Raul Garcia beat Sammy Gutierrez by Decision in 12 Rounds
Unbeaten IBF minimumweight champion Ra?l ?Rayito? Garc?a (27-0-1, 16 KOs) successfully defended his title with a twelve round majority decision against Sammy Guti?rrez (21-5-2, 12 KOs). Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon originally announced a draw, but later amended that to 116-112, 115-113 in favor of Garcia and 114-114. Gutierrez had his best moments in the first six rounds while Garcia came on strong late. It was the third time they have fought with the results being a majority decision and split decision for ?Rayito? and a draw.