Garcia vs Lopez

Who won Garcia vs Lopez?

Ryan Garcia beat Jose Lopez by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Ryan Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Garcia vs Lopez stats

Back in March 2019, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had an advantage in power over Lopez, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Lopez's 70%.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 4 years, at 21 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lopez. Despite this, Lopez had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryan Garcia and Jose Lopez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 9 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Lopez's 108.

Ryan Garcia went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC at lightweight.

Garcia vs Lopez form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Braulio Rodriguez on December 15, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Carlos Morales on September 1, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jayson Velez on May 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Fernando Vargas on March 22, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had defeated Noe Martinez Raygoza on December 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Place Bell, Quebec, Canada.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Lopez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Lopez?

Garcia vs Lopez was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Lopez?

Ryan Garcia was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Lopez made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.