MMAmania.com will have LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card below, including round-by-round coverage of the main event. The DAZN broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. ET, with Garcia and Fortuna likely making the walk closer to 11 p.m. ET. This marks Garcia’s second appearance after a 15-month layoff and he will look to erase the memory of April’s crushing decision victory over Emmanuel Tagoe. Fortuna figures to make him work for that, at least, as he gave JoJo Diaz a decent fight in 2021. The rest of the main card features up-and-coming Welterweight Alexis Rocha against sacrificial lamb Luis Veron, as well as a pair of WBA eliminators bringing in Lamont Roach Jr. and Ricardo Sandoval with Angel Rodriguez and David Jimenez, respectively. Ryan Garcia vs. Ryan Garcia Javier Fortune — Garcia def. Alexis Rocha vs. Fortuna by KO at 0:27 of the sixth round Luis Veron — Rocha def. Lamont Roach Jr. vs. Veron 100-90 x2, 99-91 Angel Rodriguez — Roach def. Ricardo Sandoval vs. Ricardo Rodriguez by unanimous decision (116-112 x2, 117-111) David Jimenez — Jimenez def. Sandoval by majority (114-112 x2, 113-113)
140 pounds: Ryan Garcia vs. Javier Fortuna
Round One: Piercing trades to get you started. Garcia looking for left hooks. Sharp straight right. Body shot. Garcia still mixing up the jab and hook. Fortuna having trouble with range, eats a hard right cross and comes back with a combo. He punches the clamp halfway through. Leadership rights from Garcia. Fortuna tries to pile on, to buckle. Garcia continues the potshot with a straight right. Left hook catches Fortuna in circles. Fortuna comes back with a left upper hand. 10-9 Garcia. Round Two: Fortuna lands on the lower floor left. Punch up. Looking left hook from Garcia. Still looking for potshots with straights. They trade lefts in the center, then Garcia rattles Fortuna with a straight right that leads to a halfway clinch. Sharp left hook from Garcia followed by a right to the body. 1-2-3 land clear, snap. Fortuna lags with an advantage left. 10-9. 20-18 Garcia. Round Three: More Garcia straight rights. Fortuna lands on the left on the bottom floor. Garcia tries a 2-3 on the ropes, lands jabs. Equal rights. Luck stays on the ropes halfway through. Garcia fires a combo, tightens. Left hook. Straight through the guard. Counter left falls short of Fortuna, decent right hook in combination. 10-9, 30-27 Garcia. Round four: Garcia still sitting out of Fortuna’s range and throwing straight rights. Fortuna tries a left hand. Solid double right from Garcia, tries to follow up with a combination. Garcia presses the advantage with combinations. Nasty left hook to the body drops Fortuna to her knees. He beats the count, spits out his mouthpiece to buy more time. Garcia stalks forward. Fortuna tries to attack with his hands down. Solid body shot by Garcia on the ropes. Right hand behind him, hard left hook upstairs. Landing combinations. 10-8, 40-35 Garcia. Round five: Early counts from Garcia. Left hook around the guard then one to the body. Right hook from Fortuna. Sharp straight rights from Garcia. Brutal 2-3 knocks Fortuna down once again in a slightly delayed reaction. Again he wins the count. Garcia stalks, looking for an opening on the ropes. There’s a nice right hook from Fortuna. Garcia stays patient, Fortuna stays mobile. 10-8, 50-43 Garcia. Round Six: Fortuna comes out aggressive, but gets dropped a third time via left hook. He doesn’t want any more and takes the count. Final result: Def. Garcia. Fortuna from KO For more on “Garcia vs. Fortuna” and other boxing-related events, click here. Full odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook.