Danny García Record: 38-4-0 (22 KOs) — Full Fight-by-Fight Record

Danny Óscar Garcia (born March 20, 1988 in Philadelphia), nicknamed ‘Swift’, is an American professional boxer. Per Wikipedia, he has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super), WBC, Ring magazine and lineal light welterweight titles between 2012 and 2015, and the WBC welterweight title from 2016 to 2017.

Garcia, trained by his father Ángel, won his first world title from Erik Morales in 2012, unified by knocking out Amir Khan that July, and beat Lucas Matthysse in 2013. He won the WBC welterweight title in 2016, lost the unification to Keith Thurman in 2017, and challenged Errol Spence Jr. and Erislandy Lara later in his career; the fetched record runs through an October 2025 knockout win at Barclays Center.

BoxRec-style profile

• Birth name: Danny Óscar Garcia
• Born: March 20, 1988 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
• Nationality: American
• Height: 5 ft 8½ in (174 cm)
• Reach: 68½ in (174 cm)
• Stance: Orthodox
• Pro debut: Nov 17, 2007 (Win by KO vs Mike Denby)
• Last bout: Oct 18, 2025 (Win by KO vs Daniel Gonzalez)
• Total rounds boxed: 295 (summed from the bout table below)
• Divisions: Light welterweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight, Middleweight
• KO percentage: 57.9% (22 KO wins in 38 wins)
• Titles held (major, with reign dates): Unified WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring and lineal light welterweight titles between 2012 and 2015 (WBC title won March 24, 2012 from Erik Morales; WBA (Super) and The Ring titles won July 14, 2012 from Amir Khan; lineal title added September 14, 2013 against Lucas Matthysse; reign closed with the move to welterweight after the March 2014 Mauricio Herrera defense and the August 2014 Rod Salka bout per the bout table); WBC welterweight title January 23, 2016 – March 4, 2017 (won vacant title from Robert Guerrero; lost the unification to Keith Thurman) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead and bout table
• Trainer: Ángel Garcia (his father, who introduced him to boxing and has been his primary boxing coach, per the fetched article)
• Born: March 20, 1988 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
• Nationality: American
• Height: 5 ft 8½ in (174 cm)
• Reach: 68½ in (174 cm)
• Stance: Orthodox
• Divisions: Light welterweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight, Middleweight

Record at a glance

• Total bouts: 42
• Wins: 38
• Wins by KO: 22
• Losses: 4
• Losses by KO: 1
• Draws: 0
• No contests: 0
• Born: March 20, 1988 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
• Nationality: American
• Height: 5 ft 8½ in (174 cm)
• Reach: 68½ in (174 cm)
• Stance: Orthodox
• Divisions: Light welterweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight, Middleweight

Fight-by-fight record

No.	Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Round/Time	Venue / Notes
1	Nov 17, 2007	Mike Denby	Win	KO	1 (4), 1:08	Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2	Dec 8, 2007	Jesús Villareal	Win	TKO	2 (4), 2:28	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
3	Jan 11, 2008	Marlo Cortéz	Win	KO	2 (4), 1:07	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
4	Mar 15, 2008	Charles Wade	Win	TKO	1 (6), 0:43	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
5	Apr 19, 2008	Guadalupe Díaz	Win	TKO	1 (6), 1:53	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
6	May 3, 2008	Julio Gamboa	Win	UD	6	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
7	Sep 13, 2008	Tyrone Wiggins	Win	TKO	1 (4), 1:04	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
8	Oct 18, 2008	Deon Nash	Win	TKO	3 (6), 2:59	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
9	Nov 22, 2008	Adan Hernández	Win	UD	6	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
10	Dec 6, 2008	José Alfredo Lugo	Win	UD	8	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
11	Feb 28, 2009	Cristian Favela	Win	UD	8	Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.
12	Apr 11, 2009	Humberto Tapia	Win	UD	8	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
13	Jun 12, 2009	Pavel Miranda	Win	TKO	2 (8), 0:56	HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, U.S.
14	Aug 22, 2009	Oscar León	Win	TKO	3 (6), 2:59	Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.
15	Dec 2, 2009	Enrique Colin	Win	KO	2 (10), 0:55	Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC Youth Intercontinental light welterweight title
16	Feb 26, 2010	Ashley Theophane	Win	SD	10	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
17	May 7, 2010	Christopher Fernández	Win	TKO	7 (10), 1:18	South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
18	Jul 30, 2010	Jorge Romero	Win	TKO	9 (10), 1:16	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Cancún, Mexico — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Youth interim welterweight title
19	Oct 8, 2010	Mike Arnaoutis	Win	KO	4 (10), 1:05	South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
20	Feb 25, 2011	John Figueroa	Win	KO	2 (8), 0:52	Four Points by Sheraton, San Diego, California, U.S.
21	Apr 9, 2011	Nate Campbell	Win	UD	10	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
22	Oct 15, 2011	Kendall Holt	Win	SD	12	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title
23	Mar 24, 2012	Erik Morales	Win	UD	12	Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC light welterweight title
24	Jul 14, 2012	Amir Khan	Win	TKO	4 (12), 2:28	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC light welterweight title; Won WBA (Super) and vacant The Ring light welterweight titles
25	Oct 20, 2012	Erik Morales	Win	KO	4 (12), 1:23	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
26	Apr 27, 2013	Zab Judah	Win	UD	12	Barclays Center, New York, City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
27	Sep 14, 2013	Lucas Matthysse	Win	UD	12	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
28	Mar 15, 2014	Mauricio Herrera	Win	MD	12	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
29	Aug 9, 2014	Rod Salka	Win	KO	2 (10), 2:31	Barclays Center, New York, City, New York, U.S.
30	Apr 11, 2015	Lamont Peterson	Win	MD	12	Barclays Center, New York, City, New York, U.S.
31	Aug 1, 2015	Paulie Malignaggi	Win	TKO	9 (12), 2:22	Barclays Center, New York, City, New York, U.S.
32	Jan 23, 2016	Robert Guerrero	Win	UD	12	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC welterweight title
33	Nov 12, 2016	Samuel Vargas	Win	TKO	7 (10), 2:27	Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
34	Mar 4, 2017	Keith Thurman	Loss	SD	12	Barclays Center, New York, City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Lost WBC welterweight title; For WBA (Super) welterweight title
35	Feb 17, 2018	Brandon Ríos	Win	TKO	9 (12), 2:25	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
36	Sep 8, 2018	Shawn Porter	Loss	UD	12	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For vacant WBC welterweight title
37	Apr 20, 2019	Adrián Granados	Win	TKO	7 (12), 1:33	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Silver welterweight title
38	Jan 25, 2020	Ivan Redkach	Win	UD	12	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
39	Dec 5, 2020	Errol Spence Jr.	Loss	UD	12	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For WBC and IBF welterweight titles
40	Jul 30, 2022	José Benavidez Jr.	Win	MD	12	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
41	Sep 14, 2024	Erislandy Lara	Loss	RTD	9 (12), 3:00	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For WBA middleweight title
42	Oct 18, 2025	Daniel Gonzalez	Win	KO	4 (10), 0:45	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.

Titles & notes

Major title reigns (start–end): Unified WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring and lineal light welterweight titles between 2012 and 2015 (WBC title won March 24, 2012 from Erik Morales; WBA (Super) and The Ring titles won July 14, 2012 from Amir Khan; lineal title added September 14, 2013 against Lucas Matthysse; reign closed with the move to welterweight after the March 2014 Mauricio Herrera defense and the August 2014 Rod Salka bout per the bout table); WBC welterweight title January 23, 2016 – March 4, 2017 (won vacant title from Robert Guerrero; lost the unification to Keith Thurman) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead and bout table

• Dec 2, 2009 vs Enrique Colin: Won WBC Youth Intercontinental light welterweight title
• Jul 30, 2010 vs Jorge Romero: Won vacant WBC Youth interim welterweight title
• Oct 15, 2011 vs Kendall Holt: Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title
• Mar 24, 2012 vs Erik Morales: Won vacant WBC light welterweight title
• Jul 14, 2012 vs Amir Khan: Retained WBC light welterweight title; Won WBA (Super) and vacant The Ring light welterweight titles
• Oct 20, 2012 vs Erik Morales: Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
• Apr 27, 2013 vs Zab Judah: Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
• Sep 14, 2013 vs Lucas Matthysse: Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
• Mar 15, 2014 vs Mauricio Herrera: Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
• Jan 23, 2016 vs Robert Guerrero: Won vacant WBC welterweight title
• Mar 4, 2017 vs Keith Thurman: Lost WBC welterweight title; For WBA (Super) welterweight title
• Sep 8, 2018 vs Shawn Porter: For vacant WBC welterweight title
• Apr 20, 2019 vs Adrián Granados: Won vacant WBC Silver welterweight title
• Dec 5, 2020 vs Errol Spence Jr.: For WBC and IBF welterweight titles
• Sep 14, 2024 vs Erislandy Lara: For WBA middleweight title

Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-29.