Villa vs Garcia

Who won Villa vs Garcia?

Ruben Villa beat Horacio Garcia by knockout in the 9th round on Friday, April 15th, 2022, at DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Villa vs Garcia stats

Back in April 2022, Ruben Villa stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Horacio Garcia made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Ruben Villa was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Villa had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ruben Villa fought out of the southpaw stance, while Horacio Garcia was an orthodox fighter.

Villa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 9 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 41 fewer professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Garcia's 206.

Villa vs Garcia form

Ruben Villa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on October 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alexei Collado on January 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hirsch Coliseum, Louisiana.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on September 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at La Hacienda Event Center, Texas.

Before that, he had won against Luis Alberto Lopez on May 10, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omega Products International, California.

He had beaten Ruben Cervera on January 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at StageWorks, Louisiana.

Activity check

Villa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Villa vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Villa vs Garcia?

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