Garcia vs Easter Jr

Who won Garcia vs Easter Jr?

Mikey Garcia beat Robert Easter Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 28th, 2018, at Staples Center, LA.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 117-110, 116-111 in favor of winner Mikey Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the unified lightweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and WBC belts on the line.

The undercard featured the clash of Ortiz vs Cojanu.

Garcia vs Easter Jr stats

Back in July 2018, Mikey Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 38 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robert Easter Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had an advantage in power over Easter Jr, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Easter Jr's 67%.

Mikey Garcia was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Easter Jr had a height advantage of 4 inches over Garcia. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Easter Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 96 more professional rounds, totaling 248 compared to Easter Jr's 152.

Garcia vs Easter Jr form

Garcia 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 defeated Sergey Lipinets on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Adrien Broner on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dejan Zlaticanin on January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Elio Rojas on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Juan Carlos Burgos on January 25, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Easter Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Javier Fortuna on January 20, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Denis Shafikov on June 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Huntington Center, Toledo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Cruz on February 10, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Huntington Center, Toledo.

Before that, he had defeated Richard Commey on September 9, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading.

He had beaten Argenis Mendez on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at DC Armory, Washington.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robert Easter Jr had been fighting more than Mikey Garcia.

Going into this contest, Mikey Garcia had last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Robert Easter Jr's last outing had been 6 months and 8 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Easter Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Easter Jr start?

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

Who broadcast Garcia vs Easter Jr?

Garcia vs Easter Jr was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Easter Jr?

Mikey Garcia was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Robert Easter Jr made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.