Garcia vs Herrera

Who won Garcia vs Herrera?

Danny Garcia beat Mauricio Herrera by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 15th, 2014, at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 114-114 in favor of winner Danny Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

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

Garcia vs Herrera stats

Back in March 2014, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mauricio Herrera made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a large advantage in power over Herrera, boasting a 59% knockout percentage compared to Herrera's 35%.

Danny Garcia was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Herrera. Despite this, Herrera had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Danny Garcia and Mauricio Herrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 months later than Herrera, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, totaling 291 compared to Herrera's 254.

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