When is Diaz vs Garcia?
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz could face Ryan Garcia in Early 2025 the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
Diaz vs Garcia stats
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz would step into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Ryan Garcia would make his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Garcia would have a massive power advantage over Diaz, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 45%.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz is the older man by 6 years, at 31 years old.
Garcia has a height advantage of 4 inches over Diaz. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz fights out of the southpaw stance, while Ryan Garcia is an orthodox fighter.
Diaz is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 202 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Garcia's 112.
Diaz vs Garcia form
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Oscar Duarte Jurado on April 27, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, Fresno, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on February 15, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Jerry Perez on July 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.
Before that, he had lost to Mercito Gesta on March 18, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach.
He had been beaten by William Zepeda on October 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.
Garcia has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, his contest against Devin Haney on April 20, 2024 ended in a no contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Oscar Duarte Jurado on December 2, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round at Toyota Center, Houston.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had won against Javier Fortuna on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.
He had beaten Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz has been fighting more than Ryan Garcia.
Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz last fought 8 months and 26 days ago, while Ryan Garcia's last outing was 9 months and 2 days ago.
Diaz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.
Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Diaz vs Garcia?
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