Garcia vs Resendiz

Who won Garcia vs Resendiz?

Elijah Garcia beat Jose Armando Resendiz by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, September 30th, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Jermell Charlo for the IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Oleksandr Gvozdyk defeated Isaac Rodrigues, Yordenis Ugas was defeated by Mario Barrios for the WBC Interim World Welterweight title, Jesus Ramos lost to Erickson Lubin, and Frank Sanchez defeated Scott Alexander.

Garcia vs Resendiz stats

Back in September 2023, Elijah Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jose Armando Resendiz made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Elijah Garcia was the younger man by 4 years, at 20 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Resendiz. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Elijah Garcia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Armando Resendiz was an orthodox fighter.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years later than Resendiz, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 20 fewer professional rounds, totaling 64 compared to Resendiz's 84.

Elijah Garcia went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at middleweight.

Jose Armando Resendiz was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 160lb division.

Garcia vs Resendiz form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kevin Salgado on April 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Amilcar Vidal on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cruse Stewart on December 17, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Edgar Valenzuela on October 8, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

He had beaten Rowdy Legend Montgomery on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Resendiz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Resendiz?

Garcia vs Resendiz was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Resendiz?

Elijah Garcia was a 2/7 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Armando Resendiz made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.