Garcia vs Rivera

When is Garcia vs Rivera?

Ryan Garcia could potentially square off against Michel Rivera in Summer 2024 in 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 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Michel Rivera would make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Garcia would have a large advantage in power over Rivera, boosting at 80% knock out percentage over Rivera's 56%.

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

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

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

Garcia is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months later than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 52 less professional rounds, 112 to Rivera's 164.

Garcia vs Rivera form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 won against Emmanuel Tagoe on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Michel Rivera has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Sergey Lipinets on 25th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Jerry Perez on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

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

He had won against Jose Matias Romero on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Activity check

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

Ryan Garcia last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Michel Rivera's last outing was 8 months and 1 day 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.

Rivera's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 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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