![]() ![]() Professional career Light welterweight Early career Garcia was born with a sixth toe on his right foot which he was embarrassed of as a child, but jokingly says that it gives him a competitive advantage to stay on balance during fights. ![]() Garcia finished his amateur career with 107 wins 13 losses. ĭanny Garcia admired Boxing Hall of Famer Carlos Ortiz as his favorite boxer and considered Ortiz's fight against Lenny Matthews in Philadelphia among the most memorable he had ever witnessed. Having been raised in the city with the second-largest Puerto Rican community in the United States, Danny identified with his heritage, stating early in his career the desire to become the "next great Puerto Rican fighter". Ángel has since been Danny's primary boxing coach. His father, Ángel, was also a boxer who introduced him to boxing, taking him to Philadelphia's Harrowgate Boxing Club when he was ten years old, which was the minimum age allowed by local law for a minor to train. His mother was from Bayamón and his father was from Naguabo. Garcia was born in North Philadelphia to Puerto Rican parents. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's sixth best active welterweight by The Ring, seventh by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and eighth by BoxRec. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super), WBC, Ring magazine and lineal light welterweight titles between 20, and the WBC welterweight title from 2016 to 2017. Danny Óscar Garcia (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional boxer. ![]()
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