{"id":118513,"date":"2023-03-06T14:18:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T19:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118513"},"modified":"2023-03-06T14:18:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T19:18:32","slug":"boxer-ian-dynamite-garcia-returns-to-the-ring-on-saturday-march-11-2023-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118513","title":{"rendered":"Boxer Ian \u201cDynamite\u201d Garcia Returns to the Ring on Saturday March 11, 2023 &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118513\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118513\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118514 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-5-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-5.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Granite Chin Promotions\u2019 (GCP) latest signee, welterweight prospect Ian \u201cDynamite\u201d Garcia, is excited to be fighting once again at home this Saturday night in front of fans, friends and family on the \u201cSpringfield Championship Boxing 2\u201d card, at MassMutural Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpringfield Championship Boxing 2\u201d, presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), will be streamed live on BXNGTV.com.<\/p>\n<p>Unbeaten Massachusetts State Welterweight Champion Denzel \u201cDouble Impact\u201d Whitley (10-0, 6 KOs) will make his first title defense in the 8-round main event against undefeated challenger Kenny \u201cLionheart\u201d Larson (6-0, 5 -0 KOs), of Salem, Massachusetts<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Springfield lightweight Isaiah \u201cBaby Warrior\u201d Cruz (5-0, 3 KOs) will face Akeem \u201cAction Action\u201d Jackson (6-5, 5 KOs) in the 6-round co-featured event. Cruz\u2019 older brother, super lightweight Calixto (1-0) is also slated to be in action.<\/p>\n<p>Undefeated Russian light heavyweight prospect Ali Izmailov (9-0, 6 KOs), fighting out of Detroit, has been added to the card for an 8-round fight versus Ariel \u201cEl Fenomena\u201d Armando Basconcel (13-4-1, 12 KOs), of Argentina. .<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Garcia (2-0-1, 1 KO), a native of Puerto Rico, moved to Springfield in 2000 and today he\u2019s a key part of a Western Mass. boxing rebirth. During the pandemic, Garcia traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, to make his pro debut, which resulted in a 4-round majority draw against a local opponent. \u201c Dynamite\u201d has won his last two fights though in impressive fashion, and Saturday he meets \u201cThe Outlaw\u201d Ryan Venable (3-16) in a 4-round bout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a great experience to be fighting in your hometown,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI want to thank my promoter, Chris Traietti, for this opportunity. The fans of other Western Mass. fighters on this card will be my fans, too. Over the years, we\u2019ve supported each other, and more fans get to see me fight here at home in Springfield than if I\u2019m fighting on the road. My fans will go where I go, but if I\u2019m fighting on the road, they have to get there and pay for a hotel, food and tickets. It\u2019s a lot easier for them to watch me fight in Springfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia\u2019s opponent used to train Springfield and the two have sparred on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t have anything that will surprise me,\u201d Garcia added. \u201cI know what he\u2019s bringing to the table; I\u2019ll be ready!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great step-up fight for Ian,\u201d Traietti commented. \u201cVenable is a scrappy guy who tests a tone of young prospects, but I was very impressed with Ian in his last fight. It is clear he puts in the work and is getting better and better, which is what you want to see in a young fighter. This is just one more step in many for him in what will be an exciting career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dominican welterweight Carlos Castillo (6-0, 4 KOs), a potential star out of Holyoke (MA), faces Alfred Keenan Raymond (1-5-1, 0 KOs) in a 6-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>Also fighting on the undercard in 4-round bouts are Springfield super featherweight Carlos Gonzalez (4-0, 4 KOs) vs. Richard \u201cHit To Hard\u201d Barnard (1-10-1); Springfield super lightweight Calixto Cruz (1-0) vs. TBA and Springfield super lightweight Liz Humphries (0-1-1) vs. Sarah \u201cSwitch Kick\u201d Click (0-2-1).<\/p>\n<p>Card subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets range between $203.00 and $48.00 and are available to purchase online at https:\/\/www.massmutualcenter.com\/events\/detail\/springfield-championship-boxing-2 or from any of the participating boxers.<\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 6 p.m. ET, first bout at 7 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Granite Chin Promotions\u2019 (GCP) latest signee, welterweight prospect Ian \u201cDynamite\u201d Garcia, is excited to be fighting once again at home this Saturday night in front of fans, friends and family on the \u201cSpringfield Championship Boxing 2\u201d card, at MassMutural Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. \u201cSpringfield Championship Boxing 2\u201d, presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[30551,30550],"class_list":["post-118513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-2023-boxing-news","tag-boxer-ian-dynamite-garcia-returns-to-the-ring-on-saturday-march-11"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118513"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/118514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}