Colbert vs Garcia

Who won Colbert vs Garcia?

Hector Luis Garcia beat Chris Colbert by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 26th, 2022, at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 118-109, 118-109 in favor of winner Hector Luis Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Also on the undercard Gary Antuanne Russell beat Viktor Postol, and Jerwin Ancajas was overcome by Fernando Martinez for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight belt.

Colbert vs Garcia stats

Back in February 2022, Chris Colbert stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hector Luis Garcia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Colbert, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Colbert's 38%.

Chris Colbert was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Colbert. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Chris Colbert fought out of the orthodox stance, while Hector Luis Garcia was a southpaw.

Colbert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 142 compared to Garcia's 112.

Chris Colbert went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at super featherweight.

Colbert vs Garcia form

Colbert had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tugstsogt Nyambayar on July 3, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jaime Arboleda on December 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jezreel Corrales on January 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Before that, he had won against Miguel Beltran Jr on September 21, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Rabobank Theater, California.

He had beaten Alberto Mercado on June 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Activity check

Colbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Colbert vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Colbert vs Garcia?

The ShowTime show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 3:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Colbert vs Garcia?

Chris Colbert was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Hector Luis Garcia made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.