Hector Luis Garcia
Hector Luis Garcia

Hector Luis Garcia

“El Androide”

RECORD

16 - 2 - 0

KOs

10

Weight 130 lbs (59.09 kg)

Age 32

Home Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 

Complete Stats

WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Hector Luis Garcia is making his native Dominican Republic proud, establishing himself as as one of the sport's finest technicians. Read Bio

Last Fight

Loss vs Lamont Roach

Nov 25, 2023 / Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Hector Luis Garcia LOSES to Lamont Roach by SD in Round 12 of 12

Latest News

Hector Luis Garcia News
David BenavidezPBC Boxing Video
Nov 26, 2023 / David Benavidez vs Demetrius Andrade, David Benavidez, Demetrius Andrade, Jermall Charlo, Jose Benavidez Jr., Subriel Matias, Shohjahon Ergashev, Lamont Roach, Hector Luis Garcia, Michel Rivera, Sergey Lipinets, Vito Mielnicki Jr.

Domination! David Benavidez Stops Demetrius Andrade In Six Rounds

The two-time world champion remains unbeaten -- and move a step closer to a Canelo Alvarez bout -- with a sensational performance Saturday night on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View.

Gervonta Davis
Jan 8, 2023 / Davis vs Garcia, Gervonta Davis, Hector Luis Garcia, Jaron Ennis, Karen Chukhadzhian, Rashidi Ellis, Roiman Villa, Demetrius Andrade, Demond Nicholson, Vito Mielnicki Jr., Travon Marshall

Davis Stops Garcia in Battle of Unbeaten Champions

Davis continues to stake his claim as the face of boxing, stopping the game Garcia to successfully defend his WBA World Lightweight Title Saturday night on Pay-Per-View.

Davis vs. GarciaPBC Boxing Video
Jan 7, 2023 / Gervonta Davis, Hector Luis Garcia, Davis vs Garcia, Gervonta Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia

Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia: Bang For Your Buck

Two undefeated world champions will square off when Gervonta Davis and Hector Luis Garcia throw down Saturday night in a Premier Boxing Champions event on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View.

Fights

Hector Luis Garcia Fights

Loss vs Lamont Roach 23-1-1

Nov 25, 2023 Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Hector Luis Garcia LOSES to Lamont Roach by SD in Round 12 of 12

LOSS vs Gervonta Davis 29-0-0

Jan 07, 2023 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

Gervonta Davis WINS against Hector Luis Garcia by TKO in Round 9 of 12

WIN vs Roger Gutierrez 26-3-1

Aug 20, 2022 Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL

Roger Gutierrez LOSES to Hector Garcia by UD in Round 12 of 12

WIN vs Chris Colbert 17-2-0

Feb 26, 2022 The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Chris Colbert LOSES to Hector Luis Garcia by UD in Round 12 of 12

Win vs Isaac Avelar 17-2-0

Dec 18, 2021 Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Isaac Avelar by UD in Round 8 of 8

Win vs Miguel Moreno Gonzalez 11-2-0

Jul 21, 2021 Pabellon de Boleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Miguel Moreno Gonzalez by TKO in Round 4 of 8

No Contest vs Hector Luis Garcia 11-7-1

Dec 16, 2020 Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Marco Acevedo Hector Luis Garcia by NC in Round 3 of 8

Win vs Anvar Yunusov 8-0-0

Jul 27, 2019 Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Anvar Yunusov by SD in Round 11 of 11

Win vs Ronal Ron 11-2-0

Apr 27, 2019 Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Ronal Ron by RTD in Round 3 of 8

No Contest vs Charlie Serrano 16-4-2

Mar 02, 2019 USF Sundome, Tampa, Florida, USA

Hector Luis Garcia Charlie Serrano by NC in Round 1 of 10

Win vs Robin Zamora 13-4-0

Nov 10, 2018 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Robin Zamora by KO in Round 2 of 11

Win vs Leonel Lugo 9-5-0

Aug 25, 2018 Polideportivo Maria Auxiliadora, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Leonel Lugo by TKO in Round 2 of 8

Win vs Antoni Armas 8-2-0

Jul 16, 2018 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Antoni Armas by KO in Round 1 of 8

Win vs Rafael Hernandez 26-9-2

Jun 23, 2018 Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Rafael Hernandez by KO in Round 6 of 6

Win vs Jose Luis Graterol 21-18-4

Feb 24, 2018 Club Mauricio Baez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Jose Luis Graterol by TKO in Round 4 of 6

Win vs Manuel Gonzalez Garcia 22-12-2

Dec 22, 2017 Los Prados Social Club, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Manuel Gonzalez Garcia by TKO in Round 2 of 8

No Contest vs Alfonso Perez 12-9-0

Sep 14, 2017 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia Alfonso Perez by NC in Round 3 of 8

Win vs Maikol Beaumont 12-1-1

Jul 26, 2017 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Maikol Beaumont by UD in Round 6 of 6

Win vs Miguel Encarnacion 0-5-0

Jun 24, 2017 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Miguel Encarnacion by TKO in Round 2 of 6

LOSS vs Hector Luis Garcia 2-2-0

Feb 24, 2017 Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Robinson Garcia by UD in Round 6 of 6

Win vs Marlembron Acuna 4-2-0

Dec 16, 2016 Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hector Luis Garcia WINS against Marlembron Acuna by RTD in Round 3 of 4

LOSS vs Adam Lopez 17-5-0

May 13, 2016 Salon Mezzanine, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Adam Lopez WINS against Hector Garcia by TKO in Round 1 of 4

Stats

Hector Luis Garcia “El Androide”

  • WINS 16
  • LOSSES 2
  • DRAWS 0
  • KOs 10

Weight 130 lbs (59.09 kg)

Height 5'9" (1.75 m)

Reach 67" (170 cm)

  • Born

    November 01, 1991
  • Age

    32
  • Country

    Dominican Republic
  • Born in

    San Juan de la Maguana
  • Trains in

    Las Vegas, NV
  • Stance

  • Rounds Boxed

    112
  • KO Percentage

    62.5%
  • Boxing Hero

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Bio

Hector Luis Garcia Bio

WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Hector Luis Garcia is making his native Dominican Republic proud, establishing himself as as one of the sport's finest technicians.

Boxing and brotherly love

Hector Luis Garcia grew up in a house with six brothers, five sisters. 

“My parents, Jose and Gloria, instilled humility and good values,” Garcia said. “Every day was motivation to get ahead since we had few resources.”

One of Garcia’s older brothers, Darlyn, took him to a boxing gym when he was 14.

Garcia’s professional debut was a third-round knockout of Marlembron Acuna in December 2016, after which he went 4-0 in 2017. “The Android” stopped all five opponents in 2018.

The year 2019 brought a pair of big victories over Ronal Ron (April) and Anvar Yunusov (July). A steady southpaw, Garcia considers himself a combination of former champions Oscar De La Hoya and Argenis Mendez, the latter of whom is a Dominican countryman. 

“Anvar Yunusov was a great, important victory. He was a very experienced boxer and not an easy fight,” Garcia said. “I define myself as a boxer with Oscar’s style and Argenis’ skills. I recognize I’m a left-hander who trusts my fists.”

“I began my career as a boxer under the guidance of coach Marino Minaya,“ Garcia said. “Darlyn was a great motivational boost for my boxing practices.”

Over the course of more than 100 amateur bouts, Garcia earned gold medals in the 2013 Bolivarian Games in Peru, the 2014 Pan American Festival Games in Mexico City and the 2014 Central American Games in Veracruz, Mexico.

Garcia earned a silver medal in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was Boxer Of The Year in a 2015 Elite Boxing Gala, and represented The Dominican Republic in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

“I received the nickname, ‘The Android,’ while I was on the National Team,” Garcia said. “My teammates gave it to me for being strong and intelligent.”

Colbert vs. Garcia: February 26, 2022 (PBC on SHOWTIME)

Rising to the occasion

Garcia won twice more in 2021 by one-knockdown, fourth-round TKO of Miguel Moreno Gonzalez (July) and eighth-round unanimous decision over Mexican southpaw Isaac Avelar (December). This set up a showdown versus unbeaten sensation Chris Colbert on February 26, 2022.  

Fighting as a late replacement on 19-days notice, Garcia battered Colbert, scoring a seventh-round knockdown during a near shutout (118-109 twice, 119-108) unanimous decision victory in a super featherweight world title eliminator at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. 

“When I was told three weeks ago that I was going to take this fight, I thought my life was going to change. I needed to come in my best shape and I want to give a lot of credit to (trainer Ismael Salas), who gave me the confidence to say, ‘You can win this fight,’” said Garcia.

“I told them not to go to sleep, because I have power in both of my arms. That was the key. I came back with that power shot and knocked him down. In the ninth or 10th round, I don’t remember, but I hit him so hard with a body shot and after that I knew I had him, he wasn’t going to be a boxer anymore.”

Gutierrez vs. Garcia: August 20, 2022 (Courtesy of SHOWTIME Sports)

WORLD TITLE GLORY

On August 20, 2022, Garcia took on WBA 130-pound World Champ Roger Gutierrez at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. in a Premier Boxing Champions Event on SHOWTIME. Once again, Garcia upset the odds, dictating the action and surviving a late rally to wrest the Championship from Gutierrez via a unanimous decision by scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 118-110 from Alexander Levin, Michael Ross and Fred Fluty to remain undefeated at 16-0 with 10 KOs.

“It means a lot to me to win this title,” Garcia said. “I dedicate it to my people, the entire Dominican Republic and my town, San Juan de la Maguana. In the pros, nobody knew me. But in the amateurs, people knew my name. I went to the Olympics – it was my dream. I had a good run. [Gutierrez] was looking for the right punch to take me down, but I was able to dominate, dictate the pace of the fight and get the win.”

A focused and strategic Garcia kept Gutierrez on his back foot for most of the fight as he fed the titleholder a steady diet of up-jabs and hard lefts to rack up the first nine rounds on all three scorecards. But Gutierrez stormed back in the later rounds, winning the final three frames on two of the judges’ scorecards as the southpaw Garcia appeared to tire and was squaring himself up. Gutierrez (26-4-1, 20 KOs) pushed Garcia back with right hands, his energy and punch-output surging. He appeared to hurt Garcia in the 11th round with a right as Garcia sagged against the ropes, but Garcia answered with lefts and rights of his own to blunt the rally.

Garcia out-landed Gutierrez 156-116 in total punches and landed 35% of his power punches.

SEEKING OUT NEW CHALLENGES

On January 7, 2023, Garcia moved up to the lightweight weight class to take on division king Gervonta "Tank" Davis on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View. The Premier Boxing Champions event drew 19,731 people to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., setting a new gate record for the venue.

Garcia fought well in the early going, giving as good as he got. However, the great Davis maintained his composure, patiently breaking him down before hurting him badly with his vaunted left hand late in the eighth round. Visibly shaken on his way back to the corner, Garcia stayed on his stool as the bell for round nine rang. Moments later, his trainer Bob Santos advised referee Albert Earl Brown to stop the fight, with the official stoppage coming 13 seconds into round nine.

“When I got the shot to my head in the final round, that’s when I couldn’t see from my eye,” said Garcia. “I didn’t know where I was when he hit me with that shot. My vision is back but my head still hurts. I couldn’t see from my right eye. It was going well up until that point. I was picking my shots.”

Garcia would move back down to 130-pounds to defend his title in his next bout. In a hotly-contested fight, Garcia would drop a 12-round decision to top contender Lamont Roach. Scores read 116-111, 114-113 and 113-114 in this highly technical and strategic fight. The knockdown in the 12th was the difference as Roach avoided a split-draw with a left-hook that landed on the top of García’s head with 1:20 left in the frame and drove García into the canvas for the second time in his career.