- On April 20, 2019, Garcia faced veteran slugger Adrian Granados in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. What was expected.
- Former unified 140-pound king and WBC welterweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia takes on the dangerous Adrian Granados in what looks to be an exciting welterweight scrap that will headline a PBC fight card on April 20, 2019 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
By Gilbert Manzano
CARSON, Calif. — Raymond Muratalla, from nearby Fontana, California, put on a show for the many fans who made the drive to Dignity Health Sports Park to see his six-round lightweight bout on Saturday.
Danny Garcia (34-2, 20 KOs) will be attempting to put himself back in position to challenge for a world title this Saturday 20 April against the American-Mexican Adrian Granados (20-6-2, 14 KOs) in their 12 round fight for the vacant World Boxing Council Silver welterweight title, Live on Fox & Fox Deportes at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Danny Garcia vs Adrian Granados. While the Fox card will carry much lesser intrigue than its ESPN counterpart, it is still a match worth watching. Danny Garcia is the bigger name, and will be.
Muratalla dropped Jose Cen Torres three times in the third round before the referee stopped it with two seconds left. Muratalla’s supporters gave him a standing ovation as he made his way back to the locker room. Muratalla improved to 7-0 with five knockouts. The bout was part of the Danny Garcia-Adrian Granados PBC on FOX undercard.
For the first knockout of the day, Shon Mondragon stopped Hugo Rodriguez in the third round of their four-round junior featherweight bout.
In the prior fight, Nelson Hampton had trouble in the final round, but survived Naseem Asad’s late charge to earn a unanimous decision, with all judges scoring the four-round lightweight contest 40-36.
Hampton dominated the first three rounds and assumed he could cruise in the last round. Asad capitalized on Hampton’s mistake and had him hurt with a series of power shots. But Hampton quickly recovered and had Asad moving backwards for the final minute.
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The opening bout of the card didn’t have a winner. Ricky Lopez and Joe Perez settled for a split draw after a back-and-forth 10-round featherweight battle.
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One judge scored it 97-93 for Perez and another had the same score but in favor of Lopez. The third judge scored it 95-95.
The Garcia-Granados main card is scheduled to air on FOX and FOX Deportes at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m., starting with Brandon Figueroa against Yonfrez Parejo for the interim WBA junior featherweight belt.
The second bout on the FOX tripleheader is the 10-round heavyweight bout between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Alexander Dimitrenko. After the main event the fights will continue on FS1, which will feature Karlos Balderas and Alfredo Angulo in separate bouts.
Today, FOX Sports announces WBC Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter joins International Boxing Hall of Famer Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and host Kate Abdo live in FOX Sports’ Los Angeles studios for coverage of FOX PBC FIGHT NIGHT: DANNY GARCIA VS. ADRIAN GRANADOS on Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19.
Porter, who has fought both Garcia and Granados, has this to say about this showdown between top welterweights recently on INSIDE PBC BOXING: “Granados kept coming at me for 12 rounds, which made him a tough fight. Garcia took my body shots really well, took my punches really well and is stronger. But I think Adrian is the tougher fight based on his pressure and his relentlessness throughout the fight.” Watch the breakdown here.
Calling the action live from Los Angeles on Saturday, April 20 (8:00 PM ET) on FOX and streaming on the FOX Sports app are former three-time heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, legendary trainer Joe Goossen and blow-by-blow announcer Kenny Albert. Veteran combat sports journalist Heidi Androl reports and interviews fighters, while International Boxing Hall of Famer Jimmy Lennon Jr. serves as ring announcer and Marcos Villegas is the unofficial scorer. On FOX Deportes, blow-by-blow announcer Adrian Garcia Marquez is joined by Jessi Losada to call the fights in Spanish.
Danny Garcia Vs Adrian Granados Card Game
FOX Sports PBC programming begins Thursday, April 18 (7:00 PM ET) on FS1, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app with the one-hour FOX PBC PRESS CONFERENCE, as Abdo is joined by Mancini and Porter to preview the fights on the card and interview fighters. Androl presides over the press conference.
On Friday, April 19, the FOX PBC WEIGH-IN SHOW is telecast on FS2 and streaming on the FOX Sports app at 4:00 PM ET, with Abdo, Porter and Mancini again on the desk. Lennon Jr. hosts the weigh-ins on stage, while Androl interviews fighters onsite.
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Saturday’s fight action begins at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app and is headlined by two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (34-2, 20 KOs) battling hard-hitting veteran Adrian Granados (20-6-2, 14 KOs) in a 12-round welterweight bout. Heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz Jr. (31-1, 20 KOs) takes on Alexander Dimitrenko (41-4, 26 KOs) in a 10-round bout in the co-feature and unbeaten contender Brandon Figueroa (18-0, 13 KOs) battles Venezuela’s Yonfrez Parejo (22-3-1, 11 KOs) in a 12-round match for the WBA Interim Super Bantamweight title that opens the primetime broadcast.
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Boxing continues Saturday on FS1, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app at 10:30 PM ET with the two-hour PBC FIGHT NIGHT – EXTRA with hard-hitting contender Jeison Rosario (18-1-1, 13 KOs) taking on Mexico’s Jorge Cota (28-2, 25 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight fight. Plus, battle-hardened veteran Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo (24-7, 20 KOs) fights Juan Ubaldo Cabrera (24-2, 16 KOs) in the co-main event of the telecast, while exciting lightweight prospect and 2016 U.S. Olympian Karlos Balderas (7-0, 6 KOs) takes on Pedro Vicente (6-2, 2 KOs) in a six- or eight-round bout. Highly decorated lightweight prospect Omar Juarez (2-0, 1 KOs) clashes with Mexico’s Luis Gerardo Perez Salas (5-2, 1 KOs) in a four-round match to open the telecast.
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Leading up to the fights, PBC fighters offer unique, behind-the-scenes clips on the FOX PBC social pages. Follow @PBConFOX on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all updates throughout the #PBConFOX fights Saturday.
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