Garcia vs Vargas

Who won Garcia vs Vargas?

Ryan Garcia beat Fernando Vargas by knockout in the 1st round on Thursday, March 22nd, 2018, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Garcia vs Vargas stats

Back in March 2018, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fernando Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 13 losses and 3 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a large advantage in power over Vargas, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 66%.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 11 years, at 19 years old.

Both Ryan Garcia and Fernando Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 35 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 years and 9 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 76 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Vargas' 188.

Activity check

Garcia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Vargas?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Garcia vs Vargas.