Hector Luis García Mora (born 1 November 1991) is a Dominican professional boxer who has held the WBA super featherweight title since August 2022. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's bantamweight event, in which he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Dzmitry Asanau.[3][4]
| Hector Luis Garcia | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Hector Luis García Mora |
| Nickname(s) | El Androide ("The Android") |
| Weight(s) |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Born | (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 30) San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| No contests | 3 |
Garcia made his professional debut against Marlembron Acuna on 16 December 2016. He won the fight by a third-round stoppage. Garcia made his first step up in competition on 10 November 2018, when he was booked to face Robin Zamora for the vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title.[5] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[6] Garcia made his first WBA Fedelatin featherweight title defense against Anvar Yunusov on 27 July 2019. He won the fight by split decision, with scores of 105–103, 107–101 and 102–106.[7]
Following a pair of victories against Miguel Moreno Gonzalez and Isaac Avelar, Garcia was booked to face Chris Colbert on 26 February 2022,[8] in a WBA super featherweight title eliminator,[9] as a late replacement for Roger Gutiérrez who withdrew as he tested positive for COVID-19.[10] Garcia won the fight by an upset unanimous decision, knocking Colbert down in the seventh round and winning a unanimous decision with judges' scorecards of 119–108 and 118–109 twice.[11]
García was expected to challenge the reigning WBA super featherweight champion Roger Gutiérrez on July 10, 2022, at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela.[12] The fight was later postponed, as the promoters were unable to organize a bout in Venezuela. The WBA ordered both sides to renegotiate terms to avoid the fight heading to a purse bid hearing.[13] The pair came to terms and rescheduled the fight for August 20. The bout took place on the Adrien Broner and Omar Figueroa Jr. undercard.[14] García fought behind his jab for the first eight rounds of the bout, which kept his opponent relatively inactive. Although Gutiérrez picked up the pace in the ninth round, García had already built up a significant lead and won the fight by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 117–111 in his favor, while the third judge scored the fight 118–110 for García.[15]
| 19 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 0 |
| No contests | 3 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 19 | Win | 16–0 (3) | Roger Gutiérrez | UD | 12 | 20 Aug 2022 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Won WBA super featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–0 (3) | Chris Colbert | UD | 12 | 26 Feb 2022 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 14–0 (3) | Isaac Avelar | UD | 8 | 18 Dec 2021 | Armory, Minneapolis, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 13–0 (3) | Miguel Moreno Gonzalez | TKO | 4 (8), 0:57 | 21 Jul 2021 | Pabellon de Boleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 15 | NC | 12–0 (3) | Marco Acevedo | NC | 3 (8) | 16 Dec 2020 | Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 14 | Win | 12–0 (2) | Anvar Yunusov | SD | 13 | 27 Jul 2019 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 11–0 (2) | Ronal Ron | RTD, 3:00 | 3 (8) | 27 Apr 2019 | Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | NC | 10–0 (2) | Charlie Serrano | NC | 1 (10) | 2 Mar 2019 | USF Sundome, Tampa, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0 (1) | Robin Zamora | KO | 2 (11) | 10 Nov 2018 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Won vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–0 (1) | Leonel Lugo | TKO | 2 (8), 2:33 | 25 Aug 2018 | Polideportivo Maria Auxiliadora, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0 (1) | Antoni Armas | KO | 1 (8), 0:57 | 16 Jul 2018 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | Rafael Hernandez | KO | 6 (6), 1:45 | 23 Jun 2018 | Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0 (1) | Jose Luis Graterol | TKO | 4 (6), 0:39 | 24 Feb 2018 | Club Mauricio Baez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0 (1) | Manuel Gonzalez Garcia | TKO | 2 (8), 1:31 | 22 Dec 2017 | Los Prados Social Club, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | NC | 4–0 (1) | Alfonso Perez | NC | 3 (8) | 14 Sep 2017 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Maikol Beaumont | UD | 6 | 26 Jul 2017 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Miguel Encarnacion | TKO | 2 (6), 1:03 | 24 Jun 2017 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Robinson Garcia | UD | 6 | 24 Feb 2017 | Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Marlembron Acuna | RTD | 3 (4), 3:00 | 16 Dec 2016 | Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| Preceded by | WBA super featherweight champion August 20, 2022 – present |
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