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Fight Night: Spence vs. Garcia
Date	March 16, 2019
Venue	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	IBF welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer
Boxer	Errol Spence Jr.
Nickname	"The Truth"
Hometown	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Pre-fight record	24–0–0 (21 KO)
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	146 1/4 lb
Recognition	IBF welterweight champion; The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
Result
	Spence Jr. defeated Garcia by Unanimous decision (120–107, 120–108, 120–108)

Errol Spence Jr. vs Mikey Garcia

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mickey was a professional boxing welterweight championship match contested between IBF champion Errol Spence Jr. and four division champion Mickey Garcia.^[1] The event took place on March 16, 2019 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington , Texas.^[2] Spence Jr. won the fight via Unanimous decision, with two scorecards reading 120–108, and the third 120–107 all for Spence jr.^[3]

The fight[edit]

Spence completely outclassed and dominated Garcia, using his superior reach to constantly land jabs to the head and body from a distance, landing 108 over the course of the fight. Garcia tried to close the distance, but with Spence's weight and height advantage, he was able to completely dominate Garcia even in the pocket. In rounds 8 and 9, Spence landed over 100 punches in two rounds, with the majority being power shots, constantly using lead hooks and uppercuts on the increasing backing up Garcia. In total, Spence landed 345 punches to Garcia's 75. Garcia was unable to land double-digit punches in any of the twelve rounds.

In the end, Spence Jr. was given a Unanimous decision win on the official scorecards, with judge Glenn Feldman scoring it 120-107. And judges Alex Levine and Nelson Vasquez both having it 120–108. Spence Jr. won and Mickey Garcia was defeated for the first time in his professional career and Spence successfully defended his IBF title for the third time.

Television[edit]

The fight was telecast on Fox Sports pay per view in the United States, Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and via FITE TV on pay per view outside of North America.

Fight card[edit]

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Weight Class		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Errol Spence Jr. (c)	def.	Mikey Garcia (c)	UD	12/12		^{Note 1}
Super middleweight	David Benavidez	def.	J'Leon Love (c)	KO	2/12	1:14
Super bantamweight	Luis Nery	def.	McJoe Arroyo	RTD	4/12	3:00
Heavyweight	Chris Arreola	def.	Jean-Pierre Augustin	KO	3/10	2:03
Heavyweight	Charles Martin	def.	Gregory Corbin	DQ	8/10	0:53
Super bantamweight	Fernando Garcia	def.	Marlon Olea	KO	5/8	2:50
Light middleweight	Thomas Hill	def.	Limberth Ponce	SD	6/6
Light welterweight	Amon Rashidi	def.	Gabriel Gutierrez	KO	6/6	0:24
lightweight	Luis Coria	def.	Omar Garcia	KO	2/6	0:53
Bantamweight	Aaron Morales	def.	Fernando Robles	UD	6/6
Super flyweight	Robert Rodriguez	def.	Fernando Ibarra De Anda	UD	4/4
Cruiserweight	Adrian Taylor	def.	William Deets	UD	4/4		^[5]
Super middleweight	Burley Brooks	def.	Randy Mast	KO	1/4	1:16
Super featherweight	Jose Valenzuela	def.	Christian Velez	KO	4/4	1:40