Garcia vs Vargas

Who won Garcia vs Vargas?

Danny Garcia beat Samuel Vargas by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, November 12th, 2016, at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Garcia vs Vargas stats

Back in November 2016, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Samuel Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a slight advantage in power over Vargas, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 52%.

Danny Garcia was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Vargas had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Danny Garcia and Samuel Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 291 compared to Vargas' 262.

Garcia vs Vargas form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Robert Guerrero on January 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Paulie Malignaggi on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lamont Peterson on April 11, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Rod Salka on August 9, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Mauricio Herrera on March 15, 2014, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Vargas?

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