Danny Garcia

Danny Garcia and Jose Benavidez Jr. are facing off on Saturday in a junior middleweight bout. We'll be updating round by round.

Danny Garcia is now in contention to get his belts back at 154 lbs. Some taunting during the last round, but at no point was this in doubt. A really impressive performance from Danny Garcia. This is a beatdown. Before that, his last fight was way back in October 2018, when he was knocked out in the 12th round by Terence Crawford. He has fought just twice in the last four years. Garcia last fought a little over a year and a half ago.

Danny Garcia Vs. Jose Benavidez Jr Preliminary And Undercard Live Results, Highlights: Gary Antuanne Russell Drops Rances Barthelemy With Thunderous Right Hook.

While Barthelemy was able to rise to his feet, the referee felt he was in no shape to continue, and waved the fight off. In round six, Russell stepped forward with a lead right hook and connected cleanly, resulting in Barthelemy dropping to the canvas. In the heavyweight co-feature of the evening, both competitors were flashing some heavy leather right off the bat, and connecting upstairs with punches frequently.

Garcia made his pro debut in 2007 after winning a U.S. national champion in 2006. In 2012, he beat Erik Morales for the WBC light welterweight title. In his ...

- Danny Garcia vs. Benavidez will take place on Saturday, July 30. He won his first nine fights via TKO. After winning the NABF light welterweight title, Benavidez fought Terence Crawford in 2018 for the WBO welterweight title. Garcia lost to Keith Thurman for the WBA welterweight title, to Shawn Porter for the WBC title, and to Errol Spence Jr. for the WBC and IBF titles. In 2016, he beat Robert Guerrero for the WBC welterweight title. In 2012, he beat Erik Morales for the WBC light welterweight title.

The junior middleweight bout between Garcia and Benavidez headlines a Premier Boxing Champions tripleheader on Showtime.

Similarly, FUBO TV is offering a free trial for its collection of more than 250 TV and sports channels, which you can sign up for HERE. Garcia vs. Garcia hasn’t fought since losing a welterweight title fight against Errol Spence Jr. in 2020. Benavidez is coming off a victory by majority draw against Francisco Torres last November. The 12-round junior middleweight bout between Garcia and Benavidez headlines a Premier Boxing Champions tripleheader. [Stream Garcia vs.

By Ken Hissner - At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, Saturday over Showtime Tom Brown (TGB Promotions) and Premier Boxing Champions presented in the ...

In the tenth and final round Kownacki came out needing a knockout got cut under the left eyebrow and had a mark under the eye halfway through the round though out landing Demirezen up until that point. In the ninth round Demirezen had Kownacki against the ropes in the first minute outworking him. In the sixth and seventh rounds the action continued with Demirezen outworking Kownacki who finished the stronger of the two but not enough to take the round. In the second round Kownacki continued landing punches in bunches while Demirezen did well keeping up with him though losing the round. In the eleventh round Garcia continued outworking Benavidez who knew he needed a knockout but missed as much as he landed losing another round. In the fifth round Garcia started showboating and paid the price from Benavidez. Garcia then opened up on Benavidez who kept his hands high not throwing much as Garcia finished with a flurry of punches taking the round.

Danny Garcia handled his new weight class and Jose Benavidez Jr. just fine Saturday night. A patient Garcia defended himself well, occasionally countered ...

They traded right hands with just over 35 seconds on the clock in the opening round. Garcia fired back in combination and landed a right hand that knocked Benavidez off balance about 1:10 into the third round. Benavidez landed two counter rights as Garcia ducked down with just over 50 seconds to go in the fourth round. Garcia snuck a right hand around Benavidez’s guard 1:05 into the second round. A counter left by Benavidez knocked Garcia off balance with just under 50 seconds remaining in the seventh round. Another right hand by Garcia backed up Benavidez with just over 10 seconds remaining in the 10th round. Garcia landed a right hand 10 seconds into the seventh round, but Benavidez indicated it wasn’t a hard shot. Garcia showboated early in the fifth round in response to Benavidez’s theatrics. He caught Garcia with another right hand as Garcia moved backward about a minute later. Garcia stuck out his tongue at Benavidez in the middle minute of the final round, but later landed two hard right hands as Benavidez pressed forward. Phoenix’s Benavidez (27-2-1, 18 KOs) lost for just the second time in 12 years as a pro. And I know the only way to get better is to fight and to win.

Danny Garcia defeated Jose Benavidez by majority decision in a 12 round super welterweight fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Garcia came into the twelfth round and knew the fight was his. Benavidez did not move, he looked tired, he wanted to finish the fight with one punch. Garcia looked much better in the first round, threw longer combinations and looked faster.

On Saturday night in Brooklyn, Danny Garcia made his debut in the 154-pound division, taking on Jose Benavidez Jr. inside Barclays Center.

Roldan was overruled by the cards of Glenn Feldman (116-112) and Tony Paolillo (117-111). "I still battle some days," Garcia said of his current mental state. Garcia (37-3, 21 KO) had been out of action since December 2020 but showed very few signs of rust as he outboxed Benavidez from the early rounds.

In his first fight in 19 months and in a new weight class, former champion Danny Garcia scored a majority decision against Jose Benavidez Jr. in Brooklyn on ...

The Phoenix-based fighter was more content to stick out his tongue to dissuade Garcia than actually throwing anything substantial. By the fourth round, Garcia was clearly not bothered by facing a much bigger fighter. "I took his punches like nothing," Jose Jr. told Showtime. "As you could see, they weren't hurting me. He was faster and more active against a flat-footed and reluctant Benavidez (27-2-1, 18 KOs). A barrage of body shots and precise punching helped Garcia score a majority decision Saturday against Jose Benavidez Jr. at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, 117-111, 116-112, 114-114. He faced Benavidez with his hands down, shimmied around the ring and loaded up on powerful punches without fear of anything significant coming in return.

Former two-division champion wins after 20-month layoff · Garcia, 34, gives tearful post-fight interview about anxiety.

From there it was only a matter of whether Garcia, who struggled to carry his power up from junior welterweight to welterweight, could close the show with a knockout. As he amassed a Hall of Fame resume during an electric run of wins over Lucas Matthysse, Amir Khan, Zab Judah and Érik Morales (twice) during a decorated reign at junior welterweight, Garcia was consistently underestimated because he was unexplainable. It rained on me for a year and a half and the only way to do better was to fight again. Benavidez’s edges of nearly three inches in height and reach were even more apparent under the Barclays Center lights than at Friday’s weigh-in, but Garcia’s sure footwork left his opponent unable to press the advantage in the opening round. The fight marked Garcia’s first outing since a unanimous-decision loss to Errol Spence Jr in December 2020, a span of nearly 20 months and the longest layoff of his career by some distance. “It was the pressure of life, being a good dad, just letting it out right now, because it was all stuck inside.

It was a new weight class for the former two-division champion, but it was the Danny Garcia of old inside the ring Saturday night.

Whether we or bruised or beaten, as a warrior, you always want to continue but the referee was doing their job, and if he was allowed to continue, it would have been the same outcome. “I want to tell my father up above I did it for him, we’re going to keep it going for pops, I want to thank Showtime for letting me participate,” Gary Antuanne said after his win. “I know Rances was a high-grade class athlete, and he wanted to continue. After a pensive first two rounds, Garcia started letting his hands fly in the third, using flurries of jabs to set up body shots to Benavidez’s torso. Garcia returned the favor, raising his arms out to his side, leaving himself defenseless while pumping up the Brooklyn crowd. Coming off three losses in his last six bouts, Garcia moved up to 154 pounds to begin his quest at a world title in a third division.

There were no signs of ring rust from the 34-year-old Philadelphia fighter making his junior middleweight debut on Saturday night against Jose Benavidez Jr. on ...

“I’m happy with my performance, I thought I did a good job,” Benavidez said. Benavidez’s frustration appeared to be growing as he yelled at “Swift” at the bell. I feel like I’m a fighter, this is what I love to do. Garcia stayed in boxing mode. BROOKLYN, NY — The threshold he held so diligently was bound to break. The times Benavidez would initiate an attack, Garcia was not there.