By: Sean Crose
Rising lightweight Ryan Garcia returns to the ring on Saturday to face veteran tennis player Javier Fortuna in a scheduled 12-round match. The battle, which will be broadcast live on DAZN, will be the main event of a game hosted by Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Although 43-3-1-2 Fortuna has won the WBA championship, but Garcia is the focus of attention when entering this weekend’s match. If Fortuna felt that everyone seemed to be glancing at him, he was right. This week looks to be more focused on a super battle between Garcia and the Davis Tank, including Saturday’s fight between Garcia and the less-acclaimed team Fortuna.
The truth, however, is that people may have good reason to put little faith in Fortuna’s chances this weekend. In addition to losing his chance to win last year’s WBC title due to Joseph Diaz’s decision, the man has also lost to the likes of Robert Easter and Jason Sosa. Throw in a draw and a few no contests and the surprise is that the hard-hit, charismatic Garcia will enter the ring as the A-side on Saturday night. However, it would be unwise to dismiss the experienced Fortuna.
As for Garcia, the young Californian seems to be on his way to stardom – if he isn’t already there. With millions of social media followers, at least one massive endorsement, loving fans, and movie star looks, the undefeated boxer really seems to be one of the next big things. of this sport. Though he hasn’t met anyone truly remarkable, Garcia has – so far – proved his bite is as big as the bark of a tree. While Garcia won his final decisive bout against Emmanuel Tagoe last April, the boxer is known primarily as a knockout, having finished all but 4 of his 22 matches in the distance.
