Smith vs Garcia

Who won Smith vs Garcia?

Liam Smith beat Roberto Garcia by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, December 20th, 2019, at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Liam Smith.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Jacobs beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Also on the undercard Julio Cesar Martinez beat Cristofer Rosales for the WBC World Flyweight belt, Maurice Hooker defeated Uriel Perez, and Josh Kelly was victorious over Winston Campos.

Smith vs Garcia stats

Back in December 2019, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roberto Garcia made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 57%.

Liam Smith was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Liam Smith and Roberto Garcia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 8 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Garcia's 261.

Smith vs Garcia form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mario Alberto Lozano on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Sam Eggington on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jaime Munguia on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Liam Williams on November 11, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Liam Williams on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs Garcia?

Liam Smith was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Roberto Garcia made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.