Garcia KOs Gonzalez 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 at the Barclays Center in New York. García (38-4, 22 KOs) connected his characteristic left hook to finish an overmatched 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 strangely. 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 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. His record at the Barclays Center improved to 8-2, and although this was his last fight in Brooklyn, Garcia commented that there is a “high probability” that his boxing career will continue. García set the pace from the beginning, hurting González in the first minute of the fight. García’s activity forced González onto the defensive, trying to avoid the blows.

I noticed that I hurt him, but for some reason, my timing was a little off,” said Garcia. “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’.

Danny Garcia

González, who fought for the first time above the welterweight limit, had no answer for García and was hit squarely when García stood his ground and threw a left hook that landed directly on his chin to end the fight. “I already knew what he was trying to do,” Garcia said. “Everyone thinks I’m flat-footed. They can box around me like it’s easy. But when you’re in there with me, it’s a whole different game.” – Danny Garcia García recovered after suffering a stoppage loss to current WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara in September 2024.