Garcia vs Gausha

Who won Garcia vs Gausha?

Elijah Garcia beat Terrell Gausha by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 22nd, 2025, at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 96-93 in favor of winner Elijah Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sebastian Fundora beating Chordale Booker for the WBC World Super Welterweight and WBO World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Jesus Ramos defeated Guido Emmanuel Schramm.

Garcia vs Gausha stats

Elijah Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Terrell Gausha made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Elijah Garcia was the younger man by 16 years, at 21 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gausha. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Elijah Garcia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Terrell Gausha was an orthodox fighter.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 7 years and 3 months later than Gausha, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 125 fewer professional rounds, totaling 74 compared to Gausha's 199.

Elijah Garcia went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA at middleweight.

Garcia vs Gausha 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 Kyrone Davis on June 15, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Armando Resendiz on September 30, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Salgado on April 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Amilcar Vidal on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

He had beaten Cruse Stewart on December 17, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Terrell Gausha had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Carlos Adames on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Tim Tszyu on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Armory, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jamontay Clark on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had lost to Erickson Lubin on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

He had drawn with Austin Trout on May 25, 2019, by split draw at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Elijah Garcia had been fighting more than Terrell Gausha.

Going into this contest, Elijah Garcia had last fought 9 months and 7 days ago, while Terrell Gausha's last outing had been 9 months and 7 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Gausha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Gausha start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Gausha?

Garcia vs Gausha was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Gausha?

Elijah Garcia was a 1/8 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Terrell Gausha made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+490) with oddsmakers.