Robert Garcia (American boxer)

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In a video which was published to YouTube on February 20, 2012, Garcia then said, "...this is where I'm from. This is where I grew up. I been in Oxnard since I was two years old. Uh, I know Oxnard. I love Oxnard." This quote starts at the

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In a video which was published to YouTube on December 2, 2015, Garcia said, "Both my dad and my mom are both fucking a hundred percent Mexican. That makes me a Mexican. Right? Right? That makes me a Mexican." This quote starts at the

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In a video which was published to YouTube on December 2, 2015, Garcia said, "Hey! I was raised fucking straight up Mexican, fool! I didn't learn Span- I didn't learn English until fucking I was in school!" This quote starts at the

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In a video which was published to YouTube on December 2, 2015, Garcia said, "Fool! My parents were illegal until I, the eighties! My parents were illegal until the eighties!" This quote starts at the

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In a video which was published to YouTube on December 2, 2015, Garcia said, "We grew up Mexican, fool! We grew up fucking speaking Spanish. We grew up fucking Mexican." This quote starts at the

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Robert Garcia had an extensive amateur career, but rumors about him fighting De La Hoya are unfounded. Although, Garcia has acknowledged sparring and training with the Hall of Famer.

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Championship. He successfully defended his championship just three months later against Francisco Segura.

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Known as "Grandpa", Garcia won his pro debut against Tsutomu Hitono at the International Center in

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At the Miami Arena, Garcia moved down to Featherweight and beat Darryl Pinckney to win the

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Even so, his professional and amateur career are internationally recognized.

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Saturday 29 July 1995. Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, United States

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On March 13, 1998 a then undefeated Garcia (29–0) captured the vacant

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His next fight was against two-time World Champion, Puerto Rico's

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