Rising boxing sensation Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KO) will meet veteran Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KO) for the interim WBC lightweight title tomorrow night (Sat., Jan. 2, 2021) live on DAZN from inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. It will serve as the first major fight of the new year.
This is a massive opportunity for Garcia to prove he’s ready to take the next step in his promising boxing career. The 22-year-old phenom has already produced a 20-0 record over the past four years, but now he faces a fighter who has shared the ring with the likes of Vasyl Lomachenko and Jorge Linares.
Before Garcia tries to keep his perfect record in tact and take out Campbell to win the interim lightweight strap, both fighters took to the stage yesterday for the official pre-fight press conference. You can watch it in the above video player.
Garcia, who defended his WBC Silver lightweight title with a first-round knockout win over Francisco Fonseca last February, is currently a -400 favorite to win tomorrow’s main event.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of this afternoon’ main event below. The DAZN-streamed broadcast (watch it here) kicks off at 3 p.m. ET, with Garcia and Campbell likely to make the walk closer to 6 p.m. ET.