Zayas vs Garcia

Who won Zayas vs Garcia?

Xander Zayas beat Jorge Garcia Perez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 26th, 2025, at The Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Xander Zayas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super welterweight championship of the world.

Zayas was defending his his WBO World Junior Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Jorge Garcia Perez in July 2025. He had held this belt for 11 days.

Also on the undercard Bruce Carrington was victorious over Mateus Heita for the WBC Interim World Featherweight championship, Rohan Polanco beat Quinton Randall, Yan Santana defeated Aaron Alameda, and Emiliano Vargas was victorious over Alexander Espinoza.

Zayas vs Garcia stats

Xander Zayas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jorge Garcia Perez made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Xander Zayas was the younger man by 6 years, at 22 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zayas.

Both Xander Zayas and Jorge Garcia Perez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zayas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 3 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 84 fewer professional rounds, totaling 100 compared to Garcia's 184.

Xander Zayas went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Jorge Garcia Perez was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Zayas vs Garcia form

Zayas remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Slawa Spomer on February 14, 2025, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Damian Sosa on September 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Patrick Teixeira on June 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Jorge Fortea on December 9, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines.

He had won against Roberto Valenzuela Jr on September 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

Activity check

Zayas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Zayas vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zayas vs Garcia?

Zayas vs Garcia was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Zayas vs Garcia?

Xander Zayas was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Jorge Garcia Perez made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.