Former WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) returned to the boxing ring on Saturday night’s Showtime Boxing main event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Philadelphia native was an enormous favorite to beat Brandon Rios (34-4-1, 25 KOs), best known for his trilogy with Mike Alvarado but also well past his prime.
Surprisingly, Rios was competitive against Garcia throughout the fight, but the wars have long caught up with Rios, and in round 9, Garcia uncorked a beautiful right hand that had Rios sprawled on the canvas. While Rios somehow beat the count, Kenny Bayless realized that the 31-year-old was in no condition to continue, and rightfully waived the fight off.