Ryan Garcia’s father, Henry Garcia, confirmed right this moment that he’ll be returning in April in a “good struggle” proper off the bat after his suspension expires. Henry says Ryan’s January exhibition match towards Jaber Zayani in Dubai shall be his Tuneup to organize him for his match in April.
As for the opponent in April, Henry says Teofimo Lopez is likely one of the names that they’re taking a look at. Henry feels sure the Teo struggle will occur, however he’s undecided if it’ll be in April.
Clearly, negotiating a struggle with the 27-year-old two-division world champion Teofimo is difficult, and there’s a excessive probability that he’ll value himself out by asking for an absurd quantity. It’s questionable how a lot curiosity there can be from followers in a Garcia vs. Teofimo struggle as a result of the New York star has dimmed as a result of repeated poor performances since 2021.
Teo has solely seemed good in a single struggle since his win over Vasily Lomachenko in 2020, and a few consider he’s on the slide. Ryan would obtain extra consideration from the boxing world if he fought somebody like Gervonta Davis, Shakur Stevenson, or Jaron Ennis.
“Assured. Ryan is coming again in April. It’s on,” stated Henry Garcia to Fighthype about Ryan Garcia returning to the ring after his suspension expires in April 2025. “Him and Oscar [De La Hoya] already know. They already talked. It’s a performed deal. We’re going to have a superb struggle proper from the start [in April in Ryan’s first fight back].”
Hopefully, Ryan doesn’t remorse his choice to struggle somebody good in April as a result of it’s dangerous to face a high-level fighter after that lengthy of a layoff. Teofimo is fairly flawed at this level and clearly deserved losses in his fights towards Jamaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin. The judges saved Teofimo in each fights.
“They’re already setting issues up. They’re speaking with Ryan. It’s a performed deal,” stated Henry. “Within the meantime, you’ve acquired to have a tuneup, and Dubai is a tuneup [in January]. He ended up making a cope with someone on the market, and it looks as if it’s going to occur. That’s in Dubai.
“His precise comeback, his actual factor, is in April. I feel it’ll be an exhibition,” stated Henry about Ryan Garcia’s January struggle in Dubai towards 34-year-old Jaber Zayani.
“There are some names on the market, and one he did point out is Teofimo [Lopez], and there shall be another ones that he talked about that shall be very shocking. It’s going to occur. Identical to we stated with Haney and Tank, it’s going to occur,” stated Henry.
In addition to the poor performances from Teofimo, the racist feedback he’s made in interviews make him a questionable selection for Ryan to struggle in April. If he chooses Teofimo, it might be inviting criticism from followers, and it might damage the promotion.
“Ryan could be very exhausting to beat when he’s completely himself. With out the circumstances and all that, you can not simply beat Ryan. He’s very good, however he’s acquired energy behind his punches. There’s an opportunity he can drop anyone when he’s 100%,” stated Henry.
