Ryan Garcia will make his return to the ring to close out his 2024 fight campaign when he faces off against Japanese kickboxing sensation Rukiya Anpo as part of the RIZIN New Year’s Eve combat sports extravaganza on Fanmio from Tokyo.
The contracted weight is 153 pounds.
Both fighters will be on hand today in Wilshire Garden at Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles for a special kickoff press conference, streaming LIVE at 4 p.m. ET in the embedded video above, with staredowns to follow soon thereafter.
Garcia is coming off his disastrous bout against Devin Haney back in April, which he initially won but then settled for a “No Contest” after bombing his post-fight drug test. That’s on top of all the other shenanigans that took place prior to the bout.
As for Anpo, his last performance ended in a draw after battling aging pugilist Manny Pacquiao in a special rules contest at Super Rizin 3 last June. Garcia vs. Anpo is listed as an exhibition bout across eight, two-minute rounds.
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