When is Garcia vs Gesta?
Ryan Garcia could face Mercito Gesta in Autumn/Fall 2024 at Moody Center in Austin.
The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).
Garcia vs Gesta stats
Ryan Garcia would step into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Mercito Gesta would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 loses and 3 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Garcia would have a large advantage in power over Gesta, boosting at 80% knock out percentage over Gesta's 50%.
Ryan Garcia is the younger man by 11 years, at 25 years old.
Garcia has a height advantage of 3 inches over Gesta. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Ryan Garcia fights out of the orthodox stance, while Mercito Gesta is a southpaw.
Garcia is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 12 year and 7 months later than Gesta, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He has fought 158 less professional rounds, 112 to Gesta's 270.
Ryan Garcia goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC at super lightweight.
Garcia vs Gesta form
Garcia has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he beat Devin Haney on 20th April 2024 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Oscar Duarte Jurado on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 8th round at Toyota Center, Houston.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had won against Javier Fortuna on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.
He had beat Emmanuel Tagoe on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Mercito Gesta has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to William Zepeda on 16th September 2023 by knockout in the 6th round at Commerce Casino, Commerce, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach.
Going into that contest, he had won against Joel Diaz Jr on 21st April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Before that, he had drawn with Carlos Morales on 14th November 2019 by technical draw in their 10 round contest at Belasco Theater, California.
He had lost to Juan Antonio Rodriguez on 21st March 2019 by knockout in the 9th round at The Avalon, California.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Ryan Garcia has been fighting more than Mercito Gesta.
Ryan Garcia last fought 5 months and 11 days ago, while Mercito Gesta's last outing was 1 year and 15 days ago.
Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.
Gesta's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Garcia vs Gesta?
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