Garcia vs Duarte

Who won Garcia vs Duarte?

Ryan Garcia beat Oscar Duarte by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, at Toyota Center, Houston.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds at a catchweight of 143 lb (10.2 stone or 64.9 kg).

Also on the undercard Floyd Schofield was victorious over Ricardo Lopez Torres, and Shane Mosley Jr beat Joshua Conley.

Garcia vs Duarte stats

Back in December 2023, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Oscar Duarte made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Duarte. Despite this, Duarte had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryan Garcia and Oscar Duarte fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 1 month later than Duarte, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Duarte's 156.

Ryan Garcia went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Garcia vs Duarte form

Garcia 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 lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Javier Fortuna on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Before that, he had won against Luke Campbell on January 2, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

He had beaten Francisco Fonseca on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, California.

Oscar Duarte had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated D Angelo Keyes on May 27, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alex Martin on March 18, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach.

Going into that contest, he had won against Javier Franco on December 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Andres Garcia on March 7, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at Gimnasio Municipal, Chihuahua.

He had beaten Richard Solano on October 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryan Garcia had been fighting more than Oscar Duarte.

Going into this contest, Ryan Garcia had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Oscar Duarte's last outing had been 6 months and 5 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Duarte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Duarte start?

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

Who broadcast Garcia vs Duarte?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Garcia vs Duarte?

Ryan Garcia was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Oscar Duarte made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.