Ryan Garcia floors Javier Fortuna three times in dominant knockout win

Following a disappointing performance in April, Ryan Garcia impressed against a far better opponent on Saturday

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with a sixth-round knockout of Javier Fortuna in a 140-pound bout in Los Angeles.

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The 23-year-old star floored Fortuna in Rounds 4, 5 and 6, all the result of Garcia's lightning-quick left hook.

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The first knockdown was produced by a body shot -- and set up by a feint -- but the following two hooks crashed into Fortuna's chin.

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After the last knockdown, Fortuna received the referee's 10 count on one knee, the end of the fight coming 27 seconds into Round 6.

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"I know that I was sharp. ... I know how good of a fighter I am, I just had to put it all together," Garcia said.

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"The fight speaks for itself. ... When I face harder punchers, I box better. ... I hit hard; it doesn't take a lot to hurt somebody."

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Garcia is ESPN's No. 6 boxer at 135 pounds, but his last two fights were contested at 140, a weight he said he's far more comfortable at.

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"I'm not going back down to 135 for nothing but I will fight 'Tank' next," Garcia said, referring to a super fight with Gervonta Davis. "If 'Tank' wants it at 140 ... let's get it."

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Davis, also a star fighter, campaigns at 135 pounds, but did fight at junior welterweight once, at a June 2011 11th-round TKO of Mario Barrios.

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