Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says Ryan Garcia will take a tune-up fight in late April or May when his suspension expires. He says it’ll be just a warmup-level opponent and not a world champion, given that Kingry will have been out of the ring for a year.
Targeting Teofimo & Ennis
After Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) takes a tune-up, the plan is to put him in a big fight, potentially against one of these two fighters:
– Teofimo Lopez
– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
If IBF welterweight champion Boots Ennis is still fighting at 147, he’d be a good option for Garcia. He’s seen as the best in his weight class. He doesn’t come with all the baggage that Teofimo does, with him looking poor in repeated fights and having several controversial wins.
“A fighter having a year layoff is never a good thing. So, his comeback fight must be some kind of warmup fight, a tuneup fight we call in boxing, somebody that is not a world champion,” said Oscar…
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