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San Fernando heavyweight Alex Garcia is ending his long layoff. Long, that is, by Garcia’s standards. After turning professional in February, the former national amateur super-heavyweight
champion embarked on a schedule that called for a fight about every three weeks. Following a six-week layoff, Garcia will take his 5-0 mark into the ring for a five-round bout tonight at the
Olympic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles against Duane Bonds (4-2-1, one knockout) of Detroit. Garcia’s last fight was his toughest. He won a unanimous decision July 9 over Andre Smith of
San Diego but, for the second time in his five fights, Garcia failed to get a knockout. “Hopefully, Alex will jump on Bonds early,” said Blinky Rodriguez, Garcia’s manager. “But Bonds is a
cagey veteran and experience is a mean teacher, too. “The sooner Alex gets rid of him, the sooner he can fight again. Our goal is to have 10 fights this year.” MORE TO READ
