Alex García (boxer)
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| Men's Boxing | ||
Competitor for  United States
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| World Amateur Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1986 Reno | Super Heavyweight |
Alex García (born December 2, 1961) is a former Mexican-American heavyweight boxer best known to be a contender in the 1990s. A San Fernando native, and former gang member, he served five years in San Quentin State Prison for stabbing a rival gang member. Upon his release, he found himself training at the Jet Center, where he took up boxing. He was mentored under William “Blinky” Rodriguez.
Amateur
Mexican-American García was an amateur star in the super heavyweight division, he won the National Championships in 1986. In Reno at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost in the final to Teofilo Stevenson.[1]
Professional career
He started his pro career in California in 1987 and, apart from a cut stoppage loss against Dee Collier, dominated his opposition on his way to contention. Notable opponents at beaten by García at this stage of his career included Eddie Gonzalez, Rocky Sekorski, and Jerry Goff.
In 1992 he won the NABF title against Jerry Jones. After three successful defenses, and with a fight against Riddick Bowe in the advanced planning stage, he took a warm-up fight against Mike Dixon who KOd him by catching García with a blow to his temple. However,soon after in a rematch fight at the "Brady Theater" in Tulsa, OK in May 1994, Alex García won a unanimous decision against Mike Dixon. García never was a serious contender again, drawing with James Warring and getting KOd by Garing Lane.
In 1994 he lost his NABF title on points to fringe contender Joe Hipp, in 1995 he lost on points to Buster Mathis Jr..
Professional boxing record
| 40 Wins (29 knockouts, 11 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw[2] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 5-10 | Wallace McDaniel |
KO | 3 | 05/04/2005 |  Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
Garcia knocked out at 1:47 of the third round. |
| Win | 8-18-1 | Ron "Stingray" McCarthy |
MD | 8 | 07/12/1999 |  Yonkers, New York, United States |
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| Win | 2-35 | George "of the Jungle" Harris |
TKO | 1 | 07/08/1999 |  Camden, South Carolina, United States |
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| Win | 5-14 |  Martin "Opeth" Lopez |
TKO | 2 | 29/08/1997 |  El Paso, Texas, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the second round. |
| Loss | 18-0 | Buster Mathis, Jr. |
UD | 12 | 18/04/1995 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
IBF USBA Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 14-7-1 | "King" George Stephens |
TKO | 3 | 18/11/1994 |  Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
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| Win | 10-2 | Ed Donaldson |
UD | 10 | 01/09/1994 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
96-95, 96-95, 98-94. |
| Win | 15-14 | Mike "The Duke" Dixon |
UD | 10 | 24/05/1994 |  Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
99-91, 97-92, 97-93. |
| Loss | 26-3 | Joe Hipp |
UD | 12 | 01/03/1994 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
NABF Heavyweight Title. 110-118, 108-120, 109-119. |
| Win | 13-10-3 | George O'Mara |
PTS | 10 | 20/01/1994 |  Irvine, California, United States |
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| Win | 8-1 |  Everton Davis |
PTS | 10 | 18/12/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Loss | 9-9-1 | Garing "Freight Train" Lane |
TKO | 2 | 20/08/1993 |  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the second round. |
| Draw | 14-2 | James Warring |
SD | 12 | 27/07/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
NABF Heavyweight Title. 113-116, 114-114, 116-112. |
| Loss | 12-8 | Mike "Duke" Dixon |
TKO | 2 | 08/06/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
WBC Continental Americas/WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round. |
| Win | 21-2 | Eric "The Whip" Curry |
TKO | 12 | 20/04/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:38 of the 12th round. |
| Win | 16-1 | West Turner] |
TKO | 1 | 27/03/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
NABF Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 20-2 | Mike "Mercury" Williams |
TKO | 5 | 16/02/1993 |  Denver, Colorado, United States |
NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 9-4 | Jerry "Slice Man" Jones |
UD | 12 | 08/12/1992 | Tampa, Florida, United States |
NABF/WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Titles. 118-110, 118-110, 117-111. |
| Win | 23-12-1 |  Ossie Ocasio |
TKO | 8 | 23/11/1992 | Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Win | 8-3-1 | Matthew Brooks |
TKO | 2 | 27/10/1992 | Houston, Texas, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:31 of the second round. |
| Win | 26-11-1 | Mike "Giant" White |
TKO | 2 | 22/09/1992 | El Paso, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 18-5-1 | Arthur "Stormy" Weathers |
KO | 2 | 10/08/1992 | Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Win | 26-5-1 | Mike Ronay Evans |
UD | 10 | 02/07/1992 | Reno, Nevada, United States |
98-92, 97-93, 98-92. |
| Win | 11-9-1 | Mike Gans |
KO | 2 | 27/05/1992 | San Diego, California, United States |
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| Win | 43-24-1 | Bobby Crabtree |
KO | 6 | 04/03/1992 | Bakersfield, California, United States |
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| Win | 18-1 | Jerry "Volkswagen" Goff |
TKO | 2 | 11/07/1991 | Gardnerville, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 23-9 | Rocky Sekorski |
KO | 1 | 23/05/1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 22-12 | Ladislao Mijangos |
TKO | 3 | 22/03/1991 | Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 18-5-1 | Bernard Benton |
TKO | 2 | 09/10/1990 |  Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the second round. |
| Win | 11-1-1 | Bill "Donut" Duncan |
TKO | 1 | 07/05/1990 | Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Win | 6-2 | Dion Burgess |
TKO | 4 | 27/03/1990 | Reseda, California, United States |
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| Win | 14-4-1 | Andre "Big Daddy" McCall |
TKO | 2 | 08/01/1990 | Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Win | 7-7-4 | Jim Ashard |
KO | 4 | 13/11/1989 | Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Win | 25-8-1 | Eddie Gonzales |
UD | 10 | 24/10/1989 | Reseda, California, United States |
99-91, 99-92, 98-92. |
| Win | 14-14 | Eddie "One Man Gang" Richardson |
KO | 7 | 29/08/1989 | Reseda, California, United States |
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| Loss | 10-8 | Dee Collier |
TKO | 8 | 29/11/1988 | Reseda, California, United States |
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| Win | 4-3 | Veti Katoa |
KO | 1 | 29/07/1988 | Redondo Beach, California, United States |
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| Win | 0-4 | Jack S. Jackson |
KO | 2 | 23/06/1988 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Win | 3-4 | Rodney Stockton |
KO | 2 | 27/05/1988 | Redondo Beach, California, United States |
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| Win | 9-7-1 | Dennis Fikes |
KO | 3 | 24/03/1988 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Win | 0-3-1 | Dave Slaughter |
KO | 2 | 12/11/1987 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Slaughter knocked out at 1:15 of the second round. |
| Win | 12-13-1 | Dwain Bonds |
UD | 6 | 29/08/1987 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
59-56, 58-56, 58-56. |
| Win | 7-0 | Andre "The Giant" Smith |
UD | 5 | 09/07/1987 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Win | -- | William "Gladiator" Campudani |
KO | 1 | 18/06/1987 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Campudani knocked out at 0:28 of the first round. |
| Win | 1-2 | Tony Crawford |
KO | 1 | 28/05/1987 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Crawford knocked out at 1:57 of the first round. |
| Win | 1-5-1 | Richard Harrell |
UD | 4 | 24/02/1987 | Reseda, California, United States |
39-36, 39-36, 39-36. |
| Win | 0-5 | Cliff Melbourne |
KO | 1 | 06/02/1987 | Reseda, California, United States |
Melbourne knocked out at 2:52 of the first round. |
References
- ↑ "WorldChamps1986". strefa.pl.
- ↑ "BoxRec - Alex Garcia". boxrec.com.
External links
| Preceded by Wesley Watson |
United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion 1986 |
Succeeded by Carlton Hollis |