Mikey Garcia is a professional American boxer who is known as a box puncher with strong fundamentals, adaptability, and formidable punching power. Trained by his father and brother, Robert Garcia, Mikey has won titles in the featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, and light welterweight categories. In April 2019, he vacated his WBC lightweight title and was granted “WBC Champion Emeritus” status.
Quick Facts
Birth Name | Mikey Garcia |
Birth Date | 15 December 1987 |
Age | 31 |
Birthplace | Oxnard, California |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Mexicans |
Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
Parents | Eduardo Garcia and Virginia Garcia |
Siblings | Robert Garcia |
Wife | Fatima Garcia |
Children | Three |
Net Worth | $4 Million |
Mikey Garcia Wife: Fatima Garcia
Mikey is happily married to his wife, Fatima Garcia. He met his wife while they were students at Pacifica High School. The couple shares three children – a daughter and two sons.
Mikey hesitates to disclose the details about his wife and children. However, he loves spending quality time with his family.
Mikey Garcia Net Worth: $4 Million
Mikey started his career as a boxer at the age of 13. Though he was not trained at the time, his brother signed him for a boxing competition, which made him loving boxing. He had his first professional boxing match in 2006 against Herrera Mendoza and won the bout. He won the next fight against Andrew Gannigan. By January 2014, he stood victorious 34 times, without losing a single match.
Mikey defeated Elio Rojas in a total knockout and Dejan Zlatičanin to win the WBC lightweight title. He then clinched the linear light welterweight titles, winning the fight against Sergey Lipinets. Later, he defeated Robert Easter Jr. to retain the WBC lightweight title.
His net worth dwells around $4 Million.
Short Wiki-like Bio
Mikey Garcia was born in Oxnard, California on December 15, 1987, which makes his age 31. He was born to Mexican parents – Eduardo Garcia and Virginia Garcia. His parents moved to the United States illegally before receiving their official papers. He grew alongside his brother, Robert Garcia, in Oxnard, California.
Mikey grew up in a neighborhood that was known for its gang activities. He wanted to become a cop before he decided to become a boxer. His father, Eduardo, was an amateur boxer who left Mexico due to poverty and settled in the US where he worked picking strawberries alongside his wife.
Mikey went to Pacifica High School from where he graduated in 2006. Later, he enrolled in the Ventura County Police Academy.
Mikey has a decent height of 5 feet 6 inches.