More shots from the ongoing fight week for Showtime's televised doubleheader from Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York. In the main event, Danny Garcia defends the WBC/WBA junior welterweight titles against former champion Zab Judah, and Peter Quillin makes the first defense of his WBO middleweight championship against top contender Fernando Guerrero. Photos by Damien Acevedo/BoxingScene.com.
Zab Judah tried to be respectful Tuesday, but he obviously hasn’t forgiven Angel Garcia for the trainer’s disrespectful diatribe during a Dec. 1 press conference to officially announce the Judah-Danny Garcia fight. The former two-division champion expects not only to win another world title Saturday night at Barclays Center, but to silence Danny Garcia’s outspoken father/trainer. “It’s called killing two birds with one stone,” Judah said at an open workout Tuesday in New York. “Angel Garcia’s a trainer. He’s a father. He’s the older man. I respect my elders.
Bill Emes catches up with trainer Angel Garcia to discuss his son Danny, fighting Zab Judah and several other topics.
Bill Emes catches up with Zab Judah during his media day to discuss the fight with Danny Garcia.
Bill Emes catches up with WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia to discuss his upcoming fight with Zab Judah.
Bill Emes catches up with Zab Judah to discuss why he crashed the media event in Flatbusg, Brooklyn for Danny Garcia and his team.
Bill Emes caught the drama as Zab Judah and Angel Garcia, the father/trainer of WBC/WBA 140-pound champion Danny Garcia, were one again involved in a near brawl. Zab and his crew crashed a media event being held with Team Garcia at Modell's Sporting Goods store in Flatbush, Brooklyn. This Saturday Garcia and Judah will settle things in the ring at Barclays Center. Showtime will televise.
Three New York fighters took part in a media day event, as they prepare for Saturday's big card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Zab Judah will challenge WBC/WBA 140-pound champion Danny Garcia in the Showtime televised main event. Also on the card, middleweight Danny Jacobs and heavyweight Marcus Browne will see action. Photos by Damien Acevedo/BoxingScene.com.
Zab Judah has every good reason to head into the 19th world title fight of his long and storied career confident he can dethrone rising star Danny Garcia and win back the unified light-welterweight title at the age of 35. Judah looked a fading force when he was stopped in the fifth round by Amir Khan in July 2011, but bounced back in March last year with a stunning stoppage win over previously unbeaten Vernon Paris. And now Judah heads into his challenge to 140lb king Garcia - best known for conquering Khan in July last year - having been convinced by Bernard Hopkins' recent exploits that age is just a number. Hopkins - 13 years' Judah's senior - recently made history by claiming the IBF version of the world light-heavyweight title over Tavoris Cloud at the age of 48, and the fast-talking Judah believes he too is on the verge of scoring a notable success for the sport's old guard. Judah said: "I respect Danny as a champion and he has youth on his side. But the old man [Hopkins] showed you what to do, and that's to go in and annihilate these young boys.
LOS ANGELES - With the Super Welterweight World Championship Unification fight between Canelo Alvarez and Austin Trout coming up this weekend on Saturday, April 20 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, followed by the Unified Super Lightweight World Championship between Danny Garcia and Zab Judah at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, April 27 and the culmination of the back-to-back-to-back championship fight weekends, "MAY DAY: Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero" on Saturday, May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, predictions are swirling around on the internet, in newspapers and on television from boxing scribes and fans doing their best to make their calls on what will happen in the upcoming fights.