By Miguel Rivera
Former WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (30-0, 17KOs) is less than two weeks away from making his welterweight debut against veteran Paulie Malignaggi at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN will televise the contest.
The biggest fight in the division, and the entire sport, is a match against WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26KOs).
Mayweather is going to fight on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The frontrunner to get the match is former champion Andre Berto.
The fight in September is being promoted as the final match of Mayweather's career. Garcia expects Mayweather to continue his career.
Unlike other fighters, Garcia is not planning to chase after Mayweather. He knows the undefeated fighter can pick and choose his opponents and shouting for the match will not get him anywhere.
"I do not think he's going to retire. There's too much money [to be made]. That could be [a fight for me]. Anything can happen in boxing. At the end of the day there are hundreds of fighters that challenge Mayweather. He's Mayweather. He is the source of income. He can basically pick whoever he wants to fight. So I can call out his name or just remain silent and let it happen. If it is meant to happen, then it is bound to happen," Garcia told ESPN Deportes.