Robert Garcia (boxer)
Robert Garcia 
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.jpg) Robert Garcia (2011) |
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | Roberto García Cortez |
| Fight name | Grandpa |
| Weight class | Super featherweight |
| nationality |
 US-american
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| birthday | January 29, 1975 |
| place of birth | San Pedro (Los Angeles) |
| style | Left delivery |
| size | 1.71 m |
| Range | 1.70 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 37 |
| Victories | 34 |
| Knockout victories | 25th |
| Defeats | 3 |
| draw | 0 |
| No value | 0 |
| Profile in the BoxRec database | |
Robert Garcia (* 29. January 1975 in San Pedro , Los Angeles , USA as Roberto García Cortez ) is a retired American boxer in the lightweight , Superfeder- and featherweight and current boxing trainer. He was trained by his father Eduardo García and is the older brother of Mikey Garcia , the WBO world champion in two weight classes .
Garcia is of Mexican origin and a former IBF super featherweight champion.
Amateur career
The left wingman had an extensive amateur career and boxed against Óscar de la Hoya , among others .
Professional career
Garcia was unbeaten when he won the vacant IBF World Championship on March 13, 1998 in super featherweight by a unanimous victory over Harold Warren on points . He defended this belt by a classic knockout in round 5 in October of the same year against Ramon Ledon and lost it in January of the following year by a technical knockout in round 7 to Diego Corrales .
In 2001 Robert Garcia ended his active career.
Coaching career
Robert Garcia is counted among the most experienced boxing coaches worldwide. He initially worked at La Colonia Gym , in Oxnard , California . The Philippine Nonito Donaire is one of the most important boxers he trains . Top boxers such as Marcos Maidana , Nonito Donaire, Robert's younger brother Mikey Garcia, Brandon Rios and Evgeny Gradovich train in the boxing gym in Oxnard, which Donaire co-founded and named after Garcia, the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy .
Trained boxers
Robert Garcia trained the following boxers, among others:
- Miguel Ángel García
- Fernando Vargas
- Brandon Rios
- Steven Luevano
- Nonito Donaire
- Yevgeny Pavlovich Gradovich
- Kelly Pavlik
- Marcos René Maidana
- Antonio Margarito
- Hernan Marquez
- Marco Antonio Rubio
- Mia St. John
- Brian Viloria
- Joan Guzman
- Jesús Marcelo Andrés Cuellar
- Chris Algieri
- Irving García
- Felipe Campa
- Andrew Ruiz
- Erik Ruiz
- Hanzel Martinez
- Marcos Reyes
- Victor Pasillas
- Egidijus Kavaliauskas
- Michael Kenneth Finney
- Jesús Antonio Hernández
- Ronald Ellis
- Manuel Quezada
- Allan Benitez
- Alfonso Blanco
- Alfonso Gomez
- Mark Suarez
- Francisco Contreras
- Victor Ortiz
Awards
Robert Garcia has received the following awards, among others:
- Ring Magazine World Trainer of the Year : 2011. 2012, 2013
- BWAA World Trainer of the Year : 2012
- Yahoo Sports World Coach of the Year : 2012
Web links
- Robert Garcia in the BoxRec database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Morten König, Daniel Hiller: The strongest challengers of the premier class. In: boxes today , 9/2013, p. 30.
- ^ Anson Wainwright: Best I've trained: Robert Garcia. In: The Ring , September 10, 2017, accessed November 3, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Arturo Gatti vacant |
Super featherweight boxing world champion ( IBF ) March 13, 1998 - October 23, 1999 |
Diego Corrales |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Garcia, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | García Cortez, Roberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxing trainer of Mexican origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Pedro , Los Angeles , USA |