Undefeated lightweight contender Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18KOs) of Victorville, CA, and former two-time world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KOs) are days away from colliding in a 12-round showdown, this Saturday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles.

The fight will stream live worldwide, exclusively on DAZN.

Garcia makes a quick return after seeing action back in April when he picked up a one-sided decision win over Emmanuel Tagoe.

It was Garcia's first bout since January 2021, when he recovered from his first knockdown to score a bruising knockout of Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell. 

Fortuna bounced back with a first round knockout win in February. Prior to that bout, he lost a hard-fought twelve round decision to Joseph Diaz in July of 2021.

"I am having a great time. I am supreme confidence. I've worked my ass off. This game is about adjustments, you can't bank on the same thing every day. What matters most that you do the best that you can with the hand you are dealt with in that moment," Garcia said.

Fortuna does not believe Garcia is currently at his best, mentally and physically, but the unbeaten boxer believes that he doesn't have to be at his best in order to go through Fortuna.

"It doesn't matter if you are not 100%. We are at the point where that doesn't evet matter. I am at the point that it wouldn't matter if I am at 65%, I am destroying Fortuna. He cannot beat me. I am levels above him," Garcia said.