WHEREAS, Danny García is a
Puerto Rican-American
professional
boxer
and the current World Boxing Council (WBC) Light Welterweight Champion, at times referred to as the junior welterweight or super lightweight undisputed champion of the world; and
WHEREAS, On Saturday, March 24, 2012, Danny Swift García won by unanimous decision and with it, the vacant
WBC
Light Welterweight Title, by besting his opponent who gave it his all, but his tired body was no match for the youth and power of our champion Danny "Swift" García; and
WHEREAS, García was born in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Juaniata to a mother from
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
and his trainer, Ángel García originally from
Naguabo, Puerto Rico
, who was a former boxer himself; and
WHEREAS, It was García's father who introduced him to boxing, taking him to Philadelphia's Harrowgate Boxing Club as soon as he was ten years old, the minimum age allowed by local law, for a minor to train. Ever since, García Sr. has since been his primary boxing coach; and
WHEREAS, Danny Swift García's professional record stands at twenty-three wins, zero losses and fourteen knock-outs (KOs) and amateur record boasts of over one hundred wins, and being a U.S. National Amateur Boxing Champion; and
WHEREAS, Having been raised in the City with the second largest Puerto Rican community in the United States, García identified with his heritage, stating early in his career the desire to become the "next great Puerto Rican fighter" and today he is Philadelphia's first Latino World Champion; now therefore
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby honor and recognize Danny Swift García as a Philadelphia champion for his spectacular achievement of winning the WBC Light Welterweight Title.
FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Danny Swift García as evidence of the admiration and sincere sentiments of this legislative body.
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