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Garcia in 2014
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Real name | Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez |
Rated at | |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born |
Ventura, California, U.S. |
December 15, 1987
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 36 |
Wins | 36 |
Wins by KO | 30 |
Losses | 0 |
Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez (born December 15, 1987), best known as Mikey Garcia, is an American professional boxer. He is a three-weight world champion, having held the WBC lightweight title since January 2017; previously he held the WBO and Ring magazine featherweight titles in 2013, and the WBO junior lightweight title from 2013 to 2014. He is trained by his father Eduardo and his brother, former world champion Robert Garcia.
Miguel Angel's father, Eduardo, was an amateur boxer and trainer of world champion boxer Fernando Vargas at La Colonia Youth Boxing Club. His older brother, Roberto was a professional boxer and a former IBF Super Featherweight Champion who lost his belt to the late Diego Corrales. His oldest brother, Daniel, was a boxer and trainer. Miguel Angel graduate from Ventura County Police Academy. He has been featured on ABC's show American Latino TV and he talked about balancing studies with the demands of boxing. Garcia said that he grew up in a "gang-related neighborhood" in Oxnard, California. Garcia said that his father immigrated from Mexico, and Garcia said that his parents were both strawberry pickers.