Worldwide celebrity “King” Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) will make his extremely anticipated return to the ring in what will probably be a collision of knockout energy in opposition to Parral, Mexico’s Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday, December 2. Scheduled for 12-rounds, the tremendous light-weight occasion is introduced in affiliation with Cancun Boxing and will probably be broadcast worldwide on DAZN as a part of your subscription.
“Let’s go! I’m so excited to announce that I will probably be preventing Oscar Duarte on December 2,” mentioned Ryan Garcia. “I’m again and feeling higher and stronger than earlier than. I needed Duarte for me and for the followers. He’s robust and I’m prepared to offer individuals one other present at my greatest weight once more. Say no matter you need about Ryan Garcia, however I’m all the time going to offer the followers what they need. Love you. See you December 2 on DAZN. Location and ticketing will probably be introduced quickly.”
At solely 25-years-old, “King” Ryan Garcia has skyrocketed to the highest of superstardom and has confirmed that he’s a supreme pay-per-view attraction. His final struggle in opposition to Gervonta “Tank” Davis in April 2023 garnered greater than 1.2 million pay-per-view buys and generated a $22.8 million gate at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, making it the highest 5 greatest gates in Nevada boxing historical past. Probably the most dynamic and thrilling boxers preventing as we speak, his fast-paced model, killer left hook, and lengthy roster of knockouts have impressed boxing followers for years. He has held the WBC interim light-weight title, simply dispatching prime contenders corresponding to Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell.
“I really feel very comfortable and filled with enthusiasm now that this struggle in opposition to Ryan Garcia has been finalized. That is the chance of a lifetime,” mentioned Oscar Duarte. “I need to thank Golden Boy for giving me this nice alternative. I’m very grateful for the assist of my complete staff. Everybody can anticipate the perfect model of Oscar Duarte. I’m able to win this struggle. I’ll carry the identify of Mexico up on excessive.”
Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte of Parral, Chihuahua has grow to be a boogeyman contender within the light-weight division together with his hunter-killer instincts and defensive expertise to match. Unafraid to go within the pocket with any fighter, Duarte is a resilient bull who has been knocking fighter’s heads off one-by-one. His sole loss was in 2019 in opposition to Adrian Estrella, which he has avenged with a string of 11 straight knockout victories, the final three together with the rugged D’Angelo Keyes, the robust Alex Martin, and veteran Javier Franco. The highly effective Duarte grew to become an expert in 2013 and likewise has unimaginable Mexican star energy behind him with award-winning actor, mannequin and tv host Gabriel Soto co-managing his profession together with Cancun Boxing.
“This is without doubt one of the causes struggle followers love Ryan — as an alternative of taking child steps again after a tough fought struggle, he’s returning in opposition to a man with deadly energy who doesn’t take a step backwards,” mentioned Chairman and CEO Oscar De La Hoya. “Whoever emerges victorious is straight away in line for a shot in opposition to any of the present world champions. Followers aren’t going to need to miss this one.”
“It’s nice to have Ryan preventing once more on DAZN in 2023”, mentioned Jared Kass, SVP North America, DAZN Group. “Ryan has been a key a part of DAZN since our inception and this barnstormer vs Oscar Duarte will function in a knockout run of exhibits in December. Watch all of the motion stay on December 2nd, solely as a part of your DAZN subscription.”
Extra info on the venue, undercard, and tickets will probably be introduced within the coming weeks.
