Garcia vs Newman

Who won Garcia vs Newman?

Kevin Newman II beat Elijah Garcia by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 98-92, 96-94 in favor of winner Kevin Newman II.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sebastian Fundora beating Keith Thurman for the WBC World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoenis Tellez defeated Brian Mendoza, Yoenli Hernandez was victorious over Terrell Gausha, Gurgen Hovhannisyan beat Cesar Navarro, and Kaipo Gallegos defeated Julian Gonzalez.

Garcia vs Newman stats

Elijah Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Kevin Newman II made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Elijah Garcia was the younger man by 12 years, at 22 years old.

Newman II had a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Elijah Garcia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kevin Newman II was an orthodox fighter.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 5 years and 5 months later than Newman II, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 34 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Newman II's 118.

Garcia vs Newman form

Garcia had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Terrell Gausha on March 22, 2025, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kyrone Davis on June 15, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

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

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

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

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Newman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Newman?

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

What were the odds on Garcia vs Newman?

Elijah Garcia was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Newman II made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.