(Aug. 7, 2021) Luke Santamaria notches a career victory by outpointing former champ Devon Alexander Luke Santamaria, the 23-year-old from Garden Grove, Ca., did not start the way he wanted, but he finished the way he needed against former two-division champion Devon Alexander. Behind effective counter punching and a solid body attack, Santamaria (12-2-1, 7 KOs) tallied the biggest victory of his career with a unanimous 10-round decision in a super welterweightweight bout over 34-year-old Alexander. Judges Mike Fitzgerald and Patrick Morley both had it 98-92 for Santamaria, while judge Tim Taggart had it slightly closer at 97-93. Alexander, the southpaw from St. Louis, Mo., had not been in the ring since he was stopped in the sixth round by Ivan Redkach in June 2019. “I want to thank Devon for giving me this opportunity,” Santamaria said. “He’s a great fighter. I got the opportunity and I showed up again. My legs were the key for me, he was trying to catch me with the left and I...
On July 30, 2022, two-division world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia returns to fight at Barclays Center for the ninth time against Jose Benavidez in his 154-pound debut. Let's take a look back at his previous eight fights at Barclays Center from 2012 to present.
(May 2 ,2017) Former world champion #ArgenisMendez outboxed southpaw #IvanRedkach over 10 rounds and earned a split decision. The former world champion ended a two-fight skid with a 10-round split decision over Ivan Redkach in the main event of a PBC on FS1 card in Studio City, California. The difference in the 137-pound bout? A one-point deduction levied by referee Raul Caiz Jr. in Round 3 after Redkach headbutted Mendez, despite the absence of a warning preceding the foul. One judge scored it 95-94 for Redkach, but was overruled by tallies of 96-93 and 95-94 for Mendez, who was fighting for the first time in 2017 on the heels of consecutive losses. Both men were desperate for a victory and fought like it, but Redkach walked into a lot of straight rights against a more patient boxer. Certainly, each man badly needed a jump-start to their once promising careers. Redkach entered the bout on the heels of two lopsided defeats—a stoppage by Dejan Zlaticanin and a wide unanimous dec...
Two-division world champion Danny "Swift Garcia scored a dominant unanimous decision victory over Ivan "El Terrible" Redkach in their WBC Welterweight Title Eliminator Saturday night, headlining the action live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. "I want to thank team Garcia and all my fans in Brooklyn who came out to see me fight," said Garcia, after he was announced as the winner. Garcia (36-2, 21 KOs) was sharp from the outset, finding a place for his right hand against the aggressive southpaw Redkach (23-5-1, 18 KOs). Garcia kept Redkach weary of his offense by punctuating his combinations with his signature left hook. Redkach's offense was centered around landing a straight left hand to the midsection of Garcia, which he was able to place effectively at times. As the fight wore on, Garcia found more holes in Redkach's defense, stumbling Redkach with a left hook early in round four, and battering h...
Two-division World Champion Danny "Swift" Garcia returns to the ring tonight at his home away from home at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to take on hard-hitting Ukrainian slugger Ivan Redkach in a WBC Welterweight Title Eliminator on Showtime Boxing. #DannyGarcia #GarciaRedkach #Boxing
GRC vs. RDKCHTwo-Division World Champion Danny "Swift" García returns to the ring at his home away from home at Barclays Center in Brooklyn to take on hard-hitting slugger Ivan "El Terrible" Redkach in a 12-round WBC Welterweight Title Eliminator. #DannyGarcia #GarciaRedkach #Boxing
GRC vs. RDKCHIvan Redkach handed Devon Alexander the sixth loss of his professional career with a sixth-round knockout on June 1, 2019, live on Fox Sports 1 from Saboba Casino Resort in San Jacinto, California. Redkach's record improves to 23-4-1 (18 KOs).
LXNDR vs. RDKCHIvan Redkach, "Sugar" Shane Mosley talk with Ray Mancini, Chris Myers, and Shawn Porter after win. #PBConFOX #IvanRedkach #DevonAlexander
LXNDR vs. RDKCHDevon Alexander talks with Jordan Hardy after loss to Ivan Redkach. #PBConFOX #DevonAlexander #IvanRedkach
LXNDR vs. RDKCHIvan Redkach handed Devon Alexander the sixth loss of his professional career with a sixth-round knockout on June 1, 2019, live on Fox Sports 1 from Saboba Casino Resort in San Jacinto, California. Redkach's record improves to 23-4-1 (18 KOs).
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