Garcia vs Fortuna

Who won Garcia vs Fortuna?

Ryan Garcia beat Javier Fortuna by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, July 16th, 2022, at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

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 Lamont Roach beat Angel Rodriguez, Ricardo Rafael Sandoval was overcome by David Jimenez, Oscar Collazo was victorious over Vic Saludar, and Alexis Rocha beat Luis Alberto Veron.

Garcia vs Fortuna stats

Back in July 2022, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Javier Fortuna made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 26 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had an advantage in power over Fortuna, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Fortuna's 70%.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 4 inches over Fortuna. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ryan Garcia fought out of the orthodox stance, while Javier Fortuna was a southpaw.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 2 months later than Fortuna, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 130 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Fortuna's 242.

Ryan Garcia went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF at lightweight.

Javier Fortuna was ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Garcia vs Fortuna form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Francisco Fonseca on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, California.

Before that, he had won against Romero Duno on November 2, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jose Lopez on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Fortuna had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on July 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Antonio Lozada Jr on November 21, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jesus Andres Cuellar on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Before that, he had defeated Sharif Bogere on February 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

His contest against Adrian Granados on June 16, 2018 ended in a no contest at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Ryan Garcia had last fought 3 months and 7 days ago, while Javier Fortuna's last outing had been 1 year and 7 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Fortuna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Fortuna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Fortuna?

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 (BST).

What were the odds on Garcia vs Fortuna?

Ryan Garcia was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Javier Fortuna made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.