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37-year-old former boxing champ Danny Garcia is going on his own version of a retirement tour.
On October 18th, Garcia will face off against Danny Gonzalez in what is being billed as Garcia’s “Farewell to Brooklyn’ at the Barclays Center that will air on Millions.co PPV.
Danny Garcia says Farewell to Brooklyn on October 18 with his final fight against Daniel Gonzalez. Don’t miss this iconic moment at Barclays Center – get tickets now.
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We spoke to Garcia ahead of his upcoming talk to talk about his fondness for Brooklyn, his mental health advocacy, and his boxing legacy.
This fight is being billed as “Farewell to Brooklyn.” Can you tell us what Brooklyn means to you?
“This is going to be my 10th fight at the Barclays. Brooklyn has adopted me since 2012, and I look forward to making it a great night. I look to make it a great fair world and just get back to the fans that everybody has been supporting me since day one.”
“It’s a bittersweet moment because I had so many great moments in that venue, but at the end of the day, I feel like my fans love me, and I’m even getting them one good farewell, and this is it. It’s a legendary arena, and I want to do it no other place but the Barclays.”
You’re now running Danny Swift promotions, what’s it like promoting your own fight?
“It’s a dream come true to promote my own fight. I always said I want to do my own fight, and I told everyone, if I were to ever fight again, it’s going to be on my own show, and that’s what I’m doing. I just spoke into existence. At first, I just did it. I just went. Didn’t even think about it. Just started making things happen. And then look, I’m here. So it was just one of those things I was just learning as I went. Just make that call, make that call. And then look, I’m here, October 18th, Barclays.”
You and Danny Gonzalez have gotten heated with the pre-fight trash talk. What’s that about?
“Well, let’s see if he can back it up. Sometimes you can write a check that your mouth can’t cash. It’s easy to talk, but I’ve been in this game a long time, and I know what I have to do. So when you start getting hit with them, Dandy Garcia left some rights, the whole mindset changes.”
You’ve been an advocate for mental health awareness for years, why has it been important for you speak out about it?
“I didn’t know how much people really went through that stuff. It’s really common in men. When I said it, that day when I woke up, I didn’t think I was going to do an interview and start crying on TV. I didn’t know that was going to be my most memorable moment ever, talking about how I was depressed and how I was stressed.”
“I just thought that if I said something like that, I’ll be weak. You know what I mean? I’m a fighter. I’m a warrior, but my heart told me to just see how I felt. And I touched many lives, many athletes, rappers, and actors. So many people hit me up. I mean, even people just like walking down the street, hard-working people, telling me that I changed their lives. I just can’t believe it just because I was just feeling the way really 75% of the men feel in the world.”
What do you want people to remember about your boxing legacy when you retire?
“I fought everyone, I never backed down, and I did everything that I said I was going to do, and just be an inspiration to people around the world. If you have dreams, those dreams can come true if you work hard”