Via Dan Ambrose: Ryan Garcia and outside lightweight contender Javier Fortuna are said to have agreed to an armistice on July 16 in Los Angeles, California.
British boxer Maxi Hughes prepared for Ryan’s next fight, but the battle against Fortuna is now back again.
While the Ryan-Fortuna fight might have been quite exciting a year ago, it’s now overdue for the semifinals because of Fortuna’s recent loss to Joseph Diaz Jr.
The battle between Garcia and Fortuna will take place at the Crypto Arena in LA, formerly known as the Staples Center.
2nd place WBC Ryan (22-0, 18 KOs) and 9th Fortuna were scheduled to play on DAZN in July 2021, but King Ry withdrew from the competition due to an anxiety issue.
Fortuna then fought Joseph ‘Jojo’ Diaz Jr. and was defeated by a 12-round decision. Since then, Jojo has been studied by WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney.
It was a bit late for Ryan to fight 33-year-old Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KOs), as they should have fought a year ago instead of now. Jake Donovan was reporting on the war between Garcia and Fortuna.
Fans have been hoping to see Ryan fight danger lately Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz next, but that no longer happens.
The fringe contender Fortuna was a disappointing replacement, as he was the same opponent as Ryan’s last game against the 33-year-old. Emmanuel Tagoe. Same rank and no threat to Ryan.
Last April, Ryan beat Tagoe in a tedious 12-round unanimous decision with scores of 119-108, 118-109 and 119-108.
Ryan looked timid, awkward, and wild against Tagoe, and not as talented as the top boxers or the many contenders in the tournament.
Fortuna recently recovered from a loss to Jojo with a first-round knockout to the 39-year-old driver Rafael Hernandez (32-16-3, 25 KOs) last February.
Risky choices for Ryan’s next fight
- Jeremiah Nakathilia
- Michel Rivera
- Richard Commey
- William Zepeda
- Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela
It’s safe to say that Golden Boy Promotion won’t let Ryan Garcia near those killers because they can punch, and they’ll find a way to kill King Ry. Nakathilia, Valenzuela and Rivera would be too risky for Ryan to fight.
Commey and Zepeda would be very dangerous for Ryan to fight, especially after the way he faced Tagoe and Luke Campbell.
Ryan Garcia is stepping up the Davis Tank showdown
Ryan Garcia shared on social media: “Let’s go see if you can beat me, Tank. “He’s calling me, ‘You’re next.’ Those are his words, pretty much, but I’ll break him, I’ll hit him.
Some boxing fans believe Ryan will continue to be head-to-head in safe bouts like Fortuna & Tagoe until he knocks out ‘regular’ WBA lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank Davis in a fight. war that he would have no chance of winning.
In other words, it will just be a spectacle like last weekend’s match between the Tank and Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on stage.
