Ryan Garcia Details His Journey From His Garage to a Private Jet

Published 03/11/2021, 11:00 AM EST

Ryan Garcia ranks among the most promising boxing talents of the modern era. At such a young age, Garcia has hit the right chord to captivate a massive chunk of the audience. The current WBC interim lightweight champion’s lightning-fast speed, crushing punching power, and ring management skills separate him from the rest.

However, he didn’t get everything on a platter from the beginning. Instead, he began right from scratch to reach where he is today. In a chat with ES News, ‘KingRy’ detailed his exuberant journey of reaching the peak of the sport in a brief span of time.

He said, “I can’t believe it. I think that’s fun…It’s a blessing that as kids, I am just happy we are here. And I know that we’re always gonna (get) paid for our efforts. Now I mean, I work so hard, and now that all this is happening and there’s so much evidence that our hard work is paying off. And makes me wanna work harder.”

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“I can’t believe, I’m so thankful, I’m looking around, I’m just like can you believe this?”

Garcia, in his teenage boxing days, trained in a garage as he didn’t have enough money to join a boxing gym in his vicinity. Despite the adversities, ‘KingRy’ worked extremely hard and made an impact right from his amateur boxing period.

The 22-year-old just doesn’t wish to dwell at this stage of his life. He is keen on pushing even harder than before and achieving everything he’s destined for.

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Can Ryan Garcia become the face of boxing in the coming time?

Garcia holds a clean record of 21-0. In his last fight, Garcia smothered the Brit Callum Smith to add another ‘W’ to his name. With that win, he even became the WBC interim lightweight champion.

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Garcia is now in contention for a title shot against the WBC lightweight champion, Devin Haney. Moreover, he’s just a single win away from achieving his ultimate dream of having a full title under his wing.

Considering his prowess and a magnetic aura, ‘KingRy’ can unquestionably be the face of the sport in a few years from now. With his current boxing stint, ‘KingRy’ has inspired millions of upcoming boxers, especially the ones who are training in their garages.

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What do you make of Garcia’s incredible journey?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.

Ryan Garcia Details His Journey From His Garage to a Private Jet

Can Ryan Garcia become the face of boxing in the coming time?

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