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VICTORY! Kensington’s Danny Garcia Defends His Boxing Title With Win Over Vargas


  On Saturday, November 12th, Premier Boxing Champions hosted a night of championship boxing at the Liacouras Center on Temple University’s campus. The evening was arguably  the highest points for fighters who call Kensington their home town, as natives Danny Garcia and Eddie Alvarez faced off in separate title bouts.

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/Max Pulcini

Sadly for Alvarez, his opponent Conor McGregor delivered a serious beat down at UFC 205 in New York, leading officials to call the fight in the second round and giving the world lightweight champion belt to McGregor.

  Meanwhile, in North Philly, Danny Garcia defended his Welterweight belt from Samuel Vargas. Garcia’s title fight was not the only bout fought that night, with the undercard stacked with fighters from Philadelphia.

  “This is going to be a great night. It’s an exciting card from top to bottom,” Garcia said at a press conference leading up to the fight. “Young local fighters getting a chance to show their skills is great for the sport and great for Philadelphia.” Garcia also helps local fighters hone their skills at his gym, DSG Boxing Club at 3731 Jasper St.

/Max Pulcini

/Max Pulcini

  Early bouts featured Jeffrey Torres beating Joseph Serrano by TKO; TJ Velasquez beating his opponent Raul Chirino by decision; Milton Santiago defeating Claudio Rosendo Tapia by decision; Titus Williams over Antonio Dubose by decision; Kyrone Davis beating Carlos Gabriel Ozan by TKO; and Christian Carto maintained his undefeated record by knocking out his opponent Leonard Reyes in the 8th round of his fight. Carto will be fighting at The Sugarhouse Event Center on December 16th.

  The night truly got underway with three nationally televised bouts on Spike TV. Each fight was scheduled to last 10 rounds. The first fight was between lightweights Javier Fortuna and Omar Douglass. Fortuna came out of his corner and quickly opened up on Douglass with a slough of punches before losing his footing and falling to the canvas.

  The fighters bounced around the ring, squaring off and eying each other up. As their positioning and anticipation built to climax, the fighters attacked with tremendous speed, with punches flying and connecting. Douglass barely dodged one of four unassuming wicked downward punches and landed a blow to his opponent’s face. After Fortuna went down in the first round, both fighters went at each other in what appeared to be an equal fight. In the end, Fortuna was able to capture a win by decision.max_danny_garcia_13

  Junior Middleweights Jarrett Hurd and Jojo Dan fought just before Garcia and Vargas. According to the bout sheet, both fighters weighed 153.1 lbs, however Hurd seemed to have a notable size advantage in the ring. Dan struggled to land blows on Hurd as he covered his body.

  Hurd followed up with solid punches that looked devastating given the size difference between the fighters. At one point, Hurd landed a punch to Dan’s groin. Dan stumbled before dropping to his knees from the below the belt hit. Despite the low blow, Hurd won the fight in the 6th round by TKO.

  Danny Garcia vs. Samuel Vargas was undoubtedly the most anticipated fight of the evening. Garcia came out dressed in a bengal striped outfit and wore an intimidating blood covered face mask. He was also trailed by legendary 76ers guard Allen Iverson, who had Garcia’s title belt draped over his shoulder.

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/Ptah Gabrie

  The fighters bounced around the ring, landing fluries of punches on each other. Garcia knocked Vargas to the mat so hard that he flipped backwards before getting back up. Garcia took a few blows from Vargas but returned the favor by pinning him against the ropes and laying into him with no mercy. The fight ended in the seventh round with Garcia once again pinning Vargas to the ropes and beating him until the referee called the fight and awarded Garcia with the TKO.

/Max Pulcini

/Max Pulcini

  Danny Garcia will be fighting Keith Thurman on March 4th at a to be disclosed location. Thurman was ringside as part of the Spike TV broadcasting crew. Garcia had this to say about his future opponent.

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/Ptah Gabrie

  “He will just get an up close and personal look at what will happen to him in March. I hope he’s paying attention,” Garcia said. 

/Max Pulcini

/Max Pulcini

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