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Two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia is ten days away from his scheduled showdown with Jose Benavidez Jr.
The bout takes place on Saturday, July 30, headlining live on Showtime televised tripleheader from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Garcia, who won world titles at junior welterweight and welterweight, is making his debut at the junior middleweight limit of 154-pounds.
The bout will be the first for Garcia since a twelve round decision loss to Errol Spence back in December of 2020.
Father and head trainer, Angel Garcia, expects his son to do a number on Benavidez.
He doesn’t have much respect for the boxing abilities of his son’s upcoming foe.
“Jose Benavidez Jr. is not a skillful fighter. He can’t fight going backwards. He doesn’t have any skill. He doesn’t dip. He doesn’t slip. He doesn’t duck hits. He just comes forward, I guess. I don’t know what they’re teaching him. I teach perfection. I don’t teach just going in and getting beat up,” Angel Garcia said.
“Danny did great fighting at 147 pounds. The Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter fights could have gone either way. And then the Spence fight, we were going through a lot of changes because of COVID. I’m not trying to sugarcoat anything. I’m just being honest. Danny was suffering from anxiety leading up to the Spence fight. There was too much going on. We had a difficult camp. I’m not making excuses. But he still did great and he still threw 750 punches.
“A happy Danny Garcia is a dangerous fighter. He’s looking great right now and he’s ready to show everybody he’s back. It’s always the ‘Danny Garcia Show’ when we come into Barclays Center. Everyone knows it’s going to be an exciting night and July 30 is definitely gonna be the same.”