The Tribune

AMRON Sands stepped back into the ring for the first time in over a year and suffered the first loss of his professional career.

Sands suffered a third-round TKO against Alexis Garcia of the Dominican Republic Saturday night at the Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center in Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic.

Sands is now 11-1, while Garcia remains undefeated at 10-0.

Garcia landed a massive right hand that stunned Sands at the end of the first round.

Sands was knocked to the canvas at the 2:45 mark in the third but quickly got back to his feet. Another barrage of punches sent from the local favourite sent Sands to the canvas once again before the fight was stopped. It was Sands’ second consecutive fight in the Dominican Republic. On February 20, 2020 he won by an eight-round unanimous decision over Christian Galvez.

Sands trains out of Kissimmee Boxing Academy under the tutelage of coaches Rashad Mays and Jose Ramos. He fights under the Dibella Entertainment banner and is managed by Kevin Dever.

After earning silver at the 2014 Independent Cup in the Dominican Republic, Sands moved to Florida in search of better training facilities. He also won first place at the 2015 Florida State PAL Boxing Championships and 2016 Sugar Bert Promotions Title Belt National Qualifier.