{"id":22252,"date":"2020-02-15T07:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T07:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mmaexchange.com\/?p=22252"},"modified":"2020-02-15T07:05:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T07:05:34","slug":"garcia-knocks-out-fonseca-in-first-round-wants-big-fight-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmaexchange.com\/?p=22252","title":{"rendered":"Garcia knocks out Fonseca in first round, wants big fight next"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Hogan-Hoganphotos\/Golden Boy<\/small><\/p>\n

The social media star kept rolling tonight, knocking out Francisco Fonseca and possibly setting up a big summer fight.<\/p>\n

Top lightweight prospect Ryan Garcia made it 20-0 tonight, waxing Francisco Fonseca in the first round of their DAZN main event in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n

Garcia (20-0, 17 KO) shook Fonseca (25-3-2, 19 KO) on a left hook, then put him down and out with another one moments later, and that’s pretty much the entire description of the fight, for all it really matters.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old Garcia has said repeatedly in the lead-up to this fight that he wants something bigger next. The plan may be to fight Jorge Linares in July in Los Angeles, and Linares did his part in tonight’s co-feature<\/a>. Gervonta “Tank” Davis has also been mentioned<\/a>, and WBC champion-in-recess Devin Haney got into the ring to make sure everyone doesn’t forget him, too.<\/p>\n

Here’s Garcia’s knockout of Fonseca, in case you missed it:<\/p>\n

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YES. @KINGRYANG<\/a> JUST DID THAT. pic.twitter.com\/yM6av30sqA<\/a><\/p>\n

— DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) February 15, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

“It was a good performance,” Garcia said with a smile. “It didn’t last too long. I watched video of Sugar Ray Robinson coming into this fight. He did a little fake, and he caught them with a left hook. I was planning for it to go a little longer, I’m not gonna lie. But respect to Fonseca, they were great people. They respected me the whole time.<\/p>\n

“I saw the left hook, it was there. I just needed to let him commit to a shot. So I let him get comfortable, and then I caught him with the shot.”<\/p>\n

Garcia again insists he’s ready for the top names at 135, and we know his fans are ready for him in bigger fights, too.<\/p>\n

“I’m ready for everybody now. I’m ready. I feel comfortable. I’ve been in there with all the good sparring. I’m ready for everybody, let’s go!”<\/p>\n

No specific plans were named in-ring, but the options are there.<\/p>\n

More results from Anaheim:<\/h3>\n