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Ryan Garcia brushes off boos after sluggish start and knocks out Oscar Duarte

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Ryan Garcia struggled through seven rounds and was booed by fans when he unloaded punches on Oscar Duarte, knocking him out in the eighth round.

Round 8: Garcia unloads and stuns with a knockout

Round 8: Fans start booing in full force as Ryan Garcia remains puzzled to let his hands go with mean intentions. Garcia is on the proverbial bike and riding around the ring, moving away from Oscar Duarte. It’s not engaging, but Garcia is at least showing nothing is wrong with his legs.

And then lightning strikes and Garcia connects with a check left hook. Duarte is hurt in an immediate flash. Garcia unloads on Duarte with a flurry along the ropes and Duarte’s legs betray him. He crumbles down to the canvas. He tries to get up and barely gets up at 10 and referee James Green counts him out at the 2:51 mark of the round. Garcia is your winner by knockout.

Round 7: Duarte delivers blows during aggressive round

Round 7: Oscar Duarte gets overly aggressive and eats a counter shot from Ryan Garcia. That doesn’t deter Duarte from still charging ahead for the rest of the round. Garcia is sticking and moving trying to find his openings with not much success. Garcia is not letting his hands go as much as he did in the opening few frames, and Duarte appears to tack another round in his favor.

Round 6: Garcia settles into poor defensive posture

Round 6: Ryan Garcia lands a hard uppercut to begin the round, but his poor defensive posture resurfaces. Garcia appears stiff and upright and his body is positioned in a poor angle with his back almost turned to Oscar Duarte. Duarte doesn’t care and continues pounding Garcia. A curious defensive adjustment for Garcia midway through the fight. Is something perhaps bothering him? Momentum continues to shift to Duarte.

Round 5: Duarte delivers arguably his best round

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Round 5: Both fighters have landed 21 power punches through four rounds. Ryan Garcia opens the round with a sharp three-punch combination. He then resorts to an unconventional defensive approach that mimics a poor man’s version of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s shoulder roll. Garcia hits Oscar Duarte below the belt and gets warned for it, and Duarte ends the round with a fierce attack to the body. The fifth is arguably Duarte’s best round of the fight.

  • Round 4: Duarte warned twice for excessive shots to back of Garcia’s head

    Round 4: Oscar Duarte continues with relentless pressure but doesn’t let his hands go with equal intensity. Ryan Garcia is picking and popping his shots. When Duarte does let his hands go, referee James Green serves Duarte with two hard warnings for excessive shots to the back of Garcia’s head. A foul-filled round comes to an unspectacular close.

    Round 3: Garcia is aggressive, but many punches are off target

    Round 3: Ryan Garcia unleashes a three-punch combination in the opening minute that glances off the gloves of Oscar Duarte. He later follows up with a right hand with devastating intentions that slightly misses the mark. Garcia shows some deft defense, slips a wild left hook from Duarte and impressively answers with another three-punch combo. It wasn’t all defense, however — Duarte’s best punch of the round is an overhand right hand that connects.

    Round 2: Duarte lands a sweeping left hook

    Round 2: Ryan Garcia ditched his stool and remained standing in his corner after the first round ended. But it’s Oscar Duarte who is still rejuvenated, landing an impressive and sweeping left hook midway through the round. Garcia eats it well and does not appear to be rattled. He’s been dropped twice before in the second round throughout his career. Garcia reacts with sharp counters off his back foot to end a competitive round.

    Round 1: Both fighters open with aggression

    Round 1: Hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco walked Ryan Garcia into the ring by serenading him with his hit anthem “Superstar.” The 25-year-old boxter will need a show-stopping performance to propel himself back as a star.

    Oscar Duarte is introduced to a healthy chorus of cheers, but it’s clear the Houston crowd in attendance is overwhelmingly there to see Garcia revive his career.

    At the sound of the opening bell, Garcia steps out and pumps a flashing jab and a left hook as well as a nice right to the body. Duarte answers with a left hook of his own. He puts his head down and charges forward, but Garcia rings his bell with a sharp left uppercut. Duarte continues to come forward, but Garcia banks the round by moving and jabbing at the end of the first frame.

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