Frampton vs Garcia

Who won Frampton vs Garcia?

Carl Frampton beat Horacio Garcia by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 18th, 2017, at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Carl Frampton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Frampton vs Garcia stats

Back in November 2017, Carl Frampton stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Horacio Garcia made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Carl Frampton was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Frampton. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Carl Frampton and Horacio Garcia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Frampton's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Garcia's, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 218 compared to Garcia's 206.

Carl Frampton went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at featherweight.

Frampton vs Garcia form

Frampton had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Leo Santa Cruz on January 28, 2017, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Leo Santa Cruz on July 30, 2016, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Scott Quigg on February 27, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Alejandro Gonzalez Jr on July 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, United States.

He had defeated Chris Avalos on February 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Frampton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Frampton vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Frampton vs Garcia?

Frampton vs Garcia was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Frampton vs Garcia?

Carl Frampton was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Horacio Garcia made his way into the ring at 703/50 (+1400) with oddsmakers.