Joel Garcia
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Name: Joel Garcia
Hometown: El Paso, Texas, USA
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Record
- Garcia recorded an outstanding 86-5 amateur record as a super flyweight.
- Garcia had two prior arrests for alcohol-related incidents before his fatal crash.
Professional Record
- Garcia turned pro in 2010. His seven pro wins were over fighters who did not have winning records. Six of them were winless.
- Garcia's three professional losses were to two veteran bantamweights and a super flyweight with established winning records.
- With three losses in his previous five pro bouts, plus the serious criminal charges faced by Garcia, his career was ended.
Texas Boxer Arrested on Three Counts of Intoxication Manslaughter, Three People Dead
- Houston Chronicle online report on the Joel Garcia tragedy. A fund was set up to pay for burial costs of the three victims. [[1]]
- According to El Paso police, on Christmas Eve 2014 in El Paso, Texas, boxer Joel Garcia, 24, was arrested on three counts of intoxication manslaughter after driving while intoxicated and running a red light, crashing his car into a 2004 Pontiac and killing three individuals. Garcia and his passenger were treated for minor injuries. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 60 years imprisoment if found guilty on all three counts. Garcia was remanded in lieu of $300,000 bond to the El Paso Texas County Jail. No trial date was set.