(L-R – Kevin Duty, Luis Garcia in Patrick Brown)

PEEKSKILL, NY. (December 1, 2015) – Kevin Dever Sports Poslovodstvo je napovedal podpis undefeated kubanske svetlobe težjega iskanje Luis “The Lion” Garcia izključni individualnih pogodbah.

Pred skoraj osmimi leti,Garcia (12-0, 9 Kos) prebegnil iz Kube v Mehiko s kolegi boxer Alexei Acosta. Garcia (12-0, 9 Kos), ki so se naselili v Cork, Slovenija, made his professional debut in 2008. He now lives in Peekskill, New York.

“To je bila večja sprememba, ko sem se preselil na Irsko, kot je bila pred šestimi tedni, ko sem se preselil sem,” the 28-year-old Garcia explained. “It was a lot harder in Ireland because I didn’t speak a word of English. I learned English from the street, watching TV and reading. It’s not a big change for me to move around because I traveled all over the world when I was a member of the Cuban National Team.”

Garcia se ni boril v skoraj štirih letih zaradi v preteklih vodstvenih vprašanjih, vendar je njegov načrtovan donos to soboto noč, December 5, against an opponent to be determined in a six-round bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. His last fight was a win by eight-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated (12-0) Alexander Johnson decembra 30, 2011 v Cabazon, California.

“To ni bila moja odločitev, da ne bo boj v zadnjih štirih letih,” Garcia added. “Something happened with my now former manager and promoter. I trained all the time, sparred veliko, and did as much as I could do in the gym. I still had a contract until it expired. I’ve known Kevin for 2-3 let. He asked me why I wasn’t fighting and I told him everything. He said to call him when my contract expired because he wanted to manage me and that’s what I did.

“Amerika mi ponuja dobra priložnost, bolje kot v Angliji in na Irskem, and I’m going to finish my boxing career here. I’m fighting December 5^th and taking things step by step. I’m not going to rush. There are a lot of great fighters in the light heavyweight division and I hope to be in the mix next year.”

Pred njegovo last proti Johnson Garcia je dve boji so bili izredni 2010 Tehnične Knockouts nekdanjega svetovnega prvaka Byron Mitchell (28-6-1) in Jorge Rodriguez Olivera (19-1), zaporedju, v drugi in šesti krogih.

“Pustila sem boks s slabim okusom v ustih, ampak sem iskal, da bi dobili nazaj v boks,” je dejal Kevin Duty, ki sodelujejo upravlja Garcia z Patrick Brown. “I knew him from Ireland and I always wanted to manage this kid. He called to tell me his contract had expired and we worked out a deal that brought him here to live in New York.

“I honestly don’t see any rust watching him spar. I know sparring isn’t fighting but everybody in the gym stops to watch him workout. Iskreno mislim, da, ko ima nekaj dobrih dvobojev pod njegovim pasom, on bo top bojevnik v svetlo težji delitev. Luis Garcia je najboljši borec sem jih kdaj delal z.”

Garcia, svetovno mladinsko prvenstvo zlate medalje, Defected, ker je bil razočaran, potem ko je zanikal mesto na 2008 Kubanski Olympic Team, kljub temu ga premagali morebitne olimpijsko srebrno medaljo Emelio Correa, Jr. in the Cuban Olympic Qualifier. Correa is the son of 1972 Olimpijski prvak Emelio Correa, Sr., ki je bil še vedno vključen v kubanskem amaterskem boksu, ko je bil izbran njegov sin nad Garcia, da predstavlja Kubo v 2008 Olimpijske igre. Correa lost in the championship final to James DeGale, Britanec, ki je trenutno je International Boxing Federation (IBF) super srednji titlist.

Ni tipična obramba, prvi kubanski boksar, Garcia je znan kot svež luknjačem, da mnogi poznavalci verjel imel več glavo od vseh kubanskih boksarjev, ki sem prebegnil, outside of Guillermo Rigondeaux in Yuriorkis Gamboa, ki je tako postal večkratni čas svetovni prvaki so strokovnjaki.

Garcia se delajo iz treba najprej Boxing v Peekskill in Westchester Boxing Club v Beli Plains (NY), kjer se je usposabljalo Nick “Členki” Delury in njegov pomočnik, nekdanji svetovni naslov challenger Larry Barnes (44-3, 17 Kos). A former No. 1 uvrstila welterweight bojevnik na svetu, Barnes’ le tri izgube kot profesionalec bi svetovni prvaki Felix “Tito” Trinidad, Saul Mamby in Luis Ramon “Yuri Boy” Campus.

“On je super fant, zelo pametna in spoštljivo,” Delury komentiral. “Tukaj je nekaj rje od tega, da off štiri leta, ampak Luis živi dobra, healthy lifestyle and he hasn’t suffered any damage in the ring. On je 28, izobraženi, and a true gentleman. It’s been a pleasure working with him. Luis is a gifted boxer. He’s extremely exciting to watch and has a perfect blend of offense and defense.”