Moments ago at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Danny Garcia scored a unanimous decision victory over multi-division former world champion Robert Guerrero, keeping his undefeated record intact and picking up the WBC welterweight title in the process. Guerrero was game as he took the fight right to Garcia. Many rounds were close, with Guerrero being the busier fighter, but Garcia clearly landing the much more telling shots. After an epic flurry from both fighters to end the fight, the judges scored the bout 116-112, 116-112, 116-112 all in favor of Danny Garcia. Relive all the action in FightHype's round-by-round results!
ROUND 1
Garcia rips a right to the body. Guerrero flurries to the body. Left to the body lands for Guerrero. They trade on the inside. Overhand right lands for Garcia. Left hook lands for Garcia. Counter right lands for Garcia. Guerrero inches forward. Right to the body gets in for Garcia. The crowd chanting, "Robert! Robert! Robert!" They trade body shots. Guerrero fires to the body. Jab lands for Guerrero. Right hook lands for Guerrero. Garcia jabs to the body. Round to Guerrero.
Garcia 9 Guerrero 10
ROUND 2
Right hook lands for Guerrero and Garcia holds on. Garcia lands a shot to the back of Guerrero. Nice right gets in for Garcia. Guerero jabs to the body. Overhand right lands for Garcia. Uppercut gets in for Guerrero. Garcia circles backwards. Guerrero lands a right as Garcia retreats. Solid left lands for Garcia. Looping right lands for Garcia. Garcia gets a warning for hitting on the break. Close round, but I give it to Garcia.
Garcia 19 Guerrero 19
ROUND 3
Guerrero charges forward. They trade on the inside. Garcia retreats. Guerrero lands a right. They trade on the inside again. Guerrero chasing Garcia down. Short right lands for Guerrero. Big overhand right lands for Garcia, but it's one and done. Guerrero outworking him on the inside. Nice three-punch combo lands for Garcia. Left from Guerrero is partially blocked. Nice left hook lands for Garcia. Another quick left lands for Garcia and he dances away. Guerrero tries to work him against the ropes. Hard left to the body lands for Garcia. Another close round. Guerrero was busier, but Garcia landed the bigger shots. Round to Guerrero.
Garcia 28 Guerrero 29
ROUND 4
Solid left lands for Guerrero and Garcia holds on. Garcia digs to the body. Another left lands for Guerrero. They trade body shots. Solid left to the body lands for Guerrero. They trade on the inside. Good right lands for Garcia. Hard right to the body lands for Garcia. Guerrero answers with a left upstairs. 1-2 lands for Garcia. Another 1-2 lands for Garcia. Solid uppercut lands for Guerrero. Right lands for Guerrero. Garcia digs to the body. Round to Guerrero.
Garcia 37 Guerrero 39
ROUND 5
Guerrero lunges in with a right. Garcia fires a right to the body. HARD left from Guerrero snaps the head back of Garcia. 1-2 lands for Guerrero. Left hook lands for Garcia. Guerrero coming on as the crowd chants his name. Right lands for Garcia. Garcia fires to the body. Jab lands for Guerrero. Right from Garcia is a little low. Guerrero digs to the body. Another low shot from Garcia followed by a left hook upstairs. Right lands for Garcia. Nice combo to the body lands for Garcia. Another. Garcia really digging to the body. Left hook lands for Garcia. Another left lands for Garcia. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 47 Guerrero 48
ROUND 6
Left to the body gets in for Guerrero. 1-2 lands for Garcia. Another hard 1-2 to the body lands for Garcia. Guerrero trips and there's a break in the action. Solid body shot lands for Garcia. Nice combination lands for Garcia. Guerrero eats it and comes forward. Hard left hook lands for Garcia. Guerrero lands a left, but he eats a right from Garcia. Garcia starting to look more comfortable in there. Right lands for Garcia. Left lands for Garcia and he dips away. HARD right lands for Garcia followed by a solid left hook. BIG right lands for Garcia. And another HARD left smacks Guerrero in the face. Good round for Garcia.
Garcia 57 Guerrero 57
ROUND 7
Guerrero fires to the body. Nice right lands for Guerrero. Garcia digs to the body. Right lands for Garcia. Another right lands for Garcia. Another HUGE right lands for Garcia. I don't think Guerrero will want to take too many more of those. Hard right to the body lands for Garcia, who is putting everything into these punches. They trade lefts. BIG right lands for Garcia. Garcia digs a 1-2 to the body. Nice counter right lands for Garcia. Another right lands for Garcia. Guerrero starting to show some wear and tear. Quick left lands for Garcia. Guerrero gets in a good shot. Another good round for Garcia.
Garcia 67 Guerrero 66
ROUND 8
They trade some shots on the inside. Left hook lands for Garcia, but he eats a right from Guerrero. Right to the body lands for Garcia. Another. Another. Garcia circles. Guerrero jabs. They trade jabs. Garcia fires to the body. Guerrero lands a left and a right. Right downstairs and a right upstairs lands for Garcia. 1-2 lands for Garcia. Straight right lands for Garcia. HARD right lands for Garcia. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 77 Guerrero 75
ROUND 9
Guerrero lands some shots on the inside. Left upstairs lands for Guerrero. They trade on the inside. Uppercut lands for Guerrero. Right lands for Garcia. Guerrero lands some shots on the inside. Right to the body lands for Garcia. Guerrero pops him with his jab. Left lands for Garcia. HARD 1-2 lands for Garcia. Right to the body lands for Garcia. Solid straight right lands for Garcia. Another right lands for Garcia. And another right lands for Garcia. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 87 Guerrero 84
ROUND 10
They trade jabs. Guerrero lands a right to the body. Garcia circles away. Short left lands for Garcia. Right lands for Garcia. They wrestle against the ropes. Guerrero pushes forward and gets in a left. Let to the body lands for Guerrero. Right to the body lands for Garcia. Guerrero gets in a left. Round to Guerrero.
Garcia 96 Guerrero 94
ROUND 11
Guerrero charges forward jabbing. Garcia holds on as Guerrero works the body. Left hook lands for Garcia. Another left lands for Garcia. Hard right lands for Garcia. Guerrero works the body. Right to the body gets in for Garcia. 1-2 lands for Garcia. Guerrero walks into a right from Garcia. Nice combo lands for Garcia. Left hook lands for Garcia. HARD uppercut lands for Garcia. Guerrero works the body. 1-2 to the body lands for Garcia. Guerrero flurries at the bell. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 106 Guerrero 103
ROUND 12
Garcia jabs. Right lands for Garcia. Guerrero lands a left. They clinch. Quick combo from Garcia. Guerrero eggs him to bring it on. Guerrero works the body and Garcia holds on. Guerrero works him on the inside. Nice combo lands for Garcia. Guerrero presses forward. HARD left lands for Guerrero. Guerrero works him against the ropes. The crowd is on their feet. Both fighters exchanging. Guerrero getting the better of it. They flurry until the bell. Great ending. Round to Guerrero.
Garcia 115 Guerrero 113
Official judges scorecards: 116-112, 116-112, 116-112
THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION...DANNY GARCIA
COMPLETE RESULTS:
SAMMY VASQUEZ AND DOMINIC BREAZEALE EARN STOPPAGE VICTORIES IN CO-FEATURED BOUTS
Before a crowd of 12,052 at STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles, Danny "Swift" Garcia, (32-0, 18 KOs) of Philadelphia won a unanimous 12-round decision over Gilroy, Calif.'s Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, (33-4, 18 KOs). Scores were 116-112 on all three judges' scorecard.
Fighting for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Title in the first Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FOX event, Guerrero came out aggressively in the first four rounds using a solid jab and strong over hand left hands to control the action.
Garcia acclimated well to the pressure in the fifth round, finding his range and using potshotting right hands to halt the oncoming Guerrero. The theme would play itself out during the second half of the fight as well with Garcia dominating the action. Sensing the fight slipping away, Guerrero came on strongly in the final round with both combatants fighting to the bitter end as the crowd stood and roared with approval.
Said Garcia following the victory, "It was what I expected. I knew I would win at least eight or nine rounds. I knew there would be some head butts in there. He head butted me so much on my forehead.
"I was throwing my combinations, using my legs like my dad told me to do. I knew he was going to come to fight. He's a rugged warrior. I'm back where I belong. I am now a two-division world champion.
"Guerrero is tough. No one has ever stopped him. He came to fight; he was in shape. I'm taking nothing away from him. I am glad it went the way it went. I just want to take some time off, let my body heal and take one day at a time."
Father/trainer Angel Garcia said, "I thought it was a good fight. There were a lot of head butts. He is a dirty fighter. At the end of the day, Danny pulled it off, it doesn't matter what people say.
"I knew Robert was going to be at 100. It was a world title fight. Anytime it is a world title fight, no one is going to slouch. When you come to fight a former champion or champion, it's going to be a battle. These are elite fighters and there is always going to be a great fight."
Stated a disappointed Guerrero, "I want a rematch and that's it. Not one person out there thought Danny won, but his team. I pressured him, I nailed him, busted his body up. I out-jabbed him.
"I thought I won the fight. The crowd thought I won the fight. It was a great fight. I am happy I'm healthy. I will be back.
"It's all for the fans. That's why they bring me back. They love it and they enjoy it. They were entertained tonight. They thought I won the fight."
Continued Robert's father and trainer Ruben Guerrero, ""I know we won it. He kept running and holding, running and holding. How are you going to win a fight when you run and hold every time?
"We wanted to win every round and I think we won every round. I want a rematch. That wasn't fair. I want a rematch as soon as possible."
Punch stats showed Garcia with a wide margin of power shots landed, 33 percent to Guerrero's 24 percent.
In a 10-round welterweight battle, "Sergeant" Sammy Vasquez of Monessen, Pennsylvania improved to (21-0, 15 KOs) with a sixth round stoppage of Aron Martinez, (20-5, 4 KOs) of Michoacan, Mexico.
Peppering Martinez with a piston like jab, Vasquez controlled the action using his full skillset to score points at will against the slower Martinez. Staying the aggressor through round four and five, Vasquez continued to beat Martinez to the punch using a battering right hook.
The bout ended abruptly as Martinez was not able to continue following the sixth round due to a left elbow injury.
Said Vasquez, "Of course I won the fight, but Martinez is a tough competitor, a tough Mexican fighter. I tried to mix it up with him a little bit, but there was no sense in me trying to do that. I could have easily outboxed him, which I started to do, but I wanted more. I was just starting to warm up.
"A victory feels good of course, but I wanted more. I wanted to go 12 rounds, if it would have lasted that long. I wanted a very decisive win. Unfortunately, he got hurt, but every fight is a learning experience for me.
"It's on to the next chapter and I'm ready for all of the guys at the top. Eventually, I'm going to get them."
A disappointed Martinez stated, "I hurt my elbow. I couldn't throw my jab. I started to feel it in the third round. The doctor stopped it.
"I was doing okay. Not my best. I tried, but once I hurt my elbow, I knew it was going to be tough to continue."
Opening the telecast was an outstanding heavyweight back and forth brawl between 2012 U.S. Olympian Dominic "Trouble" Breazeale, (17-0, 15 KOs) of Glendale, California and Amir "Hardcore" Mansour, (22-2-1, 16 KOs), of Philadelphia.
From the first bell it was readily apparent that both big men would throw bombs throughout with Mansour in particular throwing caution to the wind.
Swinging wildly Mansour dropped Breazeale early in the third stanza, badly shaking the former college football quarterback.
However, Breazeale confidently kept his composure, fighting his way back in the fourth. With Mansour apparently running out of gas in the fifth round Breazeale went to work, drilling the muscular southpaw with battering uppercuts and hooks on the inside.
Following the fifth round, Mansour bit through his tongue and cited a jaw injury (which was not broken) and could not continue as the valiant Breazeale was awarded the well-earned victory.
Said a happy Breazeale, "I didn't know what happened. Usually when they wave off a fight, it's over. Shows I have punching power after all.
"I've been on the canvas before. I just had my hand in the wrong place. I knew I could get back up. I'm in great shape. It happens to the best of us.
"I'm a fighter at heart and I wanted to just get in there and brawl, but I new I had to stick to the game plan and box him."
The event was promoted by TGB Promotions and sponsored by Corona.
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