Garcia vs Ortiz Jr

When is Garcia vs Ortiz Jr?

Ryan Garcia could square off against Vergil Ortiz Jr in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Garcia vs Ortiz Jr stats

Ryan Garcia would step into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vergil Ortiz Jr would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 21 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Ortiz Jr would have a slight advantage in power over Garcia, with a 91% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 83%.

Ryan Garcia is the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Both Ryan Garcia and Vergil Ortiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 month earlier than Ortiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Ortiz Jr's 95.

Ryan Garcia goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at welterweight.

Garcia vs Ortiz Jr form

Ryan Garcia has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 2, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Times Square, New York, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Devin Haney on April 20, 2024 ended in a no contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Oscar Duarte on December 2, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Javier Fortuna on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Ortiz Jr remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Israil Madrimov on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Serhii Bohachuk on August 10, 2024, by majority decision in their WBC Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Thomas Dulorme on April 27, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at Save Mart Arena, Fresno.

Before that, he had defeated Fredrick Lawson on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Michael McKinson on August 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight eliminator fight at Dickies Arena, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Vergil Ortiz Jr has been fighting more than Ryan Garcia.

Ryan Garcia last fought 2 months and 19 days ago, while Vergil Ortiz Jr's last outing was 4 months and 29 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 5 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

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