Mikey Garcia
Birth Name:
Mikey Garcia
Birth Place:
Ventura, California, United States
Fast Facts
- Became the 130 lbs WBO champion in 2013 after winning a fight against WBO Super featherweight champion Rocky Martinez
- Won the NABF and the WBO NABO Featherweight titles in 2011 after fighting Rafaël Guzmán
- Won the WBO and the Ring Magazine Featherweight Titles in 2013 after winning a fight against Orlando Salido
- Earned his associates degree from Oxnard Community College
- Participated in 56 amateur fights as a boxer before turning professional
- Quote: "I like to be a counter-puncher and box very smart, try to avoid getting hit, avoid getting in a slugfest, because in a slugfest, we'll be exchanging punches and anything can happen․ Anybody can get hurt with any punch if it lands correctly․"
- Quote: "[on boxing] "It's always been in the family․ I never thought of the sport as a career․ I just saw it as something I was interested in․""
- Became a professional featherweight boxer in 2006, signing with Top Rank
- His fighting style has been described as patient, and though he is naturally right handed, he has been known to switch to his left hand during some fights
- Graduated from the Ventura County Police Academy while simultaneously furthering his boxing career
- Stated that his favorite boxer is Floyd Mayweather Jr