Israel Garcia (boxer)

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Israel Garcia
Born	Israel Carlos Garcia (1970-05-12) May 12, 1970 (age 54) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Other names	King Kong
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach	77 in (197 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	20
Wins by KO	11
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0

Israel Carlos Garcia (born May 12, 1970) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2010. He has 20 wins out of 23 matches. He is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m).

On September 25, 2008 Garcia was knocked out by Mexican American Cristobal Arreola in the third round.^[1] That didn't stop him from pursuing his career as a professional boxer.^[2]

20 Wins (11 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	20-3-0	Brett Smith	DQ	3 (8), (0:50)	March 31, 2010	Trusts Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Smith disqualified for Headbutting & wrestling
Loss	19-3-0	Denis Boytsov	TKO	2 (1:17)	February 2, 2009	Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title
Loss	19-2-0	Cristobal Arreola	TKO	3 (1:11)	September 25, 2008	Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California	WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title

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