Irving Jose Garcia (born 29 January 1979) is a Puerto Rican former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who competed from 1998 to 2012. He challenged for the WBA

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in 2008 and won two regional WBC titles at the same weight.

Professional career

Garcia faced WBA

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Yuriy Nuzhnenko Yuriy Nuzhnenko (Юрій Нужненко, born June 2, 1976) is a Ukrainian boxer who captured the vacant WBA Interim Welterweight belt on December 8, 2007 in Le Cannet, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a c ...

on April 19, 2008, at the Kyiv Sports Palace in

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. The bout ended in a

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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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Irving 1979 births Living people Welterweight boxers Light-middleweight boxers People from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male boxers