Retirement is around the corner for Danny Garcia, but the former two-division champion returns October 18 in an event he’s promoting as a “Farewell to Brooklyn” against Daniel Gonzalez at New York's Barclays Center.

Garcia (37-4, 21 KOs) is expected to get past Gonzalez (22-4-1, 7 KOs) in the 10-round junior middleweight bout, even at 37 following a shoddy performance in September 2024 during a ninth-round stoppage loss against WBA middleweight titleholder Erislandy Lara.

“I made a lot of money, and I still got a lot of money. The reason why I'm doing this fight is I want to end my career with my hand raised in the air,” Garcia said during an AMA session on Reddit. “No other reason why I'm doing this fight. Strictly for the love of the sport. Not for the money, not for the fame. I'm doing it just to end the Danny Garcia chapter with my hand raised.

“I always wanted to be a three-division champion. I fell short in my last fight. But I did fight everybody, so I'm proud because I stepped into the ring with everybody they put me in front of, and I never backed down from a challenge. I feel like I accomplished a lot, and I'm proud of myself.”

Despite the defeat to Lara, Garcia believes his career credentials are enough to be enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame once he becomes eligible.

Garcia has wins against Erik Morales (twice), Amir Khan, Zab Judah, Lucas Matthysse, Lamont Peterson, Paul Malignaggi, Robert Guerrero and Brandon Rios. His losses have come against Errol Spence, Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman and Lara.

Garcia reflected on some of the highlights from the biggest fights of his 18-year career.

“I would probably say Matthysse [was my best performance in 2013] because of the hype,” said Garcia. “I was the underdog, but I was the champion. Everyone thought he was gonna knock me out, and I beat him. Because of that, it had a lot of meaning to it, but I feel like I have a lot of great wins in my career.

“The hardest punch I ever took was probably that right hand when Matthysse hit me in the 11th round, and the mouthpiece came out.

“And Amir Khan was so fast I thought the referee hit me … Skill-wise, I'll say Erik Morales in the first fight. He was a legend and I was the young guy. It was that one clip he made me miss and he was like mocking me. So I went to school that night with a legend. So I will say that Morales is probably the most skillful battle I've ever been in.”

Once Garcia officially hangs up the gloves, he plans to transition into being a promoter with Swift Promotions.

“I think my promotion will be the biggest, one of the biggest one day,” said Garcia. “See the way Oscar [De La Hoya] started [Golden Boy Promotions] is the way I started. Start with small shows, and now I'm doing my one big show that's gonna lead to bigger shows and signing bigger fighters ... It's always been a dream of mine to be more than just a boxer.”