Garcia vs Salgado

Who won Garcia vs Salgado?

Elijah Garcia beat Kevin Salgado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 95-94, 97-92 in favor of winner Elijah Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Ryan Garcia. Also on the undercard Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Gabriel Rosado, David Morrell was victorious over Yamaguchi Falcao for the WBA World Super Middleweight title, Fiodor Czerkaszyn beat Elias Espadas, and Vito Mielnicki Jr defeated Jose Sanchez Charles.

Garcia vs Salgado stats

Back in April 2023, Elijah Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Kevin Salgado made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Elijah Garcia was the younger man by 6 years, at 19 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zambrano.

Elijah Garcia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kevin Salgado was an orthodox fighter.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years and 4 months later than Zambrano, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 74 compared to Zambrano's 92.

Elijah Garcia went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, and 15 by the IBF at middleweight.

Garcia vs Salgado form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Amilcar Vidal on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Cruse Stewart on December 17, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Edgar Valenzuela on October 8, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had won against Rowdy Legend Montgomery on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had beaten Antonio Louis Hernandez on February 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Salgado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Salgado?

Garcia vs Salgado was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Salgado?

Elijah Garcia was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Salgado made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.