When is D. Garcia vs Ortiz?

Danny Garcia could square off against Vergil Ortiz Jr in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

D. Garcia vs Ortiz stats

Danny Garcia would step into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vergil Ortiz Jr would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Ortiz Jr would have a massive power advantage over Garcia, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Garcia's 57%.

Danny Garcia is the older man by 10 years, at 35 years old.

Ortiz Jr has a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Danny Garcia & Vergil Ortiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 8 years and 8 months earlier than Ortiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 213 more professional rounds, 282 to Ortiz Jr's 69.

Vergil Ortiz Jr is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the IBF and 5 by the RING in the 147lb division.

D. Garcia vs Ortiz form

Garcia has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Jose Benavidez on 30th July 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Redkach on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beat Adrian Granados on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California.

He had lost to Shawn Porter on 8th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Vergil Ortiz Jr remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Michael McKinson on 6th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight eliminator fight at Dickies Arena, Texas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Egidijus Kavaliauskas on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.

Going into that contest, he had won against Maurice Hooker on 20th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Dickies Arena, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Samuel Vargas on 24th July 2020 by knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

He had beat Brad Solomon on 13th December 2019 by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Vergil Ortiz Jr has been fighting more than Danny Garcia.

Danny Garcia last fought 7 months and 25 days ago, while Vergil Ortiz Jr's last outing was 7 months and 21 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on D. Garcia vs Ortiz?

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