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Who is Ryan Garcia? Background, record, championships, biggest wins of Gervonta Davis' next opponent

Who is Ryan Garcia? Background, record, championships, biggest wins of Gervonta Davis' next opponentGettyImages

Ryan Garcia will have the chance to prove why he should be the face of boxing on Saturday night when he takes on Gervonta Davis in Las Vegas. 

Davis has been a name that Garcia has been calling out for the past few years, and now he has finally got his wish.

A win for Garcia will catapault him towards superstar status, but he will need to ensure that the strict rehydration clause will not hamper his ability to use his fast hands against a power puncher like Davis. 

DAZN takes a look at the career of Garcia ahead of this career defining fight. 

What is Ryan Garcia's professional record? 

Ryan Garcia boasts a 23-0 record with 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout. 

Championships

Ryan Garcia is yet to challenge or win a world title. 

Biggest wins

A devastating professional debut for Garcia; June 9, 2016

For Ryan Garcia, his professional debut against Edgar Meza could not have gone any better. 

A first round knockout win over the Mexican put the boxing world on notice that this young star will be a name to look out for in years to come. 

Garcia comes of age against Campbell; January 2, 2021

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Ryan Garcia's enthralling fight with former Olympian Luke Campbell was the first time the American showed that he could mix it with experienced operators at 135lbs. 

At first, things did not look to be going Garcia's way after Campbell knocked down his opponent in round two, but Garcia remained composed and continued to carry out his gameplan. 

As the fight progressed, Garcia's power was taking its toll on Campbell and in round seven, a brutal body shot from Garcia forced the British fighter to take a knee on the mat. 

It was obvious that Campbell would be unable to continue and the referee stopped the fight.  

Garcia overcomes Fortuna with ease; July 16, 2022

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Ryan Garcia once again made a statement, but this time at super lightweight when he knocked out former world title challenger Javier Fortuna. 

In the build-up to the fight, Garcia made it clear that he wanted to produce a highlight reel finish and he did exactly that. 

The first of three knockdowns for Garcia came in round four with a left hook to Fortuna's body who took a knee. This was then followed in the next session with another left hook, this time to Fortuna's jaw. 

Garcia continued to step up the pressure in the sixth and brought the fight to an end with a left-right-left combination which proved too much for Fortuna. 

Davis vs. Garcia fight date, start time

  • Date: Saturday, April 22 
  • Time: 9 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. BST
  • Main event ringwalks (approx): 12 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. BST 

The main card is set to get underway at 9 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. BST with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 12 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. BST. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights. 

Can I watch Davis vs. Garcia on DAZN?

The card will stream live on DAZN PPV in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. More information can be found here.

The card will also stream live as part of your DAZN subscription if you're in the United Kingdom (all territories), Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium.

What devices are supported on DAZN?

DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com (except Argentina, Chile and Colombia) and also has apps available for all of the following TV and streaming devices:

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Where is the Davis vs. Garcia fight?

The fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 

Gervonta Davis record and bio

  • Nationality: American   
  • Date of birth: November 7, 1994
  • Height: 5' 5.5"   
  • Reach: 67.5"
  • Total fights: 28
  • Record: 28-0 (26 KOs)   

Ryan Garcia record and bio

  • Nationality: American   
  • Date of birth: August 8, 1998
  • Height: 5' 10"   
  • Reach: 70"   
  • Total fights: 23   
  • Record: 23-0 (19 KOs)  

Davis vs. Garcia fight card

  • Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia; Catchweight (136lbs)
  • David Morrell vs. Yamaguchi Falcao; Super middleweight
  • Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Gabriel Rosado; Super middleweight
  • Elijah Garcia vs. Kevin Salgado Zambrano; Middleweight
  • Fiodor Czerkaszyn vs. Elias Espadas; Middleweight
  • Vito Meilnicki Jr vs. Jose Sanchez Charles; Light middleweight
  • Floyd Schofield vs. Jesus Valentin Leon; Lightweight
  • Lorenzo Simpson vs. Pachino Hill; Middleweight
  • Tristan Kalkreuth vs. Jaime Solorio; Light heavyweight
  • Jalil Major Hackett vs. Jason Phillips; Light middleweight
  • Cuttino Oliver vs. Roberto Cantu Pena; Bantamweight