Garcia vs Lopez

Who won Garcia vs Lopez?

Mikey Garcia beat Juan Manuel Lopez by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, June 15th, 2013, at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

Garcia vs Lopez stats

Back in June 2013, Mikey Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Manuel Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had a slight advantage in power over Garcia, with a 91% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 84%.

Mikey Garcia was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lopez. Despite this, Lopez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Mikey Garcia fought out of the orthodox stance, while Juan Manuel Lopez was a southpaw.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 5 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 79 more professional rounds, totaling 248 compared to Lopez's 169.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Juan Manuel Lopez had been fighting more than Mikey Garcia.

Going into this contest, Mikey Garcia had last fought 4 months and 27 days ago, while Juan Manuel Lopez's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 9 days ago.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Lopez?

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