Just 2 days away from their fight Ryan Garcia and Francisco Fonseca faced off Wednesday afternoon at the final press conference held at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Garcia and Fonseca square off Friday night Valentines Day at the Honda Center live on DAZN.
“2020 this is the year to show that I have true skills to be a champ. I sacrifice a lot to be great. Fonseca is a tough fighter. This shows everyone what I got. I’m not looking past him or looking ahead to other fights,” Ryan Garcia said
“I come prepared to give a good fight. God willing I take the win. I’m ready for this fight,” Francisco Fonseca said.
“It’s fight week. We’re really excited to showcase a stacked card headlined by Ryan Garcia. We have an amazing undercard,” Oscar De La Hoya said in opening the press conference.
Also present were lightweights former world champion Jorge Linares and Carlos Morales as they will serve as the co feature bout.
“I’m so excited and happy to be here. Thank everyone and my team. I’m ready for Friday, we will give an amazing show,”
“I’m excited to fight Jorge Linares. He is one of the best lightweights in this era. I’m happy to test my skills vs someone like Linares. My next task is fight future Hall of Famer Linares come out and win,”
Las Vegas’s Blair Cobbs will square off vs Samuel Kotey of Baltimore in a scheduled ten round welterweight bout. Here is what they had to say.
Wooo! It’s Blair “The Flair” Cobbs. This is a fantastic opportunity being on this card with my boy Ryan Garcia. Wooo! The most exciting man in boxing in the welterweight division is here to stay,” Blair Cobbs said
Kotey followed “Friday night I’m going to knock you out. I’ll fuck you up. I’ll be ready for you. I’m going to knock you the fuck out,”
Alexis Rocha and Brad Solomon will square off in a ten round welterweight bout.
“What can I say I’m excited to fight in my hometown. I have a tough opponent in Beaad Solomon. This is the test,” Alexis Rocha
“I tip my hat off to this young man. It’s time to get back in the winning track. It will be Valentines Day, he is first on my love list,” Brad Solomon
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