Garcia vs Benavidez

Who won Garcia vs Benavidez?

Danny Garcia beat Jose Benavidez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 30th, 2022, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 114-114 in favor of winner Danny Garcia.

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).

Also on the undercard Adam Kownacki was defeated by Ali Eren Demirezen, Gary Antuanne Russell beat Rances Barthelemy, and Sergiy Derevyanchenko defeated Joshua Conley.

Garcia vs Benavidez stats

Back in July 2022, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Jose Benavidez made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Danny Garcia was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Benavidez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Garcia. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Danny Garcia and Jose Benavidez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 119 more professional rounds, totaling 291 compared to Benavidez's 172.

Danny Garcia went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at super welterweight.

Garcia vs Benavidez form

Garcia had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Errol Spence Jr on December 5, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had been beaten by Shawn Porter on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Brandon Rios on February 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Las Vegas, Nevada.

Benavidez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Francisco Emanuel Torres on November 13, 2021, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Footprint Center, Arizona, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Terence Crawford on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Nebraska.

Going into that contest, he had won against Frank Rojas on June 9, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Matthew Strode on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Bank of America Center, Texas.

He had beaten Francisco Santana on July 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Danny Garcia had been fighting more than Jose Benavidez.

Going into this contest, Danny Garcia had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 25 days ago, while Jose Benavidez's last outing had been 8 months and 17 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Benavidez start?

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

Who broadcast Garcia vs Benavidez?

Garcia vs Benavidez was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Benavidez?

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