When is Taylor vs Garcia?
Josh Taylor could face Mikey Garcia in Early 2025 the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).
Taylor vs Garcia stats
Josh Taylor would step into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Mikey Garcia would make his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Garcia would have a slight advantage in power over Taylor, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Taylor's 68%.
Josh Taylor is the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.
Taylor has a height advantage of 3 inches over Garcia. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Josh Taylor fights out of the southpaw stance, while Mikey Garcia is an orthodox fighter.
Taylor is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He has fought 109 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Garcia's 248.
Josh Taylor goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 7 by The Ring at super lightweight.
Taylor vs Garcia form
Taylor has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he lost to Jack Catterall on May 25, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Teofimo Lopez on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Jack Catterall on February 26, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had beaten Jose Carlos Ramirez on May 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.
He had won against Apinan Kongsong on September 26, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.
Mikey Garcia has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Sandor Martin on October 16, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Jessie Vargas on February 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.
Going into that 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.
Before 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.
He had won against Sergey Lipinets on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Josh Taylor has been fighting more than Mikey Garcia.
Josh Taylor last fought 7 months and 28 days ago, while Mikey Garcia's last outing was 3 years, 3 months and 6 days ago.
Taylor's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.
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