Ryan Garcia

SAN ANTONIO — It was a matter of when not if Ryan Garcia would return to the ring after bowing out of a scheduled fight with Javier Fortuna in July due to ...

Double left and a right to the body from Garcia. A quick jab from Garcia. Slow round. Garcia with a left to the body and barely misses the left hook. Garcia feints, and Tagoe misses a looping overhand right. Overhand right connects for Garcia. Three rights and a left to the body by Garcia. Straight right down the middle catches Tagoe flush. Round four starts with Garcia pounding another left to the body. Two lefts from Tagoe. Combination to the body, finished by a left hook to the side of Tagoe's head, which shook him for a moment. An uppercut to the body from Garcia. It should be a lopsided decision for Garcia. (10-9 Garcia, 120-107 Garcia) Tagoe with a combination to begin the ninth. A left staggers Tagoe. Garcia unleashes a flurry. Garcia cracks a left hook to Tagoe's jaw. Garcia continued to assert his dominance and attempted to put Tagoe away. They came out of the clinch, and Garcia threw a short right that made Tagoe spin and drop to the canvas.

Garcia and Tagoe are set to battle it out in San Antonio on Saturday as 'RyGuy' makes his return from a lengthy layoff.

Ryan Garcia vs. Ryan Garcia vs. Unofficial scorecard: 10-8 Garcia (20-17) Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Garcia (30-26) Garcia managed to trap Tagoe in the corner and landed a good right hand before Tagoe flailed back with a few right hands that missed the mark. Ryan Garcia vs. Garcia landed a crisp combination of two to the body and a right hand to the head with a minute left in the round and he continued to find space to land hard right hands. Ryan Garcia vs. Garcia did some decent work in the corner and landed a few more right hands but the round was largely uneventful as both fighters almost seemed resigned to heading to the scorecards. According to CompuBox, Garcia landed 165 punches to 90 from Tagoe. Tagoe was able to repeatedly clinch until he had recovered, however, and Garcia would never come close to finishing the fight again. Garcia moved forward, trying to trap his foe in a spot where he'd be able to showcase his speed and power, but those moments rarely came in the fight.

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He lands two big right hands and lands another that drops Tagoe. Garcia with combinations in the corner as Tagoe tries to land jabs again. Garcia is overwhelming Tagoe by the corner. A clean right by Garcia to start the round. Swing and a miss by Tagoe to open the round. Garcia with a big body shot and a chop by the corner. 10-9, Garcia (70-62, Garcia) 10-9, Garcia (90-80, Garcia) Now Garcia tries to push forward and lands an overhand right that sends a wobbly Tagoe to the floor. Tagoe did land a shot to the face but Garcia continues to play it close to the vest. Big blows by Garcia as Tagoe tries to duck down. Garcia with an overhand and a body shot deep in the clinch. Garcia with a left hook as both fighters are in the center of the ring.

Ryan Garcia (22-0) made his much-anticipated return to the ring against Emmanuel Tagoe (32-2) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It was a non-title fight.

Left hook from Garcia makes partial contact to the head and Tagoe gets on his bike, holds, does whatever he can to stop the action. Right hand from Garcia makes contact one again upstairs. Right hand lands clean for Garcia upstairs. Left makes partial contact for Garcia along the ropes. Right hand from Garcia lands upstairs, then lands one down to the body moments later. Right hand from Tagoe lands clean upstairs but Garcia fires back with two hooks to the body. Right lands to the body for Garcia. Two more body shots come from Garcia. Left hook from Garcia makes partial contact upstairs. Hard right hand lands down to the body for Garcia now. Now Garcia lands one down to the body. Jab lands clean for Garcia. Tagoe lands a jab but is back along the ropes and is looking to hold any time Garcia gets close enough. Right hand lands hard for Garcia and Tagoe is shook up.

Ryan Garcia has gone the 12-round distance for the first time in his career, in scoring a unanimous-decision victory over Emmanuel Tagoe on Saturday in San ...

I had to trap him down, it was a new experience trying to cut the ring off with a guy who's looking to survive. Garcia had trained with Eddy Reynoso at Canelo Alvarez's San Diego gym for his past five fights before they parted ways. Garcia was slated for another step-up bout in July of last year against Javier Fortuna, but Garcia withdrew to address his mental health.

Will Ryan Garcia walk out of Texas a winner after taking time off? The Sporting News is providing live results and highlights of his fight against Emmanuel ...

He lands two big right hands and lands another that drops Tagoe. Garcia with combinations in the corner as Tagoe tries to land jabs again. Garcia is overwhelming Tagoe by the corner. A clean right by Garcia to start the round. Swing and a miss by Tagoe to open the round. Garcia with a big body shot and a chop by the corner. 10-9, Garcia (70-62, Garcia) 10-9, Garcia (90-80, Garcia) Now Garcia tries to push forward and lands an overhand right that sends a wobbly Tagoe to the floor. Tagoe did land a shot to the face but Garcia continues to play it close to the vest. Big blows by Garcia as Tagoe tries to duck down. Garcia with an overhand and a body shot deep in the clinch. Garcia with a left hook as both fighters are in the center of the ring.

Garcia (22-0, 18 KOs), The Ring's No. 5-rated lightweight, stalked Tagoe for most of the Golden Boy/DAZN main event, scoring a knockdown in Round 2 and badly ...

We’ll go over all of that and he’ll learn how to break down a difficult style.” I’m going to point out what he needed to more of and what he needs to do less of. We’re going to watch tape of the fight and dissect it. Sometimes it’s good for a young fighter to go 12 rounds, especially if he gets through it unscathed, and Ryan didn’t get hurt. Luckily, he’s got a respected and experienced coach in Joe Goossen to teach him what to do with difficult styles going forward. He looked huge and physically imposing, weighing in at 138 pounds and change for the non-title bout.