Danny Garcia was able to hold on to his title belt after a unanimous decision win over Lucas Matthysse Saturday night in Las Vegas, but now Garcia has to look ahead at the next fight.
It was certainly an incredible fight to watch. At the beginning, it was clear that Matthysse was in control of the fight. Matthysse was landing some nice shots and kept the pace up by continuously throwing big shots.
Garcia finally started to come back, however. While Matthysse kept looking to take Garcia's head off, Danny was focused on keeping the pace and continuing to fight like a true boxer.
Matthysse kept staying aggressive, but then the seventh round came.
Swelling started to form around Matthysse's right eye, and his vision obviously started to blur. Garcia's best shot is his left hook, and he was taking advantage of the lack of vision up until the end. He kept using his left, and Matthysse kept being unable to block them.
Round 11 officially decided it. Despite Matthysse landing strong shots one after another to start the round, his eye swelling slowed him down, and Garcia went at him. He was able to knock Matthysse down for the first time in his career, and by then it was over.
Garcia was able to improve to 27-0 on his career, and according to ESPN Stats & Info, it was the fourth title defense by him.
With this win, it's now time for Garcia to look at his next fight, so what are some options?
Zab Judah would be an interesting one. He's the former undisputed welterweight champion and lost by unanimous decision to Garcia in their previous fight. According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, there a chance this could happen, although unlikely, saying:
Judah said he couldn't pick a winner but did make one thing clear -- he'd like a rematch with the winner.
"Absolutely," he said. "You know what I'm about. I want the big fights and to fight the best guys. So a rematch is something I'd like to do and I think the fans would like that too."
Perhaps the more interesting option, which was talked about during the broadcast, was a fight between Garcia and Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather has been the top fighter in the world for a long time, and it would certainly be an excellent opportunity for the undefeated fighter.
For now, Garcia will be sitting back and enjoying the fact that he was able to retain his title. He's still an undefeated fighter and one of the best boxers in the world, so whoever he fights next will certainly make for an interesting bout.
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