Garcia vs Ortiz Jr

When is Garcia vs Ortiz Jr?

Ryan Garcia could square off against Vergil Ortiz Jr in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Garcia vs Ortiz Jr 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.

Vergil Ortiz Jr would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Ortiz Jr would have advantage in power over Garcia, with a 100% knock out percentage over Garcia's 80%.

Ryan Garcia is the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Both Ryan Garcia & Vergil Ortiz Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 month earlier than Ortiz Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 42 more professional rounds, 112 to Ortiz Jr's 70.

Garcia vs Ortiz Jr form

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 won against Oscar Duarte 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 beat Javier Fortuna on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

He had defeated Emmanuel Tagoe on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Vergil Ortiz Jr remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Fredrick Lawson on 6th January 2024 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Michael McKinson on 6th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight eliminator fight at Dickies Arena, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Egidijus Kavaliauskas on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.

Before that, he had beat Maurice Hooker on 20th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Dickies Arena, Texas.

He had won against Samuel Vargas on 24th July 2020 by knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ryan Garcia has been fighting more than Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Ryan Garcia last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Vergil Ortiz Jr's last outing was 6 months and 20 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

Ortiz Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Garcia vs Ortiz Jr?

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