Garcia vs Redkach

Who won Garcia vs Redkach?

Danny Garcia beat Ivan Redkach by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 25th, 2020, at Barclays Center, New York.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Jarrett Hurd beat Francisco Santana, and Stephen Fulton defeated Arnold Khegai.

Garcia vs Redkach stats

Back in January 2020, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ivan Redkach made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Redkach had an advantage in power over Garcia, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 60%.

Danny Garcia was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

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

Danny Garcia fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ivan Redkach was a southpaw.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Redkach, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 123 more professional rounds, totaling 282 compared to Redkach's 159.

Danny Garcia went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO at welterweight.

Garcia vs Redkach form

Danny Garcia had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Adrian Granados on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Shawn Porter on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Rios on February 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Keith Thurman on March 4, 2017, by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Samuel Vargas on November 12, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

Redkach had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Devon Alexander on June 1, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Soboba Casino, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Tyrone Harris on February 16, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Brian Jones on June 9, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had been beaten by John Molina Jr on December 15, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at Pioneer Event Center, California, Afghanistan.

He had lost to Argenis Mendez on May 2, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Sportsmans Lodge, California, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ivan Redkach had been fighting more than Danny Garcia.

Going into this contest, Danny Garcia had last fought 9 months and 5 days ago, while Ivan Redkach's last outing had been 7 months and 24 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Redkach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Redkach start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Redkach?

The ShowTime show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The BoxNation broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Garcia vs Redkach?

Danny Garcia was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Ivan Redkach made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.