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 is Danny Garcia's Record?

Danny Garcia's record currently stands at 37 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws. Of those 37 wins he has stopped 21 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 57%. Despite his 3 loses, he has never been stopped. He's boxed a total of 282 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 7 rounds on average.

What was Garcia's last fight?

Danny Garcia's last fight took place against Jose Benavidez's on 30th Jul 2022, in New York, United States. He won by majority decision after 12 rounds. That fight was 10 months and 12 days ago.

How active is Danny Garcia?

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.

Where is Danny Garcia From?

Garcia was born in the United States.

How Old Is Danny Garcia?

The super welterweight is currently 35 years old. He was born on 20th March 1988, so he will turn 36 in 9 months and 9 days.

How long has Garcia been fighting?

Danny Garcia made his professional debut in November 2007, so he has been a pro for 15 years and 6 months.

How good is Danny Garcia?

Garcia is currently ranked 7th by the WBA at Middleweight and 4th by the WBO and 9th by the IBF at Super 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 Amir Khan, Jessie Vargas, Terence Crawford, Unified Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo and Adrien Broner.

What will be Danny Garcia's Next Fight?

Danny Garcia is to face Erislandy Lara next on Saturday 5th August 2023. The fight will take place at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States. The fight will be shown on ShowTime in the United States.

How can I stream Danny Garcia's Fights?

In the US you can stream Danny Garcia fight via Paramount+.

What are some recent Danny Garcia results?

Garcia has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Jose Benavidez on 30th July 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Redkach on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beat Adrian Granados on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California.

He had lost to Shawn Porter on 8th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Danny Garcia Stats

Age	Date Of Birth	Nationality	Height	Reach	Stance	Weight Division
35	March 20, 1988	United States	174 cm	174 cm	orthodox	Super Welterweight (154 lb)

Danny Garcia Record

Professional Record	Wins	Wins By KO	Knockout Percentage	Losses	Losses By Stoppage	Draws	Pro Rounds	Debut
37-3-0	37	21	57%	3	0	0	282	2007

Danny Garcia Rankings

Weight	The Ring Magazine	WBC	IBF	WBA	WBO
Middleweight	-	-	-	7	-
Super Welterweight	-	-	9	-	4

Danny Garcia Recent Contests

Date	Opponent	Result	Replay	Venue
2022-07-30	Jose Benavidez	Won (MD 12)		Barclays Center, New York, United States
2020-12-05	Errol Spence Jr	Lost (UD 12)	watch replay	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX, United States
2020-01-25	Ivan Redkach	Won (UD 12)	watch replay	Barclays Center, New York, United States
2019-04-20	Adrian Granados	Won (KO 7)	watch replay	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, United States
2018-09-08	Shawn Porter	Lost (UD 12)	watch replay	Barclays Center, New York, United States
2018-02-17	Brandon Rios	Won (TKO 9)	watch replay	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2017-03-04	Keith Thurman	Lost (SD 12)		Barclays Center, New York, United States
2016-11-12	Samuel Vargas	Won (TKO 7)		Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States
2016-01-23	Robert Guerrero	Won (UD 12)		Staples Center, LA, United States
2015-08-01	Paulie Malignaggi	Won (TKO 9)	watch replay	Barclays Center, New York, United States
2015-04-11	Lamont Peterson	Won (MD 12)	watch replay	Barclays Center, New York, United States
2014-08-09	Rod Salka	Won (KO 2)		Barclays Center, New York, United States
2014-03-15	Mauricio Herrera	Won (MD 12)		Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
2013-09-14	Lucas Martin Matthysse	Won (UD 12)		MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States