2/14 DAZN: Ryan Garcia vs Francisco Fonseca

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Ryan Garcia returns to the ring, looking to leverage his rising star power into a world lightweight title shot.

What often gets lost in the shuffle of Ryan Garcia's massive Instagram following is that the kid continues to gain steam as a serious threat to become a lightweight world champion.

The 21-year-old undefeated boxer and heartthrob, who has nearly five million followers on IG, will have his first fight of 2020 on Valentine's Day, Friday, Feb. 14, when he faces Francisco Fonseca at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., live on DAZN.

Garcia beefed up his record to 19-0 in savage fashion last year by making Jose Lopez quit after the second round in March and delivering a first-round KO of Romero Duno in November. The latter performance served as the co-main event to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's 11th-round KO of Sergey Kovalev. Now in his 20th pro bout, Garcia (19-0, 16 KOs) looks to inch closer to a world title shot.

"20-0 in 2020 has a great ring to it!" Garcia tweeted late last week. "Time to buckle down and zone in."

Garcia faces Fonseca (25-2-2, 19 KOs), whose two pro losses came against former world champion Tevin Farmer in December 2018 and current WBA (Regular) lightweight champion Gervonta Davis back in August 2017. Since the Farmer loss, though, Fonseca pieced together three straight wins and fought Alex Dilmaghani to a majority draw in November during his last time out.

Will Garcia's rising star power make an example out of Fonseca and land a world title shot next, or will the Nicaraguan fighter prove that he's not ready to be relegated to gatekeeper status in the division just yet?

WHEN IS RYAN GARCIA VS. FRANCISCO FONSECA?

• Date: Friday, Feb. 14​
• Undercard: 7 p.m. ET​
• Main card: 9 p.m. ET​

The Ryan Garcia vs. Francisco Fonseca undercard blasts off at 7 p.m. ET, with the main card slated to begin at 9 p.m.

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GARCIA VS. FONSECA FIGHT CARD
Main card

• Ryan Garcia vs. Francisco Fonseca; Lightweight​
• Jorge Linares vs. Carlos Morales; Lightweight​
• Alexis Rocha vs. Brad Solomon; Welterweight​
• Blair Cobbs vs. Samuel Kotey; Welterweight​

Undercard
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• Tenochtitlan Nava vs. Anthony Casillas; Featherweight​
• Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Marco A. Periban; Light heavyweight​
• Evan Sanchez vs. Vicente Morales; Welterweight​
• Alejandro Reyes vs. Nelson Colon; Lightweight​

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[L68]

Jorge Linares on the undercard

 

[patscorpio]

this is basically a showcase to see how a fight with tank will go in regards to a build up..since fonseca has been in there with farmer and tank

 

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DAZN Weights From Anaheim: Garcia 134.8, Fonseca 134.8
By Jake Donovan

Published On Thu Feb 13, 2020, 05:03 PM EST

By Jake Donovan

Any massacre to take place on St. Valentine's Day will be saved for the action in the ring.

Ryan Garcia and Francisco Fonseca made weight along with all other participants due to appear on the four-fight main portion of a DAZN livestream, airing Friday evening from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Victorville, California's Garcia (19-0, 16KOs) checked in at a fighting fit 134.8 for the 12-round main event, as did Nicaragua's Fonseca (25-2-2, 19KOs), a former two-time title challenger.

Garcia has vowed to capture his first major title in 2020, although his next opponent could be determined by the time he steps into the ring.

That will depend on whether Jorge Linares can remain in the win column. The former three-division titlist didn't have any issue in returning all the way down to the lightweight division, where he faces California's Carlos Morales in a 10-round co-feature.

Linares came in at 134.8 pounds in search of his second straight win following a stunning 1st round knockout loss to Pablo Cano last January. Morales tipped the scales at 135 pounds.

In a welterweight preliminary bout, unbeaten Alexis Rocha (15-0, 10KOs) weighed 146.4 pounds for his 10-round crossroads clash versus Brad Solomon, who hit the 147-pound mark on the second try. The Douglasville, Georgia native weighed 147.2 pounds on first try, before stripping down to make 147 without having to leave the stage.

Opening the four-fight stream, charismatic welterweight prospect Blair Cobbs faces Ghana's Samuel Kotey in a scheduled 10-round bout. Cobbs (13-0-1, 9KOs) weighed 145.8 pounds, while Kotey came in at a fit 146.4 pounds, yet in a feisty mood. Cobbs offered the Ghana native a bouquet of roses in the spirit of the passionate holiday, while Kotey promised to plant enough punches on his kisser to knock him out.

 

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nice opening fade

 

[True Blue Moon]

I think Reyes lost this shyt

 

[reservoirdogs]

Reyes looked trash, just pitty-patty 1-2s mostly landing on gloves and a terrible defense. Colon won this shyt even with his low workrate. Reyes's punches made no effect at all, Colon's did.

 

[reservoirdogs]

What a bullshyt decision

 

[True Blue Moon]

Reyes looked trash, just pitty-patty 1-2s mostly landing on gloves and a terrible defense. Colon won this shyt even with his low workrate. Reyes's punches made no effect at all, Colon's did.

What a bullshyt decision

Glad it's not just me. Got me up here thinking I'm crazy based on how cool Colon was about it and the commentators didn't seem that bothered by the decision.

 

[trick]

They paid Lupe Fiasco to walk out with Ryan Garcia?

 

[patscorpio]

this segment of ryan garcia is something else lol

 

[reservoirdogs]

Glad it's not just me. Got me up here thinking I'm crazy based on how cool Colon was about it and the commentators didn't seem that bothered by the decision.

Guess he already made peace with being the B side fighter here who will lose on the cards. GBP means this guy Reyes as a bright prospect, he was the in house fighter. I believe this was the first time I saw him, I honestly don't see it based on tonight, he was very easy to hit and doesn't look durable enough to take it.

 

[True Blue Moon]

Guess he already made peace with being the B side fighter here who will lose on the cards. GBP means this guy Reyes as a bright prospect, he was the in house fighter. I believe this was the first time I saw him, I honestly don't see it based on tonight, he was very easy to hit and doesn't look durable enough to take it.

Yeah I wasn’t impressed at all

 

[aceboon]

I thought Cobbs was much younger than 30