Adrien Broner: record, next fight and profile →
Mikey Garcia has won belts in three weight classes, the latest his share of the lightweight crown. Adrien Broner has him by one, capturing belts in four weight classes, but holds no titles at this moment. Despite all the belts each has added to their trophy case, there will be no title on the line this weekend. This weekend is about money, pride, and positioning for the future.
BoxingScene.com and other reporters recently caught up with Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera to get the Mexican legend's opinion on a handful of upcoming fights. The first fight mentioned was the August 26th boxing meets MMA clash between former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
NEW YORK – Mikey Garcia was the heavier fighter Friday afternoon when he and Adrien Broner got on the New York State Athletic Commission’s scale at the Brooklyn Marriott. When they step into the ring Saturday night, though, Garcia expects Broner to out-weigh him by as much as 10 pounds.
Garcia opened as a 5-1 favorite over Broner, whose inconsistency, especially in training camps, has hurt his career. By Friday, Garcia was barely a 2-1 favorite entering a scheduled 12-round fight Showtime will televise as the main event of a doubleheader Saturday night from Barclays Center (9 p.m. ET/PT).
Hall of Famer and Showtime Boxing commentator, Steve Farhood, is shocked that former four division champion Adrien Broner is a 5-1 underdog against Mikey Garcia, who is moving up from the lightweight division to face Broner at the junior welterweight limit of 140-pounds.
Three division world champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) believes he is one win away from gaining the key to doorway of big fights. Garcia will be heading up to the junior welterweight division on Saturday night, when he faces four division world champion Adrien Broner at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Robert Garcia took issue Friday with Leonard Ellerbe essentially calling him a cheater. Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, told a story during the Mayweather-McGregor press tour two weeks ago about Garcia doctoring gloves Marcos Maidana ultimately wasn’t allowed to wear before his first fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 2014. When Ellerbe extended to his hand to Garcia after Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia weighed in Friday afternoon in Brooklyn, Garcia got into a verbal exchange with Ellerbe regarding Ellerbe’s comments.
Broner-Garcia Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Adrien Broner has been on the other side of this matchup many times during his mercurial rise through the ranks of boxing. The 27-year-old Cincinnati, Ohio native won his first 27 professional bouts, picked up four world titles along the way, and established himself as one of the brashest, boldest and most marketable young fighters on the circuit.
Adrien Broner’s time in Colorado Springs was well spent. For the first time in three fights, Broner focused on training throughout camp and made weight with little difficulty Friday. The former four-division champion weighed in at 138¾ pounds Friday afternoon at the Brooklyn Marriott for his 12-round, 140-pound fight against Mikey Garcia on Saturday night at Barclays Center (Showtime).
NEW YORK – Adrien Broner senses the confidence the Garcia brothers have entering their fight Saturday night in Brooklyn has at least something to do with Marcos Maidana’s victory over Broner. Robert Garcia, the older brother and trainer of Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs), was Maidana’s trainer when the Argentine slugger dropped Broner twice and beat him by unanimous decision in their 12-round welterweight title fight. But Broner (33-2, 24 KOs, 1 NC) thinks they’ve made a huge mistake by basing anything about their 12-round, 140-pound showdown at Barclays Center on how Maidana beat Broner 3½ years ago in San Antonio.