Who won Fundora vs Garcia?
Sebastian Fundora beat Sergio Garcia by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 5th December 2021 at Staples Center in California.
The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Sebastian Fundora.
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).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz for the WBA World Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Sergiy Derevyanchenko lost to Carlos Adames.
Fundora vs Garcia stats
Back in December 2021, Sebastian Fundora stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Sergio Garcia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 33 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Fundora had a large advantage in power over Garcia, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Garcia's 42%.
Sebastian Fundora was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.
Fundora had a height advantage of 6 inches over Garcia.
Sebastian Fundora fought out of the southpaw stance, while Sergio Garcia was an orthodox fighter.
Fundora was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 year and 3 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 135 less professional rounds, 128 to Garcia's 263.
Sebastian Fundora went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at super welterweight.
Sergio Garcia was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC and 11 by the WBO in the 154lb division.
Fundora vs Garcia form
Fundora had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jorge Cota on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Habib Ahmed on 5th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.
Going into that contest, he had beat Nathaniel Gallimore on 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 6th round at Microsoft Theater, California.
Before that, he had won against Daniel Lewis on 22nd February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had drawn with Jamontay Clark on 31st August 2019 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.
Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Gregory Trenel on 19th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Bolera Severino Prieto, Cantabria, Spain.
Previous to that, he had beat Pablo Mendoza on 21st August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at El Malecon, Cantabria.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Fouad El Massoudi on 7th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria.
Before that, he had won against Sergey Rabchenko on 22nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria.
He had defeated Ted Cheeseman on 2nd February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sebastian Fundora had been fighting more than Sergio Garcia.
Going to this contest, Sebastian Fundora had last fought 7 months and 4 days ago, while Sergio Garcia's last outing had been 11 months and 16 days ago.
Fundora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
What time did Fundora vs Garcia start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Staples Center, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Fundora vs Garcia?
Fundora vs Garcia was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv PPV UK.
What were the odds on Fundora vs Garcia?
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