On November 25, 2023, the 32-year-old WBA super-featherweight world champion, Héctor García (16-1, 10 KOs), faced a 28-year-old American boxer Lamont Roach Jr. (23-1-1, 9 KOs), in a title defense fight.
García came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 18 days. Roach Jr. was on a 4-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 4 months, and 9 days.
Lamont Roach Jr. defeated Héctor Luis García via split decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Roach Jr. improves his record to 24-1-1, while García adds a loss to his record at 16-2.
On January 7, 2023, a 31-year-old Héctor García (16-0, 10 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBA (Regular) title held by 28-year-old American boxer Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KOs).
García came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Davis was on a 27-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 10 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Gervonta Davis is crowned the new lightweight world champion. Davis improves his record to 28-0 (26 KOs), while García adds a loss to his record at 16-1.