Fight to the finish at Barclays
Garcia survives epic bash with Brooklyn's 'Super' Judah
Danny “Swift” Garcia remained unbeaten after successfully defending his unified lightweight titles for a third time with a unanimous decision victory over Brooklyn’s own Zab “Super” Judah on Saturday night before a vociferous crowd of more than 13,000 fight fans at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
The 25-year-old Phladelphian also learned an extremely valuable lesson during the third, and by far most exhilirating, night of championship boxing on the corners of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues: Never underestimate a tried and true warrior when he’s down.
Garcia, who dominated most of the 12-round bout, floored Judah with a vicious straight right in the eighth round, leading many in the crowd to believe the 35-year-old former five-time world champion in two weight classes was on his way to the latest in a series of unimpressive defeats to superior opponents.