Garcia vs Rojas

Who won Garcia vs Rojas?

Mikey Garcia beat Elio Rojas by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, July 30th, 2016, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Garcia vs Rojas stats

Back in July 2016, Mikey Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 34 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Elio Rojas made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a large advantage in power over Rojas, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Rojas' 58%.

Mikey Garcia was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Rojas had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Mikey Garcia and Elio Rojas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 3 months later than Rojas, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 105 more professional rounds, totaling 248 compared to Rojas' 143.

Garcia vs Rojas form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Juan Carlos Burgos on January 25, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Roman Martinez on November 9, 2013, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Manuel Lopez on June 15, 2013, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Before that, he had defeated Juan Manuel Lopez on June 15, 2013, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

He had won against Orlando Salido on January 19, 2013, by technical decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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