Luis Sandoval catches up with Angel Garcia, the father of undefeated WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, to discuss his son's upcoming fight with former champ Amir Khan, strategy and more.
It didn’t take long for the war of words to begin between the camps of Amir Khan and Danny Garcia. The fight was formally announced during Monday’s press conference at the ESPN Zone in Los Angeles, as the two are set to square off on July 14 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. HBO will televise the 12-round bout, which may or may not have alphabet titles at stake, with a number of rulings pending.
LOS ANGELES, CA - (L-R) British superstar Amir Khan and WBC junior welterweight Danny Garcia face-off during their press conference at ESPN Zone At L.A. They collide on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. HBO will televise the fight.
Amir Khan and WBC Junior Welterweight champion Danny Garcia who will fight at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on July 14th will participate in Olympic style random drug testing leading up to their bout.
An agreement is nearly in place for Ajose Olusegun (30-0, 14KOs) to step aside in order for Danny Garcia (23-0, 14KOs) to defend his WBC 140-pound title against former champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18KOs) on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
British junior welterweight star Amir Khan is training hard with his conditioner Ruben Taberes during an open training session in Bolton, north-west England. Khan is preparing to fight undefeated WBC world champion Danny Garcia on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Irish lightweight prospect Jamie “The Nuisance” Kavanagh already has his next fight date lined up mere days after his latest victory.
Trainer Freddie Roach has placed a bounty of $1,000 on the head of junior welterweight Amir Khan. The British boxer is being trained by Roach for a clash with unbeaten WBC champion Danny Garcia on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. If any of Khan's sparring partners at the Wild Card gym in California are able to knock him down, Roach will reward them with a $1,000 bonus. In the past, Roach has offered the same bonus to the sparring partners of Manny Pacquiao.
Amir Khan is already getting ready for his upcoming fight with WBC light-welterweight champion Danny Garcia on July 14 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The bout was set arranged after Khan's rematch against Lamont Peterson for the WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles, which was due to be staged earlier this month, was cancelled after Peterson failed a drug test.
The WBC number one contender to Danny Garcia’s title, Ajose Olusegun (30-0, 14KOS), has assured World Boxing News that he will be fighting for the junior welterweight championship in his next fight and anticipates the World Boxing Council relieving the champion of the green belt.