{{Short description|Colombian boxer (1971–1995)}} {{Infobox boxer |name = Jimmy Garcia |image = |caption = |imagesize = |realname = James Garcia |nickname = |weight = Featherweight<ref>{{cite news|title=Featherweight Boxer Jimmy Garcia Dies|work=Deseret News|date=May 20, 1995|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.deseret.com/1995/5/20/19213303/featherweight-boxer-jimmy-garcia-dies|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531154341/https://www.deseret.com/1995/5/20/19213303/featherweight-boxer-jimmy-garcia-dies|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> |height = |reach = |nationality = {{flagicon|COL}} Colombian |birth_date = {{Birth date|1971|10|12}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1995|5|19|1971|10|12}} |birth_place = Barranquilla, Colombia |style = Orthodox |total = 40 |wins = 35 |KO = 25 |losses = 5 |draws = }}
'''Jimmy Garcia''' (October 12, 1971{{spaced ndash}}May 19, 1995) was a Colombian boxer who was best known for losing a WBC super featherweight title to Gabriel Ruelas and subsequently dying 13 days later from brain damage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boxer Jimmy Garcia, Injured In Fight, Dies 2 Weeks Later |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/05/19/boxer-jimmy-garcia-injured-in-fight-dies-2-weeks-later/ |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813105752/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-05-19/news/9505200060_1_brain-surgery-fight-with-gabriel-ruelas-clot |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The loss to Ruelas was the only stoppage loss of Garcia's career, and the former Colombian Featherweight champion's corner was criticized for not stopping the fight earlier.<ref>{{cite news|title=BOXING: A Heart-Rending Vigil After Tragedy in the Ring; Ruelas, Boxer Who Inflicted Injury, Prays With Family of Garcia, Now Battling for His Life|author=Tom Friend|work=The New York Times|date=May 19, 1995|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/19/sports/boxing-heart-rending-vigil-after-tragedy-ring-ruelas-boxer-who-inflicted-injury.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref> The Ruelas match had been Garcia's second unsuccessful title shot, having lost a unanimous decision to Genaro Hernández earlier.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Requiem For A Super Featherweight|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1995/05/29/203504/requiem-for-a-super-featherweight-with-the-death-of-jimmy-garcia-the-brutality-of-boxing-is-once-again-exposed|author=Leigh Montville|date=May 29, 1995|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813105315/https://www.si.com/vault/1995/05/29/203504/requiem-for-a-super-featherweight-with-the-death-of-jimmy-garcia-the-brutality-of-boxing-is-once-again-exposed|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
==Professional boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |draws = 0 |nc= |ko-wins = 25 |ko-losses = 1 |dec-wins = 10 |dec-losses = 4 |dq-wins = |dq-losses = }} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- |40 |{{no2}} Loss |35-5 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Gabriel Ruelas |TKO | |May 6, 1995 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBC lightweight title}} |- |39 |{{no2}} Loss |35-4 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Genaro Hernández |UD |12 |Nov 12, 1994 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{small|Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBO lightweight title}} |- |38 |{{yes2}}Win |35-3 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|}} Gustavo Mena |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |37 |{{yes2}}Win |34-3 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|}} Edgar Orlando Ballen |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |36 |{{yes2}}Win |33-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |35 |{{yes2}}Win |32-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |34 |{{yes2}}Win |31-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |33 |{{yes2}}Win |30-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |32 |{{yes2}}Win |29-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |31 |{{yes2}}Win |28-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |30 |{{yes2}}Win |27-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |29 |{{yes2}}Win |26-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |28 |{{yes2}}Win |25-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |27 |{{yes2}}Win |24-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |26 |{{yes2}}Win |23-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |25 |{{yes2}}Win |22-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |24 |{{yes2}}Win |21-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |23 |{{yes2}}Win |20-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |22 |{{no2}} Loss |19-3 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |21 |{{yes2}}Win |19-2 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |20 |{{no2}} Loss |18-2 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |19 |{{yes2}}Win |18-1 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |18 |{{yes2}}Win |17-1 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |17 |{{yes2}}Win |16-1 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |16 |{{yes2}}Win |15-1 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |15 |{{no2}} Loss |14-1 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |14 |{{yes2}}Win |14-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |13 |{{yes2}}Win |13-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |12 |{{yes2}}Win |12-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |11 |{{yes2}}Win |11-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |10 |{{yes2}}Win |10-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |9 |{{yes2}}Win |9-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |8 |{{yes2}}Win |8-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |7 |{{yes2}}Win |7-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |6 |{{yes2}}Win |6-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |5 |{{yes2}}Win |5-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |4 |{{yes2}}Win |4-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |3 |{{yes2}}Win |3-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |2 |{{yes2}}Win |2-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |1 |{{yes2}}Win |1-0 |style="text-align:left;"| | | | |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Boxrec|id=6027}}
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