Ryan Garcia revealed in an interview that he wanted to fight Theofimo Lopez next. He says he has already sent Theofimo (22-1, 13 COs) on social media and said: “Let’s manage it.”
Garcia (24-2, 20 costs) mentions that he is well aware that theofimo and Shakur Stevenson are talking about fighting the next. He says he doesn’t care. His battle with Lopez will be ‘more exciting’ than a Shakur-Lopez collision.
Saudi plans disrupted
The Saudi will have to change the directions because they allegedly tried to set up the battle between Theofimo and Stevenson (24-0, 11 COs). With Garcia’s big follow -up on social media, a fight between him and the WBO lights would be welterweight champion Lopez big on PPV.
Theofimo is likely to have to agree to go to Welterweight, as Ryan has outgrown the 140 -pound division. His last fight was on Welterweight against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.
If Garcia, 27, gets his wish and the Lopez struggle, he must put more effort than he made in his loss of Rolly. It is alleged that Ryan paid $ 20 million for the fight, and he did not show much trouble winning after falling in the round two. There was no effort. Fans expected Kingry to swing, but he did the opposite by avoiding exchanges with Romero after his bad start.
Garcia vs. Rolly Punch Stats
- Ryan Garcia: 65 connections of 210 shots for 31%
- Rolando Romero: 57 of 280 for 20%
Why he skipped the rematch
“That’s the one I want,” Ryan Garcia said Cigar talk Want to fight on Theofimo Lopez. “It excites me because I come back and beat Rolly. They are like ‘Yes, you beat Rolly. Who cares? “When I come back and beat theofimo, it’s a bigger statement.
Fans on social media nowadays have mixed reactions, with some in favor of a Garcia against theofimo fight, while others consider it problematic. Some doubt this will happen due to Lopez’s negotiations with Shakur. Teo will have to abandon the fight, and he has already said he wants to fight Shakur first, Dan Ryan.
“It excites me because I know it would be the right timing for me because I feel more involved in it, and I feel that my aura is back in the sport. I just know I’ll beat him, ‘says Kingry about Theofimo. “My style, I just know I’ll hit him pretty easily. I’m going to beat him badly, like Swollen up just like Devin Haney. ‘
Ryan chooses to fight Lopez, rather than avenge his recent loss of Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, would be a bad look in the eyes of some fans. Rolly beat Ryan on May 2, 2025 at Times Square in New York with a unanimous 12 round decision. Romero dropped Garcia in the second round and won 115-112, 118-109 and 115-112 with the scores.
Garcia’s message to Lopez
“His defense doesn’t seem to be able to stop my shots,” Garcia said of Lopez. “Hook, right hand, he is hit with both. For me, the timing is right, and that’s the struggle I want. I even sent him today. I said, ‘Let’s get it going, Bro. If you want to run it, let’s run it. If you want a big fight, let’s go. ”
Garcia did not say what the reaction of Lopez is, if any. Lopez did not mention that he was called out by Ryan today.
Shakur’s plans are in trouble
“I don’t want to see that that would see that. I want to see that we’re going, ‘Ryan said to respond that he was trying to fight theofimo to Shakur Stevenson. “I just don’t think it would be as exciting as me and theofimo.”
Shakur will not be happy to learn that Ryan is trying to take the theofimo fight right under his nose. He rely on the match that happens now that Gervonta Davis is fighting Jake Paul on November 14.
Last updated on 08/29/2025
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