Ryan Garcia
American boxer
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| January 2025 | Ryan Garcia was initially reported to fight Isaac Cruz in New York City in May, but plans changed to a fight against Rolando Romero instead. |
| 2024 | Garcia's ex-wife, Andrea Celina, accused him of breaking into her home and smashing her belongings, alleging that his actions were fueled by struggles with alcohol. |
| July 2024 | Garcia was criminally charged with one misdemeanor count of vandalism, facing up to a year in prison. |
| July 4 2024 | Ryan Garcia was expelled by WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán for using racial slurs and making disparaging comments about Muslims during a livestream on social media. This decision followed Garcia's refusal to accept multiple offers from the WBC to assist with his mental health and substance abuse issues. |
| June 2024 | Garcia was arrested for causing an estimated $15,000 in damage to a room and hallway at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills, California. |
| June 20 2024 | The bout between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney was changed to a no contest. Garcia was fined $1.1 million and suspended for a year after taking a plea deal. |
| May 1 2024 | The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association notified that Ryan Garcia tested positive for Ostarine, a performance-enhancing drug, on the day before and the day of his fight with Haney. |
| April 20 2024 | Ryan Garcia fought Devin Haney but the match was ruled a no contest after Garcia failed a drug test. |
| April 20 2024 | Ryan Garcia fought Devin Haney and won the bout via majority decision, knocking down Haney in rounds 7, 10, and 11. |
| February 9 2024 | It was announced that Ryan Garcia signed to fight Devin Haney on April 20 in Las Vegas for the WBC super lightweight title. |
| December 2 2023 | Ryan Garcia faced Oscar Duarte at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, and won the fight by KO in the 8th round after landing a combination late in the round, rendering Duarte unable to beat the count of the referee. |
| May 2023 | Following his defeat to Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia left his trainer, Goossen, and hired Derrick James as his new trainer. |
| April 22 2023 | Ryan Garcia fought Gervonta Davis in Las Vegas, Nevada. Garcia was knocked down twice during the fight and ultimately lost via knockout when he was unable to rise before the referee's count of ten. This marked Garcia's first loss as a professional. |
| February 24 2023 | It was announced that Ryan Garcia would face Gervonta Davis on April 22, 2023, in a 136 lbs catchweight contest, marking a highly anticipated bout. |
| 2022 | After his fight against Tagoe, Ryan Garcia left his previous trainer, Reynoso, and began training with Joe Goossen. |
| December 2022 | Garcia began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Rener Gracie. |
| July 16 2022 | Ryan Garcia faced Javier Fortuna in a super lightweight bout at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Garcia dominated the fight, scoring knockdowns in rounds four, five, and six, leading to the referee stopping the fight after the third knockdown. All judges had scored the fight 50–43 in favor of Garcia before the stoppage, marking a significant improvement over his previous performance. |
| April 9 2022 | Ryan Garcia returned to the ring after a long spell of inactivity, facing former IBO lightweight champion Emmanuel Tagoe. He dominated the fight, scoring a knockdown in Round 2 and winning by unanimous decision with scores of 119–108, 119–108, and 118–109. |
| 2021 | Garcia signed a deal with sports drink Gatorade, becoming the first American boxer to appear in a Gatorade campaign. |
| 2021 | Ryan Garcia held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim lightweight title. |
| October 15 2021 | It was revealed that Ryan Garcia suffered a hand injury, leading to the postponement of his fight with Joseph Diaz. |
| October 8 2021 | It was announced that Ryan Garcia would challenge Joseph Diaz in Los Angeles on November 27 for the WBC interim lightweight title following Díaz's victory over Fortuna. |
| April 24 2021 | Ryan Garcia announced his withdrawal from the bout against Javier Fortuna to manage his health and well-being, leading to his being stripped of the WBC interim lightweight title. |
| April 13 2021 | It was announced that Ryan Garcia would defend his WBC interim lightweight title against Javier Fortuna on July 9. |
| January 2 2021 | Ryan Garcia fought Luke Campbell at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, where he knocked Campbell out with a body shot in round 7, marking a significant moment in his career. |
| December 5 2020 | The fight between Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell was originally scheduled but later postponed due to Campbell contracting COVID-19. |
| October 8 2020 | It was announced that Ryan Garcia would face Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell for the interim WBC lightweight title at Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, California. |
| February 14 2020 | Ryan Garcia knocked out Francisco Fonseca in the first round after landing a lead left hook. |
| January 2 2020 | Golden Boy announced that Ryan Garcia would be facing Francisco Fonseca on February 14 at the Honda Center in Anaheim. |
| 2019 | Ryan Garcia starred as Sonny Mendoza in the Brat teen web series 'On the Ropes'. |
| November 2 2019 | Ryan Garcia won the NABO and vacant WBC Silver lightweight titles by defeating Romero Duno by knockout in the first round. |
| September 2019 | Garcia extended his contract with Golden Boy Promotions through a new five-year deal. |
| September 18 2019 | Golden Boy announced Ryan Garcia's next bout against Romero Duno, which would be the co-main event of Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. |
| March 2019 | Ryan Garcia's daughter was born. |
| March 30 2019 | Ryan Garcia won against Jose Lopez by technical knockout in the second round. |
| December 15 2018 | Ryan Garcia secured a victory over Braulio Rodriguez by knockout in the fifth round. |
| October 2018 | Garcia began training with Eddy Reynoso, who is known for training prominent boxers such as Canelo Álvarez and Óscar Valdez. |
| September 1 2018 | Ryan Garcia won against Carlos Morales by majority decision. |
| May 4 2018 | Ryan Garcia won the vacant NABF and NABO super featherweight titles by defeating Jayson Vélez by unanimous decision. |
| March 22 2018 | Ryan Garcia retained his NABF Junior super featherweight title by defeating Fernando Vargas Parra by knockout in the first round. |
| December 16 2017 | Ryan Garcia won against Noe Martinez Raygoza by TKO in the eighth round. |
| November 2 2017 | Ryan Garcia retained his NABF Junior super featherweight title by defeating Cesar Alan Valenzuela by TKO in the third round. |
| September 15 2017 | Ryan Garcia won the vacant NABF Junior super featherweight title by defeating Miguel Carrizoza by knockout in the first round. |
| July 15 2017 | Ryan Garcia won against Mario Macias by knockout in the first round. |
| May 6 2017 | Ryan Garcia won against Tyrone Luckey by TKO in the second round. |
| February 3 2017 | Ryan Garcia won against Devon Jonnes by knockout in the second round. |
| 2016 | Ryan Garcia aimed to represent the United States in the 2016 Olympics as part of his boxing career. |
| December 17 2016 | Ryan Garcia won against José Antonio Martínez by knockout in the second round. |
| December 17 2016 | Garcia made his debut under Golden Boy Promotions, winning a fight by knockout in the second round at The Forum in the Smith-Hopkins light-heavyweight main event. |
| October 14 2016 | Ryan Garcia won against Mario Aguirre by technical knockout in the second round. |
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