Biography
Ryan "Kingry" Garcia (born August 8, 1998, in Victorville, California, USA) is an American professional boxer and newcoming actor and producer. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim lightweight title in 2021. As of May 2023, he is ranked as the world's 4th-best active lightweight by The Ring magazine, 7th-best by BoxRec, 8th-best by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and the 6th-best active junior welterweight by ESPN. García started boxing at the age of seven and dreamed of one day representing the United States in the 2016 Olympics. He became a 15-time national amateur champion and amassed an amateur record of 215–15. He has also dabbed in acting and producing, with his most known roles being as Sonny Mendoza in the tv series On the Ropes (2019-), his cameo in the short "A Fighting Chance" (2015), and his upcoming self-documentary/drama "The Fight Inside".
Although American by birth and nationality, Garcia often incorporates his Mexican heritage into his persona. He often carries both the U.S. and Mexican flags into the ring and frequently wears red, white, and blue colors. He was trained by Eddy Reynoso, who also trains Canelo Álvarez and Óscar Valdez at their gym in San Diego, California, from October 2018 to February 2022. He is now trained by Derrick James. In December 2022, Garcia began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rener Gracie.
Garcia turned professional at age 17 on June 9, 2016. In his first professional bout, he fought against Edgar Meza in Tijuana, winning the match by TKO. Garcia soon signed with Golden Boy Promotions in November 2016. Oscar De La Hoya announced Garcia would make his debut on December 17, 2016, on the Smith-Hopkins light-heavyweight main event at The Forum. Garcia won the fight by knockout in the second round. In September 2019, Garcia extended his contract with a new five-year deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Specific details of the multi-year deal were not disclosed. Garcia had a cancelled fight with Avery Sparrow. Golden Boy announced Garcia's next bout would be the co-main event of Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. On September 18, 2019 Romero Duno was announced as Garcia's next opponent. Garcia defeated Duno with a first-round knockout, capturing the WBC Silver lightweight title.On January 2, 2020, Golden Boy announced Garcia would be facing Francisco Fonseca on February 14 at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Garcia landed seven punches in the fight before landing a lead left hook which knocked out Fonseca in the first round. For more, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Garcia