Who is Ryan Garcia? Ryan Garcia Age, Early Life, and More

Who is Ryan Garcia?

American boxer Ryan Garcia was born on August 8, 1998, and competes professionally. In 2021, he possessed the interim lightweight title owned by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The Ring magazine listed him as the fourth-best active lightweight in the world as of May 2023. Box Rec ranked him seventh, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board ranked him eighth, and ESPN ranked him as the sixth-best active junior welterweight.

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Ryan Garcia Age

Ryan Garcia is currently 25 years old. He was born on August 8, 1998, in Victorville, California, U.S. The other names are The Flash and King Ryan.

Ryan Garcia Career

In 2016, Ryan Garcia was 17 years old; at that time, he started boxing professionally. By fighting against Edgar Eza in Tijuana, Ryan won his first pro fight by knocking him out. In November 2016, he joined the Golen Boy promotion. On December 17th, 2016, his debut fight with Golden Boy Promotion was held, and Ryan won in the second round by knocking out his opponent.

By continuing the fight, he rose up the ranks by gaining more recognition. One notable fight was against Romero Duno, which was held in September 2019. In the fight against Romero Duno, Ryan won with a first-round knockout, earning himself the WBC silver lightweight title. In January 2020, another significant fight was held against Francisco Fonseca, in which Garcia won in the first round with a knockout punch.

Among all the fights, one of the most important was against Luke Campell. In his career, Ryan Garcia was knocked down for the first time in his career, and in the seventh round, he won the fight with a body shot, becoming the WBS interim lightweight champion. Some of the fights, or Garcia, didn't happen as planned.

One of those was the July 2021 fight against Javier Fortuna, which he withdrew from due to health concerns. The other one was in November 2021, against Joseph Diaz, which got postponed because Garcia had injuries in hand. Currently, in April 2024, Garcia is scheduled to fight Devine Haney for the WBC super lightweight title.

Ryan Garcia's Net Worth

Ryan Garcia’s net worth is $20 million. He is a professional boxer, and he is one of the top-ranked active lightweight boxers in the world.

Ryan Garcia Height

Ryan Garcia's height is 5 ft 8+ 1/2 in (174 cm).

Ryan Garcia Family

Ryan Garcia comes from a big and affectionate family. He got a lot of support from his parents in his boxing career when he was young. His father will help him get trained, and his mother is used to assisting with administrative tasks for his projects. Because of his boxing commitments, he went to Adelanto High School but had to leave.

Garcia became a father in March 2019, when his daughter was born. Ryan is American; he adopted his Mexican roots, and he used to bring both the flags of America and Mexico into the boxing ring, and he used to wear red, white, and blue colors. In January 2024, after the announcement of his divorce from his partner, Garcia welcomed his third child, a boy.