On Friday, February 14, current champion Ryan Garcia goes against challenger Francisco Fonseca for the WBC Silver and WBO-NABO Lightweight titles on DAZN. Garcia is 19-0 in his career with 16 knockouts, while Fonseca is 25-2-2 with 19 knockouts. Garcia and Fonseca will take place at Honda Center in Anaheim, California and will be featured on DAZN with main card coverage beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern. Let’s look at the bout and boxing picks.
Boxing Odds
Ryan Garcia: Check Back Later
Francisco Fonseca: Check Back Later
Over/Under Rounds: Check Back Later
Ryan Garcia (19-0, 16 knockouts)
In his last six fights, Garcia has six wins and no losses. He defeated Fernando Vargas Parra by TKO in the first round, Jayson Vélez by unanimous decision, Carlos Morales by majority decision, Braulio Rodriguez by KO in the fifth round, Jose Lopez by TKO in the second round, and Romero Duno by KO in the first round. Garcia gets a knockout win 84.21% of the time.
Garcia said this to goldenboypromotions.com about his upcoming bout, “I'm very excited to be in the ring once again. I'm looking to shock the world this year. I'm going to show the boxing world that I'm here forever!”
Garcia also said this to boxingnews24.com. “Francisco Fonseca has fought similar opponents as Tevin Farmer and Gervonta Davis. I feel that it will show people where I am. They’ll be able to compare the fights. I think that’s why this fight is very important. The fans will be using it like a measuring stick,” said Garcia in continuing on about the Fonseca fight. “The media can use the fights to compare my skill set with Farmer and Davis against a similar opponent.”
Francisco Fonseca (25-2-2, 19 knockouts)
In his last six fights, Fonseca has four wins, one loss, and one draw. He defeated Sandro Hernandez by TKO in the fifth round, Stanley Mendez by TKO in the first round, Robin Zamora by corner retirement in the fifth round, and David Bency by TKO in the seventh round; while losing to Tevin Farmer by unanimous decision, and fighting to a draw against Alex Dilmaghani. Fonseca gets a knockout win 65.52% of the time.
Fonseca said this to goldenboypromotions.com about his upcoming bout, “Nicaraguan boxing is at the very top right now because we have two world champions representing us right now. That's why I will not let my country down. When I face Ryan Garcia, I will expose him on his own territory, and I will deliver him his first professional victory. My manager Rosendo Alvarez and I have been waiting for. We've dreamed of fighting Ryan Garcia, and we have the antidote to defeat him.”
“Golden Boy is proud to present the biggest rising talent in the sport of boxing. Ryan Garcia silenced all the skeptics by knocking out a tough contender in Romero Duno, and he did it in just one spectacular round. Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy said to the media, “Aside from being a popular young star that is loved by all women, he's also demonstrated that he's a skillful fighter with power in both hands. So, we will have something special for everyone to enjoy on Valentine's Day when we deliver this great show at Honda Center and live on DAZN.”
Boxing Picks
Both boxers are experienced and have good power, so this should be an entertaining fight. Garcia is unbeaten and I have a hard time going against him, but I definitely don’t want to lay a big price. I will avoid a side and simply say that the fight will end in a knockout and go under the rounds total.
Boxing Pick: Rounds to go under the total
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