Unbeaten lightweight Ryan Garcia finally has a date and an opponent for his long-awaited return to the ring.
Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) will face fringe contender Emmanuel Tagoe (32-1, 15 KOs) on April 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The announcement was made by both Garcia and promoter Oscar De La Hoya on social media
Fight card:
- Ryan Garcia vs Emmanuel Tagoe, Lightweight
- Marlen Esparza vs Naoko Fujioka, for WBC and WBA flyweight title
- George Rincon vs Alejandro Frias
- Gabriel Rosado vs Shane Mosley Jr
- George Rincon vs Alejandro Frias
- Patrick Teixeira vs Paul Valenzuela Cuesta
- Azat Hovhannisyan vs Dagoberto Aguero
- Gregory Morales vs Katsuma Akitsugi
- Hector Valdez vs Daniel Colula Moncada
- Tristan Kalkreuth vs Santander Silgado
- Santos Ortega vs Jesus Martinez