Danny García Says Goodbye to Brooklyn with a Spectacular KO
Former two-division world champion Danny Garcia closed out his “Farewell to Brooklyn” card with an impressive fourth-round knockout of Danny Gonzalez at the Barclays Center in New York on Saturday. García (38-4, 22 KOs) connected his characteristic left hook to finish a surpassed 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 before the count, but fell again and referee Harvey Dock stopped the fight. García, 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, García repeated history, connecting the same punch in the same round against another Mexican opponent in the main event of his “Goodbye to Brooklyn” card, which he promoted under his Swift Promotions brand. His record at the Barclays Center improved to 8-2, and although this was his last fight in Brooklyn, Garcia stated that there is a “high probability” that his boxing 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.I noticed that I hurt him, but for some reason, my timing was a little off,” Garcia said. “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.’
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