Danny Garcia: I Want To Unify The Division, Be The Best at 147!

By Miguel Rivera

WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18KOs) has a single goal in mind - to unify the entire 147-pound division.

Garcia officially moved up to the welterweight division in January and captured the vacant World Boxing Council title with a twelve round unanimous decision over former beltholder Robert Guerrero. The belt became vacant when Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement last September after decisioning Andre Berto.

Garcia unified the WBA/WBO world titles when he was competing at junior welterweight and now he wants go further in his new division with even more titles.

Garcia has yet to confirm his next fight or the date of his next fight. The hot rumor has Garcia making his very first defense against former welterweight champion Andre Berto, who recently knocked Victor Ortiz in their rematch.

After he makes that first defense, against Berto or otherwise, Garcia wants to hunt for more titles.

"I want to unify the division. I want to be the best fighter at 147 and I want to keep doing my thing," Garcia told Fox Deportes.

The remaining world titleholders have fights coming up in the very near future.

Next Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Keith Thurman will defend the WBA welterweight title against Shawn Porter. Thurman and Porter are both managed by Al Haymon - and so is Garcia - which makes it a lot easier to pair them against each other.

On September 3rd, two of the champions will come together to unify their world titles. Jessie Vargas, who recently won the WBO title, will travel to Sheffield to face IBF champion Kell Brook. Garcia could land the winner if he so chooses, because Haymon has a good relationship with the promoters of both fighters.