Mikey Garcia achieved a significant milestone in his boxing career by becoming the 10th lightweight champion to unify the division, securing a unanimous decision victory against Robert Easter Jr. on Saturday's SHOWTIME event. Immediately following his triumph, Garcia expressed his intention to challenge the top fighters in the sport, particularly targeting Errol Spence Jr.
All three judges scored the bout in favor of Garcia, with scores of 118-109, 117-110, and 116-111, in a thrilling encounter witnessed by 12,560 fans at the STAPLES Center. Presented by Premier Boxing Champions, the electrifying fight saw Garcia, a four-division world champion with a flawless record of 39-0 and 30 knockouts, retain his 135-pound WBC title while also claiming Easter's IBF Lightweight belt.
Noteworthy statistics from the fight include Easter averaging 3.3 power punches landed per round (compared to the lightweight average of 12.9) and Garcia's last nine opponents averaging 5.2 power punches landed per round. Easter landed 13 jabs in round 7, the highest by any Garcia opponent in 19 fights tracked by CompuBox, while Garcia countered with 14 jabs in round 11, the most by any Easter opponent in 9 fights tracked by CompuBox (with Garcia's career-best being 15 jabs landed against Matt Remillard in round 4).
Garcia's offensive output saw him throw an average of 27 punches per round in rounds 1 through 3 (compared to the lightweight average of 59.6), with a peak of 88 punches thrown in round 9, setting a new record among Easter's opponents in 9 fights tracked by CompuBox (with Garcia's career-best being 122 punches thrown against Matt Remillard in round 10).
In contrast, Easter averaged 48.7 punches thrown per round in rounds 1 through 7 and 33.2 punches thrown per round in rounds 8 through 12. Despite Easter's efforts, Garcia dominated the latter rounds, landing 95 punches compared to Easter's 34, further solidifying his claim to victory and cementing his status as a force to be reckoned with in the lightweight division.
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