Garcia vs Cheeseman

Who won Garcia vs Cheeseman?

Sergio Garcia beat Ted Cheeseman by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 119-109, 119-109 in favor of winner Sergio 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).

The undercard featured the clash of Ball vs Richards.

Garcia vs Cheeseman stats

Back in February 2019, Sergio Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ted Cheeseman made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Cheeseman had an advantage in power over Garcia, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 46%.

Sergio Garcia was the older man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cheeseman.

Both Sergio Garcia and Ted Cheeseman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Cheeseman, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 115 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Cheeseman's 148.

Sergio Garcia went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Ted Cheeseman was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Garcia vs Cheeseman form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Asinia Byfield on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Paul Upton on June 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Carson Jones on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Tony Dixon on December 13, 2017, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, London.

He had won against Aristides Quintero on October 13, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Garcia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Cheeseman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Cheeseman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Cheeseman?

Garcia vs Cheeseman was broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Cheeseman?

Sergio Garcia was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Ted Cheeseman made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.