Danny Garcia stood at the pinnacle of boxing when he won the welterweight title, his second division crown, in 2016. His career is still going strong, and he is pulling punches as he did in his prime. But his success inside the boxing ring is not his alone to claim; the American boxer had unwavering support from his coaches, team, family, and most importantly, his long-term girlfriend, Erica Mendez.

While ‘Swift’ trained for hours and focused on the camps for his upcoming fights, Mendez stood like a rock alongside him. She was there, irrespective of the results, and stayed with him thick and thin through every adversity. She indeed captured the limelight, but apart from her occasional appearances near the squared circle and the 36-year-old boxer’s Instagram handle, not much is known about her lifestyle. So, who is Erica Mendez?

Exploring Erica Mendez’s professional and personal life

Many might not know, but Mendez also shares Puerto Rican roots, similar to Garcia. The 30-year-old was born in Philadelphia in a Puerto Rican household, where her parents recognized her talent for singing early on. Erica Mendez groomed her knack for singing along with dancing and also studied classical music during her high school days. This helped Mendez tremendously, as she showcased her talent and swept regional vocal and dance competitions growing up.

She had found her calling in music, which she pursued professionally, and her college life was also neatly structured around it. Earning a BFA degree in music from East Stroudsburg University, Mendez also trained to be an opera singer. However, she found her niche in hip-hop and R&B and soon scaled up the latter in the music industry. Mendez soon landed opening gigs for notable artists such as Arcangel, Tonio Rosario, Aventura, Tego Calderon, and Michael Stuart. But the biggest moment of her music career came when she opened for Alicia Keys and attracted eyeballs and praise.

Another notable moment of Erica Mendez’s singing career came when she sang the American national anthem at a Philadelphia Phillies game, which had registered a crowd of 44,000. She did a similar act before a crowd of 16,000 people in a boxing match at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center in 2012. She also ventured into entrepreneurship and modeling, with her entrepreneurship taking off in the recent couple of years. Mendez has started the second phase of her life, where she earned a second bachelor’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and began her nursing journey as a medical-surgical nurse.

Mendez is the co-founder of ‘Lips And Drips,’ where wellness and advanced skincare products meet aesthetic injectors. She also founded ‘Nurse Injector,’ which focuses on fillers, Botox, IV hydration, and skin treatment products. In addition, Mendez has 148k followers on her Instagram handle, filled with pictures of her children and Garcia, suggesting her love and passion for her family.

How many kids do Danny Garcia and Erica Mendez have?

Interestingly, the information about how Garcia and Mendez met and how they have been together is scarce. But one thing is sure: They both cherish their three children. The couple was blessed with a daughter, whom they named Philly, maybe a tribute to the city they both belonged to and grew up in. The couple also celebrated Philly Swift’s birthday recently, with both penning heartfelt messages on their social media handles. Mendez’s caption read, “You were the best thing that ever happened to me, and I will love you forever 🫶🏼 Happy Birthday Philly 💗 Pally is soo lucky to have you as a sister 🤞🏼”

Besides Philly, the two have an adorable daughter in Palace Star, who turned two recently. The two daughters have been inseparable and share a close bond. Garcia shared their images and wrote, “Happy second birthday to my daughter palace star daddy love you.” The Garcia family has also been blessed with a son, whom they named after the boxer himself, Danny Swift Garcia. The welterweight boxer turned to his handle and shared a clip of the son in woolen boxing attire and gloves, hinting towards the father’s expectation of his son to carry on his boxing legacy.

The Garcia family is thriving and enjoying the most blissful time of their lives, and Mendez seems to be the foundation around whom the family revolves. Were you aware of these details about Erica Mendez’s life? Let us know in the comments below.