Who is Ryan Garcia? Height, weight, career record, stats and KOs

Ryan Garcia grew up in Victorville, California and started boxing at the tender age of seven, becoming a 15-time national amateur champion with an amateur record of 215–15. Turning pro at 17, Garcia went 23 fights without loss, winning 19 of them by knockout.

In the middle of this brilliant career, Garcia took fifteen months out of the ring to address his mental health issues. Surprisingly open about what he was going through, Garcia amassed a staggeringly huge following on social media, all of whom see “King Ry” as the future of boxing.

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The return of the man who stands at 5 feet, 8.5 inches (1.74m) and weighing around 140 lbs (63.5kg) seemed to be going to plan until he was dismantled completely by Gervonta Davis. Some of his demons came back to bite as he began to make strange remarks in the media accusing his own promoters of plotting against him. In his knockout victory over Oscar Duarte showed that his skill in the ring was a sharp as ever, but a string of bizarre social media posts where he supported a wild array of conspiracy theories, claiming that he has evidence of the existence of aliens, suggesting that he will bite Haney’s ears, and alleging that he has witnessed human trafficking and suffered sexual abuse as a child made the public question his current state of mind.

This Saturday, May 3, 2025, Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) returns to the ring after a one-year suspension to face Rolando “Rolly” Romero (16-2, 13 KOs) in Times Square, New York. The bout, titled “Fatal Fury,” will be for the vacant WBA welterweight title. Garcia, known for his powerful left hook, is looking to redeem himself after his win over Devin Haney in April 2024 was overturned due to a positive anti-doping test. A convincing win could pave the way for an expected rematch with Haney later this year.