The weigh-in for Ryan Garcia and Oscar Duarte’s fight took place with both boxers making the junior welterweight limit.

Following Garcia’s verbal shots at Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins in the pre-fight presser, King Ryan knows that anything short of a win with an impressive performance will be scrutinised. Ryan arrives in the fight under the tutelage of Derrick James as they seek to create a good working relationship in their first fight together. All eyes will be on how Garcia reacts following the first defeat of his career to Gervonta Davis. As for Duarte, the Mexican has nothing to lose. He is expected to come out second best. However, the heavy-handed Mexican has the ability to stop his opponents, having stopped his last 11 opponents.

In chief support, Floyd Schofield and Ricardo Lopez have been given the chance on the biggest stage after being bumped up to a co-main event attraction. Ohara Davies had to pull out of his WBA junior welterweight interim fight with Ismael Barroso due to visa issues, which gave Schofield and Lopez a chance.

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Results

Ryan Garcia (143 pounds) vs. Oscar Duarte (142.8 pounds) – junior welterweight (catchweight)

Floyd Schofield (135 pounds) vs. Ricardo Lopez (134.2 pounds) – lightweight

Shane Mosley Jr. (159.4 pounds)  vs. Joshua Conley (163.6 pounds, over the limit) – middleweight

Darius Fulghum (167.6 pounds) vs. Pachino Hill (170 pounds) – heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight

Asa Stevens (122 pounds) vs. Dominique Griffin (121.6 pounds) – bantamweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super bantamweight

Gael Cabrera (118 pounds) vs. Alejandro Dominguez (117.4 pounds) – bantamweight

Sean Garcia (136.8 pounds) vs. Joseph Johnson (134.4 pounds) – lightweight

Danilo Diez (140.8) vs. Jose Lopez (141) – super lightweight