ni MC / Gerard Peter - @Sports | February 1, 2021
Tatargetin umano ni undefeated American boxer Ryan "KingRy" Garcia na ma-knockout si 8th Division world champion Manny Pacquiao sakaling matuloy ang niluluto nilang laban.
Ito ang naging pangako ni Garcia sakaling matuloy ang tapatang “Pacman” at “KingRy” kahit na hindi na itataya ng nag-iisang eight division World champion ang World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title at lalabas lang na isang exhibition match ang laban.
Inihayag ng ama ni Ryan na si Henry Garcia na kahit isang exhibition match lang ang salpukan ay asahang magiging isang totoong laban ang harapan ng Filipino legendary icon at rising star athlete.“He's 20 years younger than Pacquiao and we feel that's to our advantage and that's one of the reasons why I feel it's a changing of the guard fight - it's our time,” wika ng matandang Garcia. “We don't know exact details yet but we're looking at a good 10-rounder but it's going to be a real fight, that I do know.”
Nauna ng inilahad ng WBC interim lightweight champion sa kanyang social media account na ang pinapangarap lang na laban ay mistulang magkakaroon ng katotohanan. Sinundan din ito ng ulat mula sa report ni Mike Coppinger ng The Athletic noong nakaraang linggo na kasalukuyang mayroong nagaganap na ‘panimulang pag-uusap’ sa pagitan ng mga kampo nina Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39KOs) at Garcia (21-0, 18KOs).
“Everybody has agreed, all there is left are the details. But both parties have already agreed; promoters have agreed, sanctioning bodies have agreed, so we're very close to sealing the deal. We're going to know this week if everything goes through, we're negotiating today, they are already in discussion,” pahayag ni Henry Garcia. “It's not bizarre, it's just two people who want to fight each other; Ryan's fighting a legend and Pacquiao's fighting a rising star, so it's not awkward at all. What I do know is both fighters want to fight each other and it's going to be for real - it's going to be a real fight. Ryan always admired Pacquiao and always wanted to fight a legend before his time was up, he wanted to fight someone of Pacquiao's caliber, so there's a chance it could happen."
Kasalukuyang lumalaban sa lightweight division si Garcia, at iminungkahi ng ama nito na maaaring magkasundo sila sa isang catch-weight sa 143-pounds na idinagdag pang puwede umanong mangyari sa Abril o Mayo sa Texas. “I'd like that fight at 143 and I'd love that fight to happen in April or May. This one is possibly going to be in Texas, we're not sure yet.”
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