He spent 12 rounds.
American boxer Mikey Garcia (40-1, 30 KO) defeated compatriot Jesse Vargas (29-3-2, 11 KO) in a battle for the vacant title diamond champion, WBC Welterweight (up to 66.7 kg), reports the Chronicle.info with reference to Browser.
12-round fight ended by unanimous decision 114-113, 116-111 and 116-111 in favour.
Garcia owned a total superiority in 5-m round has sent the opponent in a knockdown.
Mikey Garcia puts Jessie Vargas down in the 5th ? ?? #GarciaVargas pic.twitter.com/SfkuGuZuMQ
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We will remind that the world champion in the easiest weight category, WBA and WBO Vasyl Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KO’s) wanted to hold a unification bout for the title of absolute world champion vs Mikey Garcia.