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Ryan Garcia lands a right against Luke Campbell during the WBC interim lightweight title fight
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Dubai: They say you can’t hold down a good man and that’s exactly what Mexican-American boxer Ryan Garcia showed when he bounced back after being downed by Briton Luke Campbell to score a seventh round stoppage win and capture the interim lightweight title. .
Garcia, 22, was caught by a left hook in the second round that dropped him to the canvas at the Amierican Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, only to make a dramatic comeback and aggressively reverse the trend of Campbell, a US medalist. gold at the 2012 London Olympics.
In the third round Gacia gained control of Cambell, 33, and began to punish him with jabs and strong blows to the body. The end came in the seventh round when Garcia landed a devastating body shot to Campbell’s right side that sent the English fighter to one knee and his fourth career loss.
“That was the hardest hit that ever hit me,” Campbell said. “I tried and tried to get up, but couldn’t. I felt it coming and I was moving backwards, and when you move backwards my body relaxed a bit and that was the exact moment it hit me. “
Garcia, who fights outside of Ocasr De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Productions team, was securing his 18th knockout in 21 fights that put him in position for a possible short title. “I’ve never been dropped in my life,” Garcia said. “I think I got too excited at the time. He was a bit dizzy from the fall, but he wasn’t worried. He’s not used to moving on so I knew he had to cover for me. I didn’t let anything stop me from being champion tonight. Even when he dropped me, I knew that couldn’t stop me from being champion. “
Shortly after scoring the knockout victory, Garcia went to Campbell’s corner and said, “You got me, bro. I have never been dropped in my life. You taught me a lot, man. “García also hugged his father, coach and Mexican champion Canelo Álvarez in the ring.” I think I showed a lot of people who I really am, “Garcia later told DAZN.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya praised Garcia, saying: “This is the kind of fight where they become superstars. “Down on the mat early for the first time in his career, Ryan got up, recovered, dropped his man and got the knockout.”
After the victory, Garcia called out World No. 2 Gervonta Davis, a four-time world champion in two weight classes, but also mentioned Devin Haney. In 2019, Haney, who is undefeated in 25 fights, became the youngest world champion in 23 years after being promoted from interim WBC status to full champion.
World lightweight rankings
1. Teofino López (16 victories, 12 Kos, 0 defeats)
2. Vasyl Lomachenkos (14-10-2)
3. Gervonta Davis (24-23-0)
4. Devin Haney (25-15-0)
5. Ryan Garcia (21-18-0)
