Garcia vs Massoudi

Who won Garcia vs Massoudi?

Sergio Garcia beat Fouad El Massoudi by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 7th, 2019, at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Sergio Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Garcia vs Massoudi stats

Back in December 2019, Sergio Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fouad El Massoudi made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Massoudi, boasting a 43% knockout percentage compared to Massoudi's 12%.

Sergio Garcia was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Both Sergio Garcia and Fouad El Massoudi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Massoudi's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 months later than Massoudi, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 8 fewer professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Massoudi's 271.

Sergio Garcia went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 8 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Garcia vs Massoudi form

Sergio Garcia had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sergey Rabchenko on June 22, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria, Spain.

Prior to that, he had won against Ted Cheeseman on February 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Maxime Beaussire on September 29, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria, Spain.

Before that, he had defeated Giorgi Kerdikoshvili on May 11, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Palacio de los Deportes, Principado de Asturias.

He had won against Jeffrey Rosales on February 3, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Frontón Bizkaia, País Vasco.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Massoudi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Polideportivo Vicente Trueba, Cantabria, Spain, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Massoudi?

Sergio Garcia was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Fouad El Massoudi made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.