Haney vs Garcia

Who won Haney vs Garcia?

Devin Haney beat Hector Garcia by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 15th April 2017 at Salon Sindicato Alba Roja in Baja California.

The scorecards were announced as 77-75, 78-74, 79-73 in favor of winner Devin Haney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

Haney vs Garcia stats

Devin Haney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Hector Garcia made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 4 loses and 2 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Haney had advantage in power over Garcia, with a 71% knock out percentage over Garcia's 60%.

Devin Haney was the younger man by 4 years, at 24 years old.

Both Devin Haney & Hector Garcia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Haney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 1 month later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 92 more professional rounds, 198 to Garcia's 106.

Haney vs Garcia form

Haney remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated George Kambosos on 16th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Previous to that, he had defeated George Kambosos on 5th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Lightweight, WBA World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

Going into that contest, he had beat Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had won against Jorge Linares on 29th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beat Yuriorkis Gamboa on 7th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Activity check

Haney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

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