Garcia vs Fonseca

Who won Garcia vs Fonseca?

Ryan Garcia beat Francisco Fonseca by knockout in the 1st round on Friday 14th February 2020 at Honda Center in California.

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).

Also, on the undercard Jorge Linares was victorious over Carlos Morales, Alexis Rocha beat Brad Solomon and Blair Cobbs defeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye.

Garcia vs Fonseca stats

Back in February 2020, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Francisco Fonseca made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Garcia had a slight advantage in power over Fonseca, with a 84% knock out percentage over Fonseca's 76%.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 5 years, at 21 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 3 inches over Fonseca. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Ryan Garcia & Francisco Fonseca fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 year and 5 months later than Fonseca, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 81 less professional rounds, 100 to Fonseca's 181.

Ryan Garcia went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC and 6 by the WBO at lightweight.

Garcia vs Fonseca form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Romero Duno on 2nd November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jose Lopez on 30th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had beat Braulio Rodriguez on 15th December 2018 by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Morales on 1st September 2018 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had won against Jayson Velez on 4th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Fonseca's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.7 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Fonseca start?

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

Who broadcast Garcia vs Fonseca?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The BoxNation broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Garcia vs Fonseca?

Ryan Garcia was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Francisco Fonseca made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.