Abner Mares: record, next fight and profile →
Richard Schaefer of Ringstar Sports has a message for detractors of three-division champion Abner Mares and his quest to dethrone left-handed WBA champion Gervonta Davis in his 130-pound debut on February 9: “Si’ se puede,” or, “Yes we can.”
Corner man Robert Garcia is training five fighters in as many championship bouts spanning 49 days from January 26-through-March 16, with three of them being underdog challengers. On January 26, Josesito Lopez (36-7-1, 19 KOs) takes on WBA “super” welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, as Premiere Boxing Champions returns to FOX (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.).
Gervonta Davis will prove “I belong in the pound-for-pound discussions” with the February 9 defense of his WBA "super" super featherweight crown against three-division champion Abner Mares at The Stub Hub Center in Carson, California, near Mares’ native Los Angeles.
Two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis will defend his WBA title against three-division world champion Abner Mares on Saturday, February 9 live on SHOWTIME in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Three-division champion Abner Mares said he believes left-handed WBC 126-pound champion Gary Russell is better than WBA “super” and WBO interim counterparts Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton during Saturday’s initial episode of “Inside PBC Boxing” on FOX. The 33-year-old Mares (31-3-1, 15 KOs) serves as a lead analyst on the Premier Boxing Champions’ studio show along with two-time and current WBC 147-pound champion Shawn Porter.
According to the Los Angeles Times, former three division world champion Abner Mares will challenge WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The contest, as BoxingScene.com previously reported, will be carried by Showtime.
Three- and four-division title-winners Abner Mares and Mikey Garcia have two things in common, the first, being that each is a massive underdog trained by Garcia’s brother, Robert, entering their next fight. The second is that they’re rising in weight to challenge younger, left-handed 130- and 147-pound champions Gervonta Davis (20-0, 19 KOs) and Errol Spence (24-0, 21 KOs) who are perceived to have superior advantages in size, speed and power.
Abner Mares his heard the skeptics regarding his rise from 126 to 130 pounds, his goal of dethroning southpaw WBA “regular” champion Gervonta Davis, and quest for his fourth crown in as many divisions reportedly on February 9 at a venue to be determined in Southern California near Mares’ native Los Angeles.
Southpaw Gervonta Davis told FightHype.com on Tuesday that will pursue his 12th straight knockout and second defense of his WBA “super” super featherweight crown against three-division champion Abner Mares, who will make his 130-pound debut. The Los Angeles Times’ Lance Pugmire indicated February 9 to be the date, and the venue to be in Southern California near Mares’ native Los Angeles.
After fighting once this year, Gervonta Davis expects to box three times in 2019. According to Davis, he’ll battle Abner Mares in the first of those three fights. The WBA “super” super featherweight champ told the Los Angeles Times’ Lance Pugmire on Tuesday in Beverly Hills that he’ll square off against Mares on February 9.