Irving Jose Garcia (born 29 January 1979) is a Puerto Rican former
professional boxer
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who competed from 1998 to 2012. He challenged for the
WBA welterweight
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interim title
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Occasionally, the champion of a particul ...
in 2008 and won two regional
WBC titles at the same weight.
Professional career
Garcia faced
WBA welterweight
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interim champion
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Occasionally, the champion of a particul ...
Yuriy Nuzhnenko on April 19, 2008, at the
Kyiv Sports Palace in
Ukraine
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. The bout ended in a
technical draw
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Draws occur when the bout goes to the scorecards, and the officials cannot determin ...
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
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1979 births
Living people
Welterweight boxers
Light-middleweight boxers
Sportspeople from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male boxers