Héctor García (boxer)

Hector Luis García Mora (born 1 November 1991) is a Dominican professional boxer. 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.[2][3]

Hector Luis Garcia
Statistics
Real nameHector Luis García Mora
Nickname(s)El Androide
Weight(s)Featherweight
Super featherweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
NationalityDominican
Born (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991
San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights18
Wins15
Wins by KO10
Losses0
No contests3

Professional boxing 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.[4] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[5] 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.[6]

Following a pair of victories against Miguel Moreno Gonzalez and Isaac Avelar, Garcia was booked to face Chris Colbert on 26 February 2022,[7] in a WBA super featherweight title eliminator,[8] as a late replacement for Roger Gutiérrez who withdrew as he tested positive for COVID-19.[9] 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.[10]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
18 fights 15 wins 0 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 5 0
No contests 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Win 15–0 Chris Colbert UD 12 26 Feb 2022 Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Isaac Avelar UD 8 18 Dec 2021 Armory, Minneapolis, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Miguel Moreno Gonzalez TKO 4 (8), 0:57 21 Jul 2021 Pabellon de Boleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
12 NC 12–0 Marco Acevedo NC 3 (8) 16 Dec 2020 Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
12 Win 12–0 Anvar Yunusov SD 11 27 Jul 2019 Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
11 Win 11–0 Ronal Ron RTD, 3:00 3 (8) 27 Apr 2019 Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10 NC 10–0 Charlie Serrano NC 1 (10) 2 Mar 2019 USF Sundome, Tampa, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Robin Zamora KO 2 (11) 10 Nov 2018 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Won vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
9 Win 9–0 Leonel Lugo TKO 2 (8), 2:33 25 Aug 2018 Polideportivo Maria Auxiliadora, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8 Win 8–0 Antoni Armas KO 1 (8), 0:57 16 Jul 2018 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
7 Win 7–0 Rafael Hernandez KO 6 (6), 1:45 23 Jun 2018 Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
6 Win 6–0 Jose Luis Graterol TKO 4 (6), 0:39 24 Feb 2018 Club Mauricio Baez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
5 Win 5–0 Manuel Gonzalez Garcia TKO 2 (8), 1:31 22 Dec 2017 Los Prados Social Club, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4 NC 4–0 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

References
  1. "Boxing record for Hector Luis Garcia". BoxRec.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. Santana, Nicolle (5 November 2018). "Héctor García vs Robin Zamora El 10 De Noviembre". fdbplus.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. Briceño Tórrez, Harold (12 November 2018). "Robin Zamora, noqueado en Dominicana". elnuevodiario.com.ni. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. Donovan, Jake (12 February 2022). "Chris Colbert To Now Face Hector Luis Garcia Atop February 26 Showtime Tripleheader". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. Random Hits (14 February 2022). "Chris Colbert vs. Hector Luis Garcia Sanctioned as WBA Title Eliminator". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. Idec, Keith. "Hector Garcia Drops, Shocks Chris Colbert To Win Decision in WBA Eliminator". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.