By Daniel Yanofsky
July 25, 2022
Source: Sporting News
Photo Source: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
Former welterweight champion Danny Garcia will makes his 154-pound debut on Saturday, July 30, against Jose Benavidez Jr. The fight will take place in a familiar venue for Garcia, Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Garcia made his pro debut in 2007 after winning a U.S. national champion in 2006. In 2012, he beat Erik Morales for the WBC light welterweight title. In his next fight, Garcia beat Amir Khan to win the WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles. In 2016, he beat Robert Guerrero for the WBC welterweight title. He is 3-3 in his last six fights. Garcia lost to Keith Thurman for the WBA welterweight title, to Shawn Porter for the WBC title, and to Errol Spence Jr. for the WBC and IBF titles. The Spence fight was his most recent bout, which took place in 2020.
Benavidez, an 11-time national champion, made his pro debut in 2010. He won his first nine fights via TKO. After winning the NABF light welterweight title, Benavidez fought Terence Crawford in 2018 for the WBO welterweight title. He lost via TKO for his first career defeat. He returned to action in 2021, fighting Francisco Emanuel Torres to a draw. That was his most recent fight.
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