Garcia vs Rabchanka

Who won Garcia vs Rabchanka?

Sergio Garcia beat Sergey Rabchenko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 22nd, 2019, at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Sergio Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Garcia vs Rabchanka stats

Back in June 2019, Sergio Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergey Rabchenko made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rabchenko had a massive power advantage over Garcia, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 45%.

Sergio Garcia was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rabchenko.

Both Sergio Garcia and Sergey Rabchenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 7 months later than Rabchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 97 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Rabchenko's 166.

Sergio Garcia went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Garcia vs Rabchanka form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ted Cheeseman on February 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Maxime Beaussire on September 29, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria, Spain.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Giorgi Kerdikoshvili on May 11, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Palacio de los Deportes, Principado de Asturias.

Before that, he had defeated Jeffrey Rosales on February 3, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Frontón Bizkaia, País Vasco.

He had won against Felice Moncelli on September 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 9 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Rabchenko's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Rabchanka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Rabchanka?

Sergio Garcia was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Sergey Rabchenko made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.