Ryan Garcia vs. Joseph Diaz - November 27, 2021 (Postponed)

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[gregregegg]

So haney, Garcia, teo, loma and tank will all fight about the same time. but non against each other. That is shit, But it sets us all up to dream some time around May next year....

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So haney, Garcia, teo, loma and tank will all fight about the same time. but non against each other. That is shit, But it sets us all up to dream some time around May next year....

Who’s Haney fighting

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Ryan Garcia, Joseph Diaz Jr. agree to lightweight bout on Nov. 27 in Los Angeles

Ryan Garcia and Joseph Diaz Jr. have agreed to a deal for a lightweight fight on Nov. 27 in Los Angeles, both boxers told ESPN.

The DAZN main event will be Garcia's first since he withdrew from a July 9 bout with Javier Fortuna to focus on his mental health.

"Since he came out and beat Fortuna I took the opportunity to beat JoJo," said Garcia, who predicted a stoppage win between Rounds 3 and 5. "Now it ends questions if I was scared to fight Fortuna.

"I'm excited to be back; I'm ready to continue my momentum where I left off. I missed the sport of boxing. I missed the ring. I missed sparring."

Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) delivered a career-best performance in January with a seventh-round TKO of Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell. The boxer, who is trained by Eddy Reynoso alongside Canelo Alvarez in San Diego, possesses perhaps the fastest hands in boxing.

Now the 23-year-old will prepare to face his first former champion in what figures to be the toughest test of his career.

Diaz (32-1-1, 15 KOs) stepped in to fight Fortuna in July and scored the biggest win of his career in his lightweight debut.

The 2012 Olympian looked stronger and more fit at 135 pounds after struggling to make the 130-pound limit. The 28-year-old was stripped of the title ahead of his February defense vs. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov; Diaz weighed 133.5 pounds for that matchup.

He won a 130-pound title in January 2020 with a decision victory over Tevin Farmer. The 28-year-old's other title challenge came at 126 pounds against Gary Russell Jr., in 2018. Diaz entered ESPN's 135-pound rankings at No. 7 with the Fortuna win.

"I'm stopping him and ending the hype train once and for all," Diaz said. "I'm gonna take it to him. Everything I've been through in and out the ring will be shown that night. He's finally in with a live dog."

Both fighters are promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, a company based in Los Angeles. Garcia boasts nearly 9 million followers on Instagram and is a proven box-office draw, having attracted sizable crowds in Southern California and Texas.

Garcia and Diaz are both Mexican-Americans who possess fan-friendly styles.

"L.A. finally has a fight to look forward to," said Garcia, ESPN's No. 5 lightweight. "A real fight with two people from L.A. county."

The fight will go head-to-head with the 122-pound title unification between Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa on Showtime.

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Like: this fight. Awesome matchup.

Dislike: directly competing with Fig-Fulton.

Typical boxing…

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[Mexi-Box]

They're going full steam ahead with Ry after that win over Campbell. Jojo is such a tough fight for anyone. I'd say Ry by knockout. Jojo can fight, but he's very small. He was small for 130 and is tiny for 135. Ry is a WW draining to 135.

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Garcia literally fought in Jan.. and not since.

2 postponements.

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[gregregegg]

fornicate, was keen for this fight. That means he is going to need a soft touch comeback fight as well.

hope haney vs jo jo happens.

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[gregregegg]

well at least its clear. Eddie and Haney have to get joey that extra 500k somehow.... Cant be offering 2/3s of a standing offer and complaining about being ducked. (even though Garcia seems unreliable and waiting is a gamble).

[bobcatbox]

If Garcia loses this will be a setback but a good and quality loss for him. This has the potential to be an incredible fight. Both guys with a lot to gain and not much to lose.

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