After spending the summer house shopping in the DFW area "King Ry" Ryan Garcia will return to the ring in the Lone Star State, On December 2nd. Garcia will look to once again pack out the world-famous Alamodome, on December 2nd. The 25-year-old is a native of Victorville, California, and last fought at the venue in April 2022 when he dominated Emmanuel Tagoe, scoring a unanimous decision. Garcia has teamed up with Dallas-based trainer Derrick James and will look to bounce back from his first career defeat, a seventh TKO by Tank Davis, as he takes on rugged contender Oscar Durate, 26-1-1(21) of Mexico. Garcia sports an impressive record of 23-1 (19), and this fight was rumored but still came as a bit of a surprise. Garcia has been in a feud with promoter Oscar De La Hoya, and the pair are set to meet in mediation to hammer out some legal and financial issues. A fight announcement was not expected until after the mediation. However, De La Hoya said, "It's business as usual." which suggests the pair are not far off, and the disagreement may not be as serious as initially thought. Durate last fought in Indio, California, on a Golden Boy Live card and stopped Houston native D'Angelo Keyes. The fight card will be aired live on DAZN, and rising prospect Kid Austin Floyd Schofield will likely be fighting on the card.
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