Garcia vs Rivera

When is Garcia vs Rivera?

Ryan Garcia could potentially square off against Michel Rivera in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Garcia vs Rivera stats

Ryan Garcia would step into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michel Rivera would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Garcia would have a large advantage in power over Rivera, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Rivera's 54%.

Ryan Garcia is the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Garcia has a height advantage of 2 inches over Rivera. Despite this, Rivera has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryan Garcia and Michel Rivera fight out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months later than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 50 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Rivera's 174.

Garcia vs Rivera form

Ryan Garcia has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 2, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Times Square, New York, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Devin Haney on April 20, 2024 ended in a no contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Oscar Duarte on December 2, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Javier Fortuna on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Michel Rivera has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Hugo Alberto Roldan on July 27, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Sergey Lipinets on November 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Frank Martin on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Jerry Perez on October 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

He had defeated Joseph Adorno on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ryan Garcia has been fighting more than Michel Rivera.

Ryan Garcia last fought 2 months and 19 days ago, while Michel Rivera's last outing was 11 months and 24 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 5 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

Rivera's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Garcia vs Rivera?

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