Know About Mikey Garcia; Wife, Parents, Net Worth, Height

Mikey-Garcia
Published Date: 17 Mar, 2019 Updated date: 17 Mar, 2019 By Celebs Podium

Well, the anticipated title fight of Mikey Garcia, who has followed his parent’s footstep, comes to a sad end. In the welterweight title fight held on 16th March 2019, he was defeated by Errol Spence Jr., who retained the title.

Mikey Garcia is an American professional boxer, who has held multiple world championships in four weight classes. He holds the WBC lightweight title since 2017 and the lineal light welterweight title since 2018.

Mikey Garcia Bio; Parents, Siblings, Height, Weight

The Oxnard native was born as Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez on 15th December 1987 to Mexican parents. His father Eduardo Garcia was an amateur boxer and trainer and his mother is Virginia Garcia.

Similarly, his brothers, Roberto and Daniel were a professional boxer. Mikey is a power pack with a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68) and weight, 61.36 kg (135 lbs).

Boxing Career and Net Worth

Mikey began his career at the early age of 14, attending a boxing shows at a local gym. He won the gold medal in the 2004 National Junior Golden Gloves Championships, and the 2005 National Police Athletic League Championships.

In 2010, he won the USBA Featherweight Championship by beating the veteran Tomas Villa by T.K.O. in the first round. He won the WBO and Ring magazine featherweight titles in 2013 and was named the WBO junior lightweight champion from 2013 to 2014. Similarly, he lifted the IBF junior welterweight title from March to April 2018, and the recent was the IBF lightweight title from July to October 2018.

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Mikey Garcia has been active in the boxing profession since the age of 14. (Picture: Footwearnews)

With the multiple achievements through his boxing career, Mikey has acquired a substantial amount of earnings. He has boasted the estimated net worth of $ 3 million from his boxing stint for more than a decade.

Shares Three Children With Wife

Notwithstanding of his professional life, his low-key personal life is always a curiosity to his fans and followers. He is a married man and fathers three children from the relationship.

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Mikey Garcia shares three children with Fatima Garcia, his wife of eight years (Picture: Myboxingfans)

Mikey is currently married to wife Fatima Garcia for more than eight years. The couple is parents of three children; a daughter, Annjie, and two sons, Ryu and Django.

Some Interesting Facts About Mikey Garcia

  • Mikey along with professional boxer, Bernard Hopkins, and other athletes, attended a summit at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health for the support of furthering research of to prevent brain damage and other mental risks in competitive activity in 2014.
  • He is actively involved in fundraising activities and often urges his followers through his social sites.
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