Who won Spence Jr vs M Garcia?

Errol Spence Jr beat Mikey Garcia by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 16th March 2019 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of winner Errol Spence Jr.

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).

This contest was for the IBF welterweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard David Benavidez beat J’Leon Love and Charles Martin defeated Gregory Corbin.

Spence Jr vs M Garcia stats

Errol Spence Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mikey Garcia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 39 wins and 0 draws, with 30 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Spence Jr had advantage in power over Garcia, with a 88% knock out percentage over Garcia's 77%.

Errol Spence Jr was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Spence Jr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Garcia. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Errol Spence Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mikey Garcia was an orthodox fighter.

Spence Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 year and 3 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 106 less professional rounds, 142 to Garcia's 248.

Spence Jr vs M Garcia form

Spence Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Danny Garcia on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Shawn Porter on 28th September 2019 by split decision in their IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had beat Mikey Garcia on 16th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Ocampo on 16th June 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Dallas, Texas.

He had beat Lamont Peterson on 20th January 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Robert Easter Jr on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight and WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Sergey Lipinets on 10th March 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

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

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

He had beat Elio Rojas on 30th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Errol Spence Jr had been fighting more than Mikey Garcia.

Going to this contest, Errol Spence Jr had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 27 days ago, while Mikey Garcia's last outing had been 4 years, 8 months and 4 days ago.

Spence Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Spence Jr vs M Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:20 PM EST / 8:20 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States, which was around 3:20 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Spence Jr vs M Garcia?

Spence Jr vs M Garcia was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.

What were the odds on Spence Jr vs M Garcia?

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