Villa vs Garcia

Who won Villa vs Garcia?

Ruben Villa beat Horacio Garcia by knockout in the 9th round on Friday 15th April 2022 at DoubleTree Hotel in 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 loses and 1 draw.

Ruben Villa was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Villa had 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 year and 9 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 51 less professional rounds, 155 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 9th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on 20th September 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 10th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omega Products International, California.

He had beat Ruben Cervera on 11th January 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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