When is Valenzuela vs Garcia?
Jose Valenzuela could fight Ryan Garcia in Summer 2026 the United States.
The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).
Valenzuela vs Garcia stats
Jose Valenzuela would step into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Ryan Garcia would make his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Garcia would have a large advantage in power over Valenzuela, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Valenzuela's 60%.
Jose Valenzuela is the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.
Garcia has a height advantage of 2 inches over Valenzuela. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.
Both Jose Valenzuela and Ryan Garcia fight out of an orthodox stance.
Valenzuela is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 3 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Garcia's 124.
Valenzuela vs Garcia form
Valenzuela has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he won against Diego Torres on February 1, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gary Antuanne Russell on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.
Going into that contest, he had won against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on August 3, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.
Before that, he had beaten Chris Colbert on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Armory, Minneapolis.
He had lost to Chris Colbert on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
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 defeated 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 won against Javier Fortuna on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Jose Valenzuela has been fighting more than Ryan Garcia.
Jose Valenzuela last fought 3 months and 25 days ago, while Ryan Garcia's last outing was 1 year and 24 days ago.
Valenzuela's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.
Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.
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