three rounds to secure a world title shot...