Vidal vs Garcia

Who won Vidal vs Garcia?

Elijah Garcia beat Amilcar Vidal by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 4th March 2023 at Toyota Arena in Ontario.

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 Brandon Figueroa beating Mark Magsayo for the WBC Interim World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Jarrett Hurd lost to Jose Armando Resendiz.

Vidal vs Garcia stats

Back in March 2023, Amilcar Vidal stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Elijah Garcia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws.

Amilcar Vidal was the older man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Vidal had 2-inch reach advantage.

Amilcar Vidal fought out of the orthodox stance, while Elijah Garcia was a southpaw.

Vidal was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 76 to Garcia's 54.

Amilcar Vidal went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC at middleweight.

Vidal vs Garcia form

Vidal had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Martin Ezequiel Bulacio on 29th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Polideportivo Municipal Roberto De Vicenzo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Previous to that, he had won against Immanuwel Aleem on 17th July 2021 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Edward Jeramie Ortiz on 14th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Staples Center, California.

Before that, he had defeated Leopoldo Reyna on 4th January 2020 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay.

He had won against Zach Prieto on 15th November 2019 by technical knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa, United States.

Activity check

Vidal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Vidal vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Vidal vs Garcia?

Vidal vs Garcia was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv PPV UK.

What were the odds on Vidal vs Garcia?

Amilcar Vidal was a 91/100 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Elijah Garcia made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.