Irving Jose Garcia (born 29 January 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2012. He challenged for the WBA welterweight interim title in 2008 and won two regional WBC titles at the same weight.
Professional career Garcia faced WBA welterweight interim champion Yuriy Nuzhnenko on April 19, 2008, at the Kyiv Sports Palace in Ukraine. The bout ended in a technical draw after ten rounds due to Nuzhnenko sustaining a cut from an accidental clash of heads. One judge scored the bout 96–95 in favour of Garcia, and the other scored it a 95–95 draw, so Nuzhnenko retained the title.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes29Wale OmotosoNC2 (10), 7 Dec 201228Loss17–8–3Ishe SmithUD108 Sep 201227Loss17–7–3Kenny GalarzaSD1010 Jun 201126Loss17–6–3Antonin Décarie1029 Oct 201025Loss17–5–3Mike JonesKO5 (12), 9 Jul 201024Loss17–4–3Luis Carlos AbreguKO4 (10), 1 May 200923Win17–3–3Chris SmithUD1017 Oct 200822Draw16–3–3Hector MunozTD2 (10), 22 Aug 200821Draw16–3–2Yuriy NuzhnenkoTD10 (12), 19 Apr 200820Win16–3–1Sergio Garcia8 (10)14 Mar 200819Win15–3–1Carlos PenaTKO5 (8), 27 Oct 200718Loss14–3–1Said OualiTKO2 (10), 23 Mar 200717Draw14–2–1Jose Antonio Ojeda3 (10), 1 Dec 200616Win14–2Michael SantosUD86 Oct 200615Win13–2Roberto OrtegaTKO1 (12), 23 Jun 200614Win12–2Steve ValdezTKO9 (10), 3 Mar 200613Win11–2Jerome EllisUD67 Oct 200512Win10–2Frankie SantosUD127 May 200511Loss9–2George ArmentaUD81 Jul 200410Loss9–1Julio Garcia1021 Feb 20039Win9–0Tyrone IvoryKO2 (6), 5 Oct 20028Win8–0Norberto Sandoval618 May 20027Win7–0Angel David Gonzalez9 (12)22 Dec 20016Win6–0Melvin CardonaTKO9 (12)17 Aug 20015Win5–0Andres LarrinagaTKO27 Jul 20014Win4–0Giovanni Plaza125 Jul 19993Win3–0Nelson Solano226 Mar 19992Win2–0Alfredo CruzPTS411 Nov 19981Win1–0Alfredo Cruz423 Jul 1998
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