Lipinets vs Garcia

Who won Lipinets vs Garcia?

Mikey Garcia beat Sergey Lipinets by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 10th, 2018, at Alamodome, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 116-111 in favor of winner Mikey Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

Lipinets vs Garcia stats

Back in March 2018, Sergey Lipinets stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Mikey Garcia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 37 wins and 0 draws.

Sergey Lipinets was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Garcia had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Sergey Lipinets and Mikey Garcia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lipinets was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 years and 9 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 79 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Garcia's 248.

Lipinets vs Garcia form

Lipinets had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Akihiro Kondo on November 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Leonardo Zappavigna on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 8th round at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Walter Castillo on July 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Horseshoe Casino, Tunica.

Before that, he had won against Levan Ghvamichava on March 15, 2016, by knockout in the 5th round at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice.

He had beaten Haskell Rhodes on October 30, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue at UCF, Orlando.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Adrien Broner on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dejan Zlaticanin on January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Elio Rojas on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Juan Carlos Burgos on January 25, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Roman Martinez on November 9, 2013, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergey Lipinets had been fighting more than Mikey Garcia.

Going into this contest, Sergey Lipinets had last fought 4 months and 6 days ago, while Mikey Garcia's last outing had been 7 months and 9 days ago.

Lipinets' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Lipinets vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Alamodome, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lipinets vs Garcia?

Lipinets vs Garcia was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Lipinets vs Garcia?

Sergey Lipinets was a 15/2 (+750) underdog going into the contest, while Mikey Garcia made his way into the ring at 3/50 (-1700) with oddsmakers.