Garcia vs Fonseca

Who won Garcia vs Fonseca?

Ryan Garcia beat Francisco Fonseca by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, February 14th, 2020, at Honda Center, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Jorge Linares was victorious over Carlos Morales, Blair Cobbs beat Samuel Kotey Neequaye, and Alexis Rocha defeated Brad Solomon.

Garcia vs Fonseca stats

Back in February 2020, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Fonseca made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a slight advantage in power over Fonseca, with a 84% knockout percentage compared to Fonseca's 76%.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 4 years, at 22 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 3 inches over Fonseca. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Ryan Garcia and Francisco Fonseca fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 5 months later than Fonseca, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 69 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Fonseca's 181.

Ryan Garcia went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO at lightweight.

Garcia vs Fonseca 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 won against Romero Duno on November 2, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Lopez on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Braulio Rodriguez on December 15, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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

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

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Fonseca's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.7 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Fonseca start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Honda Center, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Fonseca?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The BoxNation broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Garcia vs Fonseca?

Ryan Garcia was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Francisco Fonseca made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.