Garcia vs Thurman

When is Garcia vs Thurman?

Ryan Garcia could fight Keith Thurman in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Garcia would be defending his WBC World Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Mario Barrios in February 2026. He has held this belt for 3 days.

Garcia vs Thurman stats

Ryan Garcia would step into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Keith Thurman would make his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Garcia would have a slight advantage in power over Thurman, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Thurman's 74%.

Ryan Garcia is the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Garcia has a height advantage of 3 inches over Thurman. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryan Garcia and Keith Thurman fight out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 7 months later than Thurman, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 39 fewer professional rounds, totaling 136 compared to Thurman's 175.

Ryan Garcia goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at welterweight.

Garcia vs Thurman form

Garcia has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Mario Barrios on February 21, 2026, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 2, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Times Square, New York.

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

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

He had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Thurman has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Brock Jarvis on March 12, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Mario Barrios on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on July 20, 2019, by split decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Josesito Lopez on January 26, 2019, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017, by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ryan Garcia has been fighting more than Keith Thurman.

Ryan Garcia last fought 6 months and 25 days ago, while Keith Thurman's last outing was 1 year, 6 months and 3 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Thurman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 9 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

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