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Two-division world champion and boxing great Danny “Swift” Garcia ended his historic run at Barclays Center in emphatic fashion on Saturday night as he scored a one-punch KO of Queens-native Danny “El Gallo” Gonzalez in a Swift Promotions event. The jam-packed card streamed exclusively through MILLIONS.co with a pay-per-view broadcast.
In his 10th and final fight at the arena, more than another other fighter, Garcia (38-4, 22 KOs) backed up Gonzalez (22-5-1, 7 KOs) early with a series of power punches that looked to hurt the upset-minded challenger.
“I know that I hurt him in round one, but my timing was a little off,” said Garcia. “So I decided to work behind my jab and I knew when he stopped his feet I was gonna catch him. I was just taking it round by round. I didn’t underestimate him. He was in great shape. My dad told me to just stick to the game plan.”
While Gonzalez was able to hang tough for rounds two and three, Garcia landed a pitch-perfect left hook early in round four that put Gonzalez down hard, ending the bout quickly and in dramatic fashion. The stoppage came at 45 seconds into the round.
After the fight, an emotional Garcia kept the door open for a potential return to the ring.
“I’m just so happy,” said Garcia. “I’ve done a lot in my career and this is a great way to end it all. At the end of the day, I’m healthy and I’ve got a beautiful family. I don’t know if I’m done yet.”
Baltimore’s Dominique Crowder (19-0, 11 KOs) pitched a near shutout against Fernando Diaz (16-6-1, 6 KOs) to keep his undefeated record intact, taking home the victory in the bantamweight fight by scores of 100-90 twice and 98-92 after 10 rounds.
Undefeated Polish heavyweight contender Damian Knyba (17-0, 11 KOs) showed his contender mettle with a seventh-round TKO of Joey Dawejko (28-14-4, 16 KOs), closing the fight 2:25 into the round. Fighting behind his jab through most of the action, Knyba broke through with a series of power shots that hurt Dawejko, before eventually forcing his opponent to the mat with a blistering left hook that ended the bout.
Veteran contender “King” Gabriel Rosado (28-17-1, 16 KOs) took home a unanimous decision triumph over fellow veteran Vaughn Alexander (19-17-2, 12 KOs) by scores of 80-72 and 79-73 twice after eight rounds of super middleweight action.
Brooklyn’s own longtime contender Chris “Primetime” Colbert (18-3, 6 KOs) returned to drop Argentina’s Blas Ezequiel Caro (12-9, 5 KOs) on his way to a unanimous decision (80-71, 78-73, 77-74) after eight rounds in the super lightweight division.
Staten Island’s Reshad Mati (16-0, 8 KOs) scored a hard fought majority decision against Jose Angulo (17-11, 10 KOs) after eight rounds, with one score of 76-76 overruled by two 77-75 tallies.
Rising welterweight Mathew Gonzalez (16-1-1, 10 KOs) took home a unanimous decision victory over Wilfredo Flores (12-6-1, 5 KOs), earning scores of 77-74 and 76-75 twice across eight rounds.
All-action veteran Avtandil Khurtsidze (34-2-3, 23 KOs) and Andres Martinez (6-4-1, 3 KOs) fought to an exciting draw after six light heavyweight rounds, with one score of 59-55 for Khurtsidze overruled by two judges’ 57-57 tallies.
Rising featherweight prospect Keith Colon Rodriguez (8-0, 8 KOs) put on an impressive performance as he dropped and stopped the previously unbeaten David Calabro (5-1, 3 KOs) 2:26 into the third round.
Undefeated Brooklyn-native Cristian Cangelosi (12-0, 5 KOs) controlled the action throughout to earn a unanimous decision by scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 over Victoriano Santillan (13-9-2, 8 KOs) after eight super welterweight rounds.
Opening up the pay-per-view on Millions.co, super welterweight prospect Quincey Williams (6-0, 6 KOs) dominated Christopher Rodriguez (13-2-1, 11 KOs) on his way to a second round TKO (1:31).
In his pro debut, super middleweight Jahanzeb Rizwan (1-0, 1 KO) stopped Travis Millage (0-2) 2:24 into round one.
Middleweight prospect Zahir Abdus Salaam (1-0) had a successful pro debut with a majority decision (40-36, 39-37, 38-38) after four rounds against Eduardo Perez De La Paz (0-3)
Opening up the card, welterweight Elijah Gonzalez (3-0, 2 KOs) defeated Jason Chavez (0-2-1) by unanimous decision (39-36 twice, 38-37) after four rounds.
