R. Garcia vs Linares

When is R. Garcia vs Linares?

Ryan Garcia could face Jorge Linares in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

R. Garcia vs Linares stats

Ryan Garcia would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jorge Linares would make his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Garcia would have a large advantage in power over Linares, boosting at 83% knock out percentage over Linares' 62%.

Ryan Garcia is the younger man by 13 years, at 24 years old.

Garcia has a height advantage of 2 inches over Linares. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryan Garcia & Jorge Linares fight out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 13 year and 5 months later than Linares, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He has fought 262 less professional rounds, 92 to Linares' 354.

Ryan Garcia goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the RING at lightweight.

R. Garcia vs Linares form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Javier Fortuna on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beat Emmanuel Tagoe on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Before that, he had won against Luke Campbell on 2nd January 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

He had beat Francisco Fonseca on 14th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, California.

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

In his last fight, he lost to Zhora Hamazaryan on 11th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Zaur Abdullaev on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 12th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Devin Haney on 29th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Morales on 14th February 2020 by knockout in the 4th round at Honda Center, California.

He had won against Al Toyogon on 7th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ryan Garcia has been fighting more than Jorge Linares.

Ryan Garcia last fought 1 month and 14 days ago, while Jorge Linares' last outing was 5 months and 25 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Linares' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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