Danny García knocks out González in Brooklyn: Last fight or more boxing?

Danny García Says Goodbye to Brooklyn with a Spectacular KO

The former two-division world champion, Danny Garcia, closed out his “Farewell to Brooklyn” event with an impressive fourth-round knockout over Danny Gonzalez on Saturday at the Barclays Center in New York. García (38-4, 22 KOs) connected his characteristic left hook to end the fight against González (22-5-1, 7 KOs) at 45 seconds of the fourth round, in a fight scheduled for 10 rounds at 154 pounds. González fell to the canvas with his ankle bending unnaturally. He tried to get up, but fell again and referee Harvey Dock stopped the fight. Garcia, 37, was the first boxer to headline a boxing event at the Barclays Center in 2012, when he knocked out Mexican legend Erik Morales with a left hook in the fourth round. Thirteen years later, Garcia repeated the feat with the same punch in the same round, against a different Mexican opponent, in the main event of his “Goodbye to Brooklyn” card, which he promoted under his Swift Promotions brand. García improved his record to 8-2 at the Barclays Center and, although this was his last fight in Brooklyn, the boxer affirmed that there is a “high probability” that his career will continue. García set the pace from the start, hurting González in the first minute of the fight. García’s activity forced González to defend himself, trying to avoid the blows.

Danny Garcia scored a knockout in the fourth round in what he said was his last fight in Brooklyn, but added that there is a “high probability” that his boxing career will continue.García commented: “I noticed that I hurt him, but for some reason, my timing failed a bit. So I thought, ‘OK, let me calm down a bit in the next rounds and work with my jab, and then, when he stops moving his feet, I can try to catch him'”. González, who fought for the first time above welterweight, had no answers for García and was hit squarely when García stood his ground and threw a left hook that landed directly on his chin, ending the fight.

I already knew what he was trying to do. Everyone thinks I’m flat-footed. They could box around me like it was easy, but when you’re in there with me, it’s a whole different game.

Danny García

García recovered after suffering a stoppage loss to current WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara in September 2024.