Garcia vs Matthysse

Who won Garcia vs Matthysse?

Danny Garcia beat Lucas Martin Matthysse by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 14th September 2013 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 115-111, 114-112 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 & WBC belts on the line.

Garcia vs Matthysse stats

Back in September 2013, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lucas Martin Matthysse made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 32 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Matthysse had a massive power advantage over Garcia, boosting at 94% knock out percentage over Garcia's 62%.

Danny Garcia was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

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

Both Danny Garcia & Lucas Martin Matthysse fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 year and 5 months later than Matthysse, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 86 more professional rounds, 282 to Matthysse's 196.

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