Ryan García

Ryan García (born August 8, 1998) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBC interim lightweight title since January 2021. As of January 2021, he is ranked as the world’s third best active lightweight by The Ring magazine and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, fourth by ESPN, and fifth by BoxRec.

Amateur career

Garcia started boxing at the age of seven. He became a 15-time national amateur champion and amassed an amateur record of 215-15.

Professional career

Garcia turned professional on June 9, 2016. In his first professional bout, he fought against Edgar Meza in Tijuana, winning the match by TKO. Garcia soon signed with Golden Boy Promotions in November 2016. Oscar De La Hoya announced Garcia would make his debut on December 17, 2016 on the Smith-Hopkins light-heavyweight main event at The Forum. Garcia won the fight by knockout in the second round.

In September 2019, Garcia extended his contract to a new five-year deal with Golden Boy. Specific details of the multi-year deal were not disclosed.

Garcia vs. Duno

Golden Boy announced Garcia’s next bout would be the co-main event of Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. On September 18, 2019, Romero Duno was announced as Garcia’s next opponent. Garcia defeated Duno with a first round knockout, capturing the WBC Silver lightweight title.

Garcia vs. Fonseca

On January 2, 2020, Golden Boy announced Garcia would be facing Francisco Fonseca on February 14 at the Honda Center, Anaheim. Garcia landed seven punches in the fight before landing a lead left hook which knocked out Fonseca in the first round.

Garcia vs. Campbell

On October 8 it was announced Garcia would be facing Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell for the interim WBC lightweight title at Fantasy Springs Resort, Indio, California. The fight was originally scheduled on December 5, 2020 but was pushed back to January 2, 2021 with the venue changing to American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas due to Campbell contracting Coronavirus. After surviving a knockdown in round 2, Garcia defeated Campbell following a devastating left hook to the body in round seven. CompuBox statistics show Garcia outlanded Campbell 94 to 74 (32%) in total punches and 77 to 51 (44%) in power punches with Campbell outlanding Garcia in jabs 23 to 17 (15%).

Personal life

Ryan has three sisters, Demi, Sasha, and Kayla and a brother who is also a professional boxer named Sean García. His parents are Henry and Lisa García. His parents were actively involved in his amateur career. They continue to assist Ryan with his professional career as his father remains one of his trainers and his mother works as his Personal Administrative Assistant for commercial projects. In March 2019, García’s daughter was born.

Although being American by birth and nationality, García often incorporates his Mexican heritage into his persona. He often carries both the U.S and Mexican flags into the ring and frequently wears red, white, and blue colors. Though he does not speak Spanish, he is currently trained by Eddy Reynoso, who also trains Canelo Álvarez. However, his father Henry García translates as he remains second assistant on the training team.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary hide

21 fights	21 wins	0 losses
By knockout	18	0
By decision	3	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	Win	21–0	Luke Campbell	TKO	7 (12), 1:58	Jan 2, 2021	American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant WBC interim lightweight title
20	Win	20–0	Francisco Fonseca	KO	1 (12), 1:20	Feb 14, 2020	Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.	Retained WBC Silver lightweight title
19	Win	19–0	Romero Duno	KO	1 (12), 1:38	Nov 2, 2019	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBO–NABO, and vacant WBC Silver lightweight title
18	Win	18–0	Jose Lopez	TKO	2 (10), 3:00	Mar 30, 2019	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Braulio Rodriguez	KO	5 (10), 1:14	Dec 15, 2018	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Carlos Morales	MD	10	Sep 1, 2018	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Jayson Vélez	UD	10	May 4, 2018	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBC-NABF, and WBO–NABO super featherweight titles
14	Win	14–0	Fernando Vargas Parra	KO	1 (10), 2:55	Mar 22, 2018	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF Junior super featherweight title
13	Win	13–0	Noe Martinez Raygoza	TKO	8 (8), 1:45	Dec 16, 2017	Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
12	Win	12–0	Cesar Alan Valenzuela	TKO	3 (8), 2:59	Nov 2, 2017	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.	Retained WBC-NABF Junior super featherweight title
11	Win	11–0	Miguel Carrizoza	KO	1 (8), 0:30	Sep 15, 2017	MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant WBC-NABF Junior super featherweight title
10	Win	10–0	Mario Macias	KO	1 (4), 1:14	Jul 15, 2017	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Tyrone Luckey	TKO	2 (6), 2:20	May 6, 2017	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Devon Jonnes	KO	2 (6), 0:55	Feb 3, 2017	Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	José Antonio Martínez	KO	2 (6), 2:00	Dec 17, 2016	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Mario Aguirre	RTD	2 (4), 3:00	Oct 14, 2016	Sportsmen’s Lodge, Studio City, California, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Jonathan Cruz	TKO	2 (4), 1:44	Aug 17, 2016	Exchange LA, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Cristian Jesus Cruz	UD	4	Jul 27, 2016	Rancho Grande Bar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
3	Win	3–0	Luis Lozano	TKO	1 (4), 1:40	Jul 7, 2016	Rancho Grande Bar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
2	Win	2–0	Hector Garcia	TKO	1 (4), 1:12	Jun 24, 2016	Billar El Perro Salado, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
1	Win	1–0	Edgar Meza	TKO	1 (4), 1:34	Jun 9, 2016	Rancho Grande Bar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico