Danny Garcia (38-4, 22 KOs) ended his career on a positive note, knocking out the much smaller Daniel ‘El Gallo’ Gonzalez (22-5-1, 7 KOs) in the fourth round of a scheduled 10-round fight Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Gonzalez never stood a chance
Garcia, 37, stalked the much smaller Gonzalez around the ring and pummeled him with a right hand in the first round. In the fourth, Danny ‘Swift’ set up Gonzalez and dropped him with his signature left hook.
Gonzalez tried to get up but fell back. This left the referee no choice but to stop the match.
Danny missed a lot with his shots, hit air and looked slow. It’s understandable why he looked so ring rusty because he rarely fought. Garcia has fought just six times since 2019.
The fans in the first place at the Barclays Center were pleased with what they saw. They came to see former two-division world champion Garcia end his career with a knockout, and he did it.
A soft opponent for a farewell performance
It would have been more fun if a better opponent had been chosen for Danny Garcia’s farewell fight, because this wasn’t even sporting. Gonzalez looked way too small to be in the same ring with Garcia. It was not a fair fight.
“I know I hurt him in the first round, but my timing was a little off,” Garcia said after the bout. “So I decided to work behind my jab, and I knew when he stopped his feet I was going to catch him. I just took it lap by lap. I didn’t underestimate him. He was in good shape. My dad told me to just stick to the game plan.”
Danny was never a great fighter, even when he was in the prime of his career between 2014 and 2017. It’s hard to see Garcia staying retired because he can continue to get nice paydays if he stays active.
Garcia was coming off a 13-month layoff from a ninth-round stoppage loss to Erislandy Lara on September 14, 2024.
Fight card:
- Danny Garcia stopped Danny Gonzalez by KO in the fourth round.
- Dominique Crowder outpointed Fernando Diaz by unanimous decision (100-90, 98-92, 100-90).
- Damian Knyba stopped Joey Dawejko by TKO in the seventh round.
- Gabriel Rosado boxed out Vaughn Alexander by unanimous decision (79-73, 80-72, 79-73).
- Chris Colbert defeated Blas Ezequiel Caro by unanimous decision (78-73, 77-74, 80-71).
- Reshat Mati defeated Jose Angulo by majority decision (76-76, 77-75, 77-75).
- Mathew Gonzalez got past Wilfredo Flores via decision (76-75, 76-75, 77-74).
- Avtandil Khurtsidze and Andres Martinez fought to a majority draw (59-55, 57-57, 57-57).
- Keith Colon Rodriguez stopped David Calabro by TKO in the third round.
- Cristian Cangelosi outpointed Victoriano Antonio Santillan by unanimous decision (79-73, 77-75, 78-74).
- Quincey Williams stopped Christopher Rodriguez by TKO in the second round.
Dan Ambrose has covered boxing since 2011, bringing fans insight into the sport’s biggest fights.
Last updated on 19/10/2025
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