Hector Luis Garcia
Born
Hector Luis García Mora

(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991
San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Other namesEl Androide ("The Android")
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Reach69 in (175 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[2]
Total fights21
Wins16
Wins by KO10
Losses2
No contests3
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoBantamweight

Hector Luis García Mora (born 1 November 1991) is a Dominican professional boxer. He held the WBA super featherweight title between 2022 and November 2023. As of November 2022, he is ranked as the second best active super featherweight by The Ring magazine.[3]

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's bantamweight event, in which he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Dzmitry Asanau.[4][5]

Professional boxing career

Early career

Garcia made his professional debut against Marlembron Acuna on 16 December 2016. He won the fight by a third-round stoppage. Garcia made his first step up in competition on 10 November 2018, when he was booked to face Robin Zamora for the vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title.[6] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[7] Garcia made his first WBA Fedelatin featherweight title defense against Anvar Yunusov on 27 July 2019. He won the fight by split decision, with scores of 105–103, 107–101 and 102–106.[8]

Following a pair of victories against Miguel Moreno Gonzalez and Isaac Avelar, Garcia was booked to face Chris Colbert on 26 February 2022,[9] in a WBA super featherweight title eliminator,[10] as a late replacement for Roger Gutiérrez who withdrew as he tested positive for COVID-19.[11] Garcia won the fight by an upset unanimous decision, knocking Colbert down in the seventh round and winning a unanimous decision with judges' scorecards of 119–108 and 118–109 twice.[12]

WBA super featherweight champion

García vs. Gutiérrez

García was expected to challenge the reigning WBA super featherweight champion Roger Gutiérrez on July 10, 2022, at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela.[13] The fight was later postponed, as the promoters were unable to organize a bout in Venezuela. The WBA ordered both sides to renegotiate terms to avoid the fight heading to a purse bid hearing.[14] The pair came to terms and rescheduled the fight for August 20. The bout took place on the Adrien Broner and Omar Figueroa Jr. undercard.[15] García fought behind his jab for the first eight rounds of the bout, which kept his opponent relatively inactive. Although Gutiérrez picked up the pace in the ninth round, García had already built up a significant lead and won the fight by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 117–111 in his favor, while the third judge scored the fight 118–110 for García.[16]

García vs. Davis

García faced three weight world champion Gervonta Davis in a lightweight bout at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on January 7, 2023.[17] The fight was a closely-contested affair, until Davis landed a flush straight left early in the eighth round. Soon after, a fight broke out in the crowd at ringside with 2 minutes and 8 seconds left in the eighth round, causing the fight to be temporarily halted. When the action was resumed, Davis found success again with his left hand, visibly hurting García. The latter was disoriented after retreating to his stool in his corner, complaining about his eyesight. The fight was stopped, with Davis winning via eighth-round corner retirement, marking the first loss of Garcia's career.[18]

García vs. Roach

On March 20, 2023, García was ordered by the WBA to make a mandatory title defense against the number-one ranked contender Lamont Roach Jr.[19] A purse bid was called for May 25, which was won by García's TGB Promotions with a bid of $351,000.[20]

Professional boxing record

21 fights 16 wins 2 losses
By knockout 10 1
By decision 6 1
No contests 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Loss 16–2 (3) Lamont Roach Jr. SD 12 25 Nov 2023 Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBA super featherweight title
20 Loss 16–1 (3) Gervonta Davis TKO 9 (12), 0:13 7 Jan 2023 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. For WBA (Regular) lightweight title
19 Win 16–0 (3) Roger Gutiérrez UD 12 20 Aug 2022 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. Won WBA super featherweight title
18 Win 15–0 (3) Chris Colbert UD 12 26 Feb 2022 The Cosmopolitan, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
17 Win 14–0 (3) Isaac Avelar UD 8 18 Dec 2021 Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
16 Win 13–0 (3) Miguel Moreno Gonzalez TKO 4 (8), 0:57 21 Jul 2021 Pabellon de Boleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15 NC 12–0 (3) Marco Acevedo NC 3 (8) 16 Dec 2020 Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
14 Win 12–0 (2) Anvar Yunusov SD 11 27 Jul 2019 Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
13 Win 11–0 (2) Ronal Ron RTD, 3:00 3 (8) 27 Apr 2019 Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
12 NC 10–0 (2) Charlie Serrano NC 1 (10) 2 Mar 2019 USF Sundome, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
11 Win 10–0 (1) Robin Zamora KO 2 (11) 10 Nov 2018 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Won vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
10 Win 9–0 (1) Leonel Lugo TKO 2 (8), 2:33 25 Aug 2018 Polideportivo Maria Auxiliadora, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
9 Win 8–0 (1) Antoni Armas KO 1 (8), 0:57 16 Jul 2018 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8 Win 7–0 (1) Rafael Hernandez KO 6 (6), 1:45 23 Jun 2018 Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
7 Win 6–0 (1) Jose Luis Graterol TKO 4 (6), 0:39 24 Feb 2018 Club Mauricio Baez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
6 Win 5–0 (1) Manuel Gonzalez Garcia TKO 2 (8), 1:31 22 Dec 2017 Los Prados Social Club, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
5 NC 4–0 (1) Alfonso Perez NC 3 (8) 14 Sep 2017 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4 Win 4–0 Maikol Beaumont UD 6 26 Jul 2017 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
3 Win 3–0 Miguel Encarnacion TKO 2 (6), 1:03 24 Jun 2017 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2 Win 2–0 Robinson Garcia UD 6 24 Feb 2017 Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1 Win 1–0 Marlembron Acuna RTD 3 (4), 3:00 16 Dec 2016 Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Roger Gutiérrez fight.
  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Hector Luis Garcia". BoxRec.
  3. ↑ "Super featherweight ratings". ringtv.com. The Ring Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hector Luis Garcia Mora". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Men's Bantam (56kg) - Standings". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Santana, Nicolle (5 November 2018). "Héctor García vs Robin Zamora El 10 De Noviembre". fdbplus.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Briceño Tórrez, Harold (12 November 2018). "Robin Zamora, noqueado en Dominicana". elnuevodiario.com.ni. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Libre Diario (28 July 2019). "'La Avispa' Puello vence a 'Maravilla' Alonso y consigue el título interino welter de la AMB". diariolibre.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Donovan, Jake (12 February 2022). "Chris Colbert To Now Face Hector Luis Garcia Atop February 26 Showtime Tripleheader". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Random Hits (14 February 2022). "Chris Colbert vs. Hector Luis Garcia Sanctioned as WBA Title Eliminator". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Donovan, Jake (10 February 2022). "Roger Gutierrez (Covid) Out, Chris Colbert Seeks New Foe Atop February 26 Showtime Tripleheader". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Idec, Keith (27 February 2022). "Hector Garcia Drops, Shocks Chris Colbert To Win Decision in WBA Eliminator". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Donovan, Jake (25 May 2022). "Roger Gutierrez-Hector Garcia WBA Title Fight Set For July 10 In Caracas, Venezuela". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Donovan, Jake (27 June 2022). "Roger Gutierrez-Hector Garcia WBA Title Fight On The Move, No Longer In Venezuela". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  15. ↑ Idec, Keith (7 July 2022). "Broner-Figueroa, Gutierrez-Garcia, Puello-Akhmedov : Showtime Tripleheader August 20". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  16. ↑ Rosenthal, Michael (20 August 2022). "Hector Garcia defeats Roger Gutierrez by unanimous decision to win 130-pound title". boxingjunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  17. ↑ Stumberg, Patrick L. (18 November 2022). "Gervonta Davis vs Hector Garcia set for January 7th in DC". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  18. ↑ Idec, Keith (8 January 2023). "Gervonta Davis Stops Hector Luis Garcia After Eight Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  19. ↑ Donovan, Jake (20 March 2023). "Hector Garcia-Lamont Roach Mandatory Title Fight Ordered By WBA". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  20. ↑ Donovan, Jake (25 May 2023). "Hector Garcia-Lamont Roach: TGB Promotions Wins Purse Bid For WBA 130-Pound Title Fight". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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