M.Garcia vs Vargas

Who won M.Garcia vs Vargas?

Mikey Garcia beat Jessie Vargas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 29th, 2020, at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 116-111, 114-113 in favor of winner Mikey Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Kal Yafai was defeated by Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez for the WBA World Super Flyweight championship, Julio Cesar Martinez beat Jay Harris for the WBC World Flyweight belt, and Joseph Parker defeated Shawndell Terell Winters.

M.Garcia vs Vargas stats

Back in February 2020, Mikey Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jessie Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Vargas, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 38%.

Mikey Garcia was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Garcia. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Mikey Garcia and Jessie Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 248 compared to Vargas' 263.

Mikey Garcia went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at welterweight.

Jessie Vargas was ranked number 4 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

M.Garcia vs Vargas form

Garcia had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Errol Spence Jr on March 16, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Robert Easter Jr on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight and WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergey Lipinets on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

Before that, he had won against Adrien Broner on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Dejan Zlaticanin on January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Vargas had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Humberto Soto on April 26, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Thomas Dulorme on October 6, 2018, by majority draw at Wintrust Arena, Illinois.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Adrien Broner on April 21, 2018, by majority draw at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Aaron Herrera on December 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pioneer Event Center, California, Afghanistan.

He had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on November 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Mikey Garcia had last fought 11 months and 13 days ago, while Jessie Vargas' last outing had been 10 months and 3 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did M.Garcia vs Vargas start?

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

Who broadcast M.Garcia vs Vargas?

The DAZN show began at 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on M.Garcia vs Vargas?

Mikey Garcia was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Jessie Vargas made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.