💥 SWIFT Garcia Vs KING Khan 💥 Witness the electrifying match as Danny "Swift" Garcia (23-0-0, 14 KOs) from the USA takes on Amir "King" Khan (26-2-0, 18 KOs) from the UK in a sensational super lightweight showdown.
📅 Date: July 14, 2012
🌍 Location: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
🔍 Referee: Kenny Bayless
🏆 World Boxing Council Light Welterweight Title (1st defense by Garcia)
🏆World Boxing Association Super World Light Welterweight Title (Khan defending)
🏆The Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Title (vacant)
🥊 DANNY "SWIFT" GARCIA, known for his powerful left hook and resilience, aims to maintain his unbeaten record and strengthen his position as one of the top super lightweights.
🥊 AMIR "KING" KHAN, celebrated for his speed and technical skills, seeks to reclaim his title and prove his supremacy in the division.
🔥 Relive the thrilling action packed with fast-paced exchanges and strategic maneuvers, culminating in a stunning TKO victory for Garcia in the fourth round.
📌 Khan entered as the #1 junior welterweight contender according to The Ring Magazine. Garcia, a 4.4 to 1 betting underdog, was ranked as the #2 junior welterweight contender by the same publication.
Three days prior to the bout, Khan was reinstated as the WBA Super World Light Welterweight Champion as a result of Lamont Peterson, who defeated Khan in his last bout, failing a random drug test in May 2012 and testing positive for synthetic testosterone by the Volunteer Anti-Doping Association while in preparations for their May 19 rematch. Peterson had undergone low level testosterone therapy, an anabolic steroid, in November 2011 before his fight with Amir Khan.
According to the the Nevada Athletic Commission, the purses for the title bout were Amir Khan $950,000, and Danny Garcia $520,000
