Roberto Garcia ( born Roberto Garcia ; January 29, 1975; San Pedro , USA ) is an American boxer and coach of Mexican descent. Ex-world champion in the 2nd featherweight.
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| Birth name | Roberto Garcia Cortez |
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| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | January 29, 1975 ( 44) |
| Place of Birth | San Pedro , California , USA |
| Accommodation | Oxnard , California , USA |
| Weight category | featherweight (up to 57.15 kg) , 2nd lightweight (up to 58.97 kg) |
| Rack | Righty |
| Growth | 171 |
| Arm span | 170 |
| Professional career | |
| First fight | July 15, 1992 |
| The last battle | September 22, 2001 |
| Number of battles | 37 |
| Number of wins | 34 |
| KOs | 25 |
| Defeat | 3 |
Trainer of the Year (2012) according to the BWAA . [one]
He is the elder brother of Miguel Angel Garcia .
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Boxer career
He made his debut in the professional ring on July 15, 1992, winning a knockout victory in the 2nd round. [2]
On July 29, 1995, in the 12th round of the former contender for the world featherweight title and second lightweight champion of the USA Francisco Seguru. [3]
Champion Fight with Harold Warren
March 13, 1998 he met with American Harold Warren in the battle for the vacant IBF world featherweight title. The fight lasted all 12 rounds. The judges unanimously gave the victory to Garcia: 119/109 and 116/112 (twice). [four]
Title Defenses
October 24, 1998, he knocked out in the 5th round of Cuban Ramon Ledon , inflicting the first defeat in his career. [five]
On January 16, 1999 he won on points the ex-world champion in the 2nd featherweight champion of Puerto Rican John John Molina . [6]
Loss of title
October 23, 1999 lost his title in a fight against Diego Corrales . Garcia lost by TKO in the 7th round. [7]
Championship fight with Hoel Casamayor
On January 6, 2001, he entered the fight against the WBA world champion in the featherweight category according to WBA Cuban Hoel Casamayor . The reigning champion won by TKO in the 9th round. [eight]
On September 22, 2001, Garcia defeated a little-known John Trigg by technical knockout in the 4th round and, after that, left boxing. [9]
Battle Stats
The table lists the results of all boxer fights. Each line indicates the result of the match. Additionally, the number of the match is indicated by a color that indicates the outcome of the match. Decoding of symbols and colors is presented in the table below.
| Example | Decryption |
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| Planned fight | |
| The duel is declared invalid | |
| KO | Knockout |
| TKO | TKO |
| UD, PTS | Judges Unanimous Decision |
| MD | Decision of the majority of judges |
| SD | Judges Separate Decision |
| RTD | Refusal to continue the battle |
| Dq | Disqualification |
| NC | The duel is declared invalid |
| 37 | September 22, 2001 | John Trigg (6-11-4) | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas , Nevada , United States | TKO4 (6) | |
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| 36 | January 6, 2001 | Joel Casamayor (23-0-0) | Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas , Nevada , United States | TKO9 (12) | WBA 2nd World Featherweight Champion (3rd Casamayor Defense). |
| 35 | July 29, 2000 | Sandro Marcos (19-6-2) | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix , Arizona , USA | UD8 (8) | |
| 34 | June 3, 2000 | Ben Taki (19-1-0) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | TKO10 (10) | |
| 33 | October 23, 1999 | Diego Corrales (28-0-0) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | TKO7 (12) | IBF World Champion 2nd Lightweight Champion (3rd Garcia Defense). |
| 32 | January 16, 1999 | John John Molina (45-5-0) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | UD12 (12) | IBF World Champion 2nd Lightweight Champion (2nd Garcia Defense). Judges' Score: 115/112 (all). |
| 31 | October 24, 1998 | Ramon Ledon (12-0-1) | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City , New Jersey , USA | KO5 (12) | IBF World Champion 2nd Lightweight Champion (1st Garcia Defense). Garcia knocked down in the 2nd round. Ledon knocked down once in the 4th and two times in the 5th round. |
| thirty | March 13, 1998 | Harold Warren (39-9-0) | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami , Florida , United States | UD12 (12) | Vacant world title in 2nd featherweight according to IBF . Judges' score: 119/109 and 116/112 (twice). |
| 29th | July 19, 1997 | Roy Simpson (13-25-1) | Arena, Nashville , Tennessee , United States | TKO1 | |
| 28 | June 28, 1997 | Angel Aldama (29-14-1) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | TKO5 | |
| 27 | December 7, 1996 | Ramon Sanchez (3-9-1) | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio , California , USA | Ko2 | |
| 26 | October 13, 1996 | Jose Herrera (3-21-0) | Port Hueneme, California , USA | TKO4 | |
| 25 | June 29, 1996 | Jose Luis Madrid (19-12-1) | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio , California , USA | Ko3 | |
| 24 | March 23, 1996 | Darryl Pinckney (21-20-2) | Miami Arena, Miami , Florida , USA | UD12 (12) | NABF title in 2nd lightweight (2nd Garcia defense). |
| 23 | January 27, 1996 | Eduardo Montes (15-11-2) | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix , Arizona , USA | TKO4 (10) | |
| 22 | July 29, 1995 | Francisco Segura (26-7-1) | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio , Texas , USA | TKO12 (12) | NABF title in 2nd lightweight (1st Garcia Defense). |
| 21 | April 21, 1995 | Julian Wheeler (11-0-0) | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas , Nevada , United States | UD12 (12) | Vacant NABF title in 2nd featherweight. Judges' score: 117/111 and 118/110 (twice). |
| 20 | March 21, 1995 | Israel Gonzalez (1-8-0) | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas , Nevada , United States | TKO4 (8) | |
| nineteen | February 18, 1995 | Lorenzo Tisnado (21-11-2) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | TKO7 (10) | |
| 18 | December 10, 1994 | Roberto Villarreal (19-5-1) | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles , California , USA | TKO5 | |
| 17 | November 18, 1994 | Derrick Geiner (12-2-0) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | UD10 (10) | Judges' score: 96/93 and 95/94 (twice). |
| sixteen | September 24, 1994 | Bobby Brewer (16-15-0) | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles , California , USA | KO3 (10) | |
| 15 | August 27, 1994 | Frank Avelard (16-5-0) | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles , California , USA | KO2 (10) | |
| 14 | July 29, 1994 | Orlando Yuseda (0-1-1) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | TKO6 (8) | |
| 13 | June 24, 1994 | Raul Contreras (5-8-1) | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles , California , USA | KO6 | |
| 12 | May 20, 1994 | Gabriel Castro (3-12-1) | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles , California , USA | PTS6 (6) | |
| eleven | March 12, 1994 | Jose Herrera (2-14-0) | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles , California , USA | PTS6 (6) | |
| ten | February 4, 1994 | James Dean (9-5-0) | Civic Auditorium, Oxnard , California , USA | KO2 (8) | |
| 9 | January 9, 1994 | Hector Diaz (4-21-1) | Del Mar, California , USA | Ko2 | |
| eight | December 23, 1993 | Agapito Navarro (0-7-0) | Barona Casino, California , USA | Ko1 | |
| 7 | October 30, 1993 | Fred Hernandez (13-14-0) | America West Arena, Phoenix , Arizona , USA | TKO3 | |
| 6 | August 5, 1993 | Abel Hinojosa (4-3-1) | Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas , Nevada , United States | TKO1 (6) | |
| five | March 22, 1993 | Victor Flores (2-6-1) | Great Western Forum, Inglewood , California , United States | UD6 (6) | |
| four | March 1, 1993 | Francisco Arroyo (debut) | Great Western Forum, Inglewood , California , United States | RTD5 (6) | |
| 3 | November 20, 1992 | June Pete Hitashi (1-2-0) | Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo , Japan | TKO5 | |
| 2 | September 5, 1992 | Ikuma Shigehara (0-3-1) | Tokyo Japan | Ko2 | |
| one | July 15, 1992 | Tsutomu Hitono (debut) | International Center, Fukuoka , Fukuoka , Japan | Ko2 | |
Coach Career
Garcia is currently working in her own boxing gym in Oxnard , California .
The most famous boxers Garcia worked with [10]
- Antonio Margarito
- Brian Viloria
- Brandon rios
- Evgeny Gradovich
- Kelly Pavlik
- Marcos Maidana
- Miguel Angel Garcia
- Nonito Donaire
- Stephen Luevano
- Thomas Dulorme
- Joan Guzman
Achievements
As a Boxer
- World champion in the second featherweight category ( IBF , 1998-1999).
As a trainer
- BWAA Coach of the Year (1): 2012.
Notes
- ↑ Past Winners (inaccessible link) . Archived February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Wednesday, July 15, 1992. International Center, Fukuoka, Japan .
- ↑ Saturday July 29, 1995. Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, United States .
- ↑ Roberto Garcia vs. Harold Warren .
- ↑ Roberto Garcia vs. Ramon Ledon .
- ↑ Roberto Garcia vs. John John Molina .
- ↑ Roberto Garcia vs. Diego Corrales .
- ↑ Saturday, January 6, 2001. Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States .
- ↑ Saturday, September 22, 2001. Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States .
- ↑ Fighters Trained .
Links
- Garcia, Roberto (boxer) - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec
- Biography on boxrec.com