VS
Spring 2026
Potentially

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Potential contest @ Super Flyweight
23-6-2
25-2-0

Belts on The Line

IBF World Junior Bantamweight Championship

The tape

36
Age
34
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 5" / 165 cm
-
Reach
64.6" / 164 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

SD 12SD 12TKO 1UD 8TKO 8
Form
SD 12TKO 12TKO 11MD 12TKO 9
23
Wins
25
13
By KO
16
57
KO%
64
6
Losses
2
0
Stopped
1
2
Draws
0
2017
Debut
2014
177
Pro rounds
209

Current rankings @ Super Flyweight

7
The Ring
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-
WBA
-
-
WBC
-
-
WBO
-
-
IBF
6

Willibaldo Garcia vs Kenshiro Teraji preview


When is Garcia vs Teraji?

Willibaldo Garcia could take on Kenshiro Teraji in Spring 2026 Riyadh.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

The contest would be for the IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Garcia would be defending his IBF World Junior Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Rene Calixto in May 2025. He has held this belt for 7 months and 17 days.

Garcia vs Teraji stats

Willibaldo Garcia would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses, and 2 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kenshiro Teraji would make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Teraji would have a slight advantage in power over Garcia, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 57%.

Willibaldo Garcia is the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Teraji has a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia.

Both Willibaldo Garcia and Kenshiro Teraji fight out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 2 months later than Teraji, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to Teraji's 209.

Willibaldo Garcia goes into the fight ranked number 7 by The Ring at super flyweight.

Kenshiro Teraji is currently ranked number 6 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Garcia vs Teraji form

Garcia has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Rene Calixto on May 23, 2025, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Gimnasio Marcelino Gonzalez, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Rene Calixto on December 21, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Twin Messe Shizuoka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Bautista Sanchez on June 22, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Before that, he had beaten Rigo Omar Martinez Hernandez on February 9, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl.

He had won against Marlon Rios Sarinana on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Chihuahua, Chihuahua.

Teraji has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Ricardo Rafael Sandoval on July 30, 2025, by split decision in their WBC World Flyweight and WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Seigo Yuri Akui on March 13, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBC World Flyweight and WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Ryoguko Kokugikan Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cristofer Rosales on October 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Canizales on January 23, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had defeated Hekkie Budler on September 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kenshiro Teraji has been fighting more than Willibaldo Garcia.

Willibaldo Garcia last fought 9 months and 19 days ago, while Kenshiro Teraji's last outing was 7 months and 12 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Teraji's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Garcia vs Teraji?

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