Putting Tagoe in his rearview mirror, Garcia has plenty of options for his next fight. So what route does the 23-year-old take?
DAZN examines who could be next in line for the Mexican star.
Gervonta Davis
This is the fight to make by a country mile, and it's not even close.
Garcia and Davis were in talks in 2021 to stage a megafight between two of the most prominent young stars in boxing. But instead, Garcia shifted his focus to try and face Manny Pacquiao. Once that didn't go anywhere, Garcia attempted to reignite talks, but Davis had already booked a fight with Mario Barrios.
The timeline works out as Garcia fought on Saturday, and "Tank" returns on May 28 against Rolly Romero. A Davis victory and the fact he's talking about leaving Mayweather Promotions after the Romero bout makes it even more likely that the highly anticipated matchup could happen, which would make boxing fans rejoice.
Jo Jo Diaz
Diaz and Garcia were set to lock horns this past November, but the former suffered a broken wrist and had to undergo surgery. Diaz went on to face WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney at the beginning of December. Haney won an entertaining decision. Diaz's stock rose because of his spirited performance.
Diaz was an analyst on the DAZN broadcast Saturday. He revealed he's coming back in July against an opponent that hasn't been announced. But if he gets the victory, he'd like to get the lost opportunity back from last year.
"I'm the type of guy that will never dodge or duck anybody," Diaz said on the DAZN post-show. "If Ryan Garcia wants to sign the contract and I sign the contract, we can get it going.
"I feel like Ryan Garcia, he don't have that heart to be in there with the big dogs."
If Diaz wins in his return and the Davis fight doesn't come to fruition, a Garcia-Diaz showdown sounds good to me.
Vasiliy Lomachenko
Yes, I can already hear the chuckles. Then, of course, people will say, "What has Garcia done to deserve a crack at Lomachenko?"
If Garcia doesn't face Davis and doesn't want to wait until the fall to take on Diaz if he wins his next fight, why not Lomachenko?
Currently, Lomachenko is in his native Ukraine and helping out in their war against Russia. But if the war ends soon, Lomachenko will want to fight and would like to be in a marquee one since he was set to face unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. until he bowed out because of the war.
You want a big name at lightweight who is available? Look no farther than Garcia.