Danny Garcia

Danny Garcia is a professional boxer who is currently fighting in the welterweight division. Garcia was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to parents who are from Puerto Rico. Garcia's father introduced him to boxing by taking him to Philadelphia's Harrowgate Boxing Club. Garcia's father has been his primary boxing coach since the start of his boxing career. Danny Garcia had a successful amateur boxing career, winning over 100 fights while being honored as a U.S. National Champion.

Garcia turned pro with the intention of being recognized as one of the greatest Puerto Rican fighters of all time. He choose the nickname of Swift, as he begun his professional career. He won his debut fight against Mike Denby by knockout. Garcia continued to show great potential as prospect, fighting on the undercards of great champions like Floyd Mayweather Jr and Bernard Hopkins. After 15 successful fights, he decided to step up in competition by facing Ashley Theopane. he was tested but survived winning by split decision. Boxing pundits really recognized that Swift was headed for stardom when he defeated Mike Arnaoutis, Nate Campbell, Kendall Holt, and legendary Mexican champion Erik Morales in consecutive fights.

Danny's first big fight was against Amir Khan as both his WBC Junior Welterweight and Khan's WBA Junior Welterweight titles were on the line. Khan started off well and seemed to be in control until he was caught with a left hook and dropped. He continued delivering punishment on his way to a stoppage victory, which earned him the WBC, WBA, and Ring Junior Welterweight titles. He made successful defenses against Erik Morales in a rematch, as well as Zab Judah before taking on Lucas Matthysse in his signature fight. Matthysse was favored to win, and many people expected to see Matthysse knock Danny Garcia out. However, he was able to withstand the punching power of Matthysse, knocking him down in the 11th round. Danny soon earned the recognition of a potential top fighter in the sport. He showed that he has a strong chin capable of standing up against power punchers in addition to the strong offensive skills that brought him success.

Danny's career started to take a controversial turn after his victory over Matthysse, as he won disputed decisions over Mauricio Herrera and Lamont Peterson. Herrera's jab caused him lots of problems throughout the fight, even though many fans feel that he was nervous, due to fighting in Puerto Rico for the first time. He desperately wanted to put on a great performance. He once again started slow against Peterson and had trouble figuring out his style. Peterson also made the most of his physical size advantage over Danny. He came back in the later rounds, but the fight could have went either way according to most boxing fans and analysts.

Danny decided to move to welterweight, defeating Paulie Malignaggi in his first fight in the division. He defeated Robert Guerrero to win the WBC welterweight title. He defeated Samuel Vargas by 7th round KO.

What was Garcia's last fight?

Danny Garcia's last fight took place against Ivan Redkach's on 25th Jan 2020, in New York, United States. He won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. That fight was 1 year ago.

How active is Danny Garcia?

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Where is Danny Garcia From?

Garcia was born in the United States.

How Old Is Danny Garcia?

The welterweight is currently 32 years old. He was born on 20th March 1988, so he will turn 33 in 1 month and 22 days.

How long has Garcia been fighting?

Danny Garcia made his professional debut in November 2007, so he has been a pro for 13 years and 2 months.

How good is Danny Garcia?

Garcia is currently ranked 7th by the The Ring and 4th by the WBC at Welterweight.

How tall is Danny Garcia?

Garcia is 5' 9" (5 Foot and 9 inches) which is 174cm (1 meter and 74 centimeters).

What is Garcia's Reach?

His reach is 68.5 inches (68.5") which is 174 cm (1 meter and 74 centimeters).

What stance does Danny Garcia use?

Garcia fights from a traditional orthodox stance, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.

What are some potential opponents for Danny Garcia?

Some potential future fights for Garcia include Terence Crawford, Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, Jessie Vargas and Keith Thurman.

What will be Danny Garcia's Next Fight?

Danny Garcia's doesn't currently have a fight scheduled.

Some potential future fights for Garcia include Terence Crawford, Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, Jessie Vargas and Keith Thurman.

How can I stream Danny Garcia's Fights?

We don't have streaming details for Danny Garcia's next fight yet.

What are some recent Danny Garcia results?

Danny Garcia has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Adrian Granados on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shawn Porter on 8th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Rios on 17th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Keith Thurman on 4th March 2017 by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beat Samuel Vargas on 12th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.