moved back up in the world rankings. WBA super featherweight title challenge and retirement In January 2001, he earned a shot at the undefeated WBA Super Featherweight champion Joel Casamayor. Casamayor won the fight and Garcia retired shortly after beating veteran John Trigg by knockout. Training career Garcia formally worked as a trainer at La Colonia Gym in Oxnard, California. Notable fighters who have trained under Garcia include Nonito Donaire and Tony Ferguson. Most recently he opened his own boxing gym named Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, California. Notable boxers trained Christopher Algieri, former WBO World Light Welterweight Champion Allan Benitez, Lightweight boxer Alfonso Blanco, Light Middleweight prospect Felipe Campa, former WBC Youth World Super Bantamweight Champion Francisco Contreras, Lightweight contender Jesus Cuellar, former WBA Fedelatin Featherweight Champion Nonito Donaire, world champion in four weight classes and former Ring Magazine pound for pound fighter Irving García, Lightweight journeyman Mikey Garcia, world champion in four weight classes Alfonso Gómez, competitor on The Contender Evgeny Gradovich, former IBF Featherweight Champion Joan Guzmán, former two divisions WBO World Champion Egidijus Kavaliauskas, established former amateur and welterweight title challenger Steven Luevano, former WBO World Featherweight Champion; made five successful defenses Marcos Maidana, former WBA Welterweight Champion and former WBA Light Welterweight champion Abner Mares, current WBA regular featherweight champion Antonio Margarito, former two-time World Welterweight Champion Hernán Márquez, former WBA World Flyweight Champion Hanzel Martínez, Bantamweight boxer; brother-in-law of Antonio Margarito Victor Ortíz, former WBC welterweight champion Victor Pasillas, undefeated Featherweight prospect Kelly Pavlik, former Lineal Middleweight Champion Manuel Quezada, Heavyweight journeyman Marcos Reyes, Middleweight boxer Brandon Ríos, former WBA World Lightweight Champion Marco Antonio Rubio, former WBF World Super Middleweight Champion Erik Ruiz, Super Bantamweight journeyman Mia St. John, former WIBA, WIBF Lightweight, and WBC Light Middleweight Champion Mark Suárez, former WBO NABO Welterweight Champion Fernando Vargas, former two-time World Light Middleweight Champion Brian Viloria, former WBC and IBF Light Flyweight Champion Joshua Franco, current WBA Super Flyweight Champion Jesse Rodriguez, current WBC Superweight Champion Anthony Joshua, former two-time WBA Heavyweight, IBF Heavyweight, WBO Heavyweight, IBO Heavyweight Professional boxing record See also List of Mexican boxing world champions List of super-featherweight boxing champions List of IBF world champions Notable boxing families References External links RingTV poll: Trainer of the Year: Robert Garcia by The Ring magazine Living people 1975 births American boxers of Mexican descent Boxers from Los Angeles Sportspeople from Oxnard,