Danny Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has confirmed that WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18KOs) is a frontrunner to face eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao in his comeback fight.
Sammy Vasquez realizes he has a difficult fight in front of him Saturday night. Fellow southpaw Felix Diaz replaced an injured Luis Collazo on two weeks’ notice and the 2008 Olympic gold medalist from the Dominican Republic could provide the stiffest test of Vasquez’s career in a 10-round fight FOX will televise from Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The undefeated welterweight from suburban Pittsburgh hopes, however, that defeating Diaz (17-1, 8 KOs) will lead to a shot at unbeaten WBC welterweight champ Danny Garcia.
Abel Sanchez, trainer for IBF/WBA/WBC/IBO middleweight king Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin, believes unbeaten Errol Spence (20-0, 17KOs) would drill WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18KOs) if they met in the ring.
Top rated welterweight contender Errol Spence Jr. expects former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) to return to the ring in the not too distance future.
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (27-0, 22KOs) is not planning to back away from his demand for a unification fight with WBC champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18KOs). Last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Thurman retained his title with a 'Fight of The Year' close points verdict over former IBF champion Shawn Porter.
Following Saturday's big decision win over Shawn Porter at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, WBA welterweight champion Keith 'One Time' Thurman (27-0, 22KOs) stayed true to his promise of targeting a unification with WBC champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18KOs).
By Cliff Rold - WBA welterweight titlist Keith Thurman (27-0, 22 KO) is saying exactly what he should be saying. He’s saying what’s best for the sport and for the brand umbrella he fights for. Thurman, hot on the heels of his exciting title defense against Shawn Porter, is saying he wants to face WBC welterweight titlist...
Keith Thurman (27-0, 22KOs) knows he may have other obligations that come first now that he’s beaten Shawn Porter with a close unanimous decision. But beyond a defense against his mandatory challenger, the welterweight titleholder still wants to face another 147-pounder with a belt around his waist — Danny Garcia.
NEW YORK – Their peers in the welterweight division – world champions, former champions, contenders and top prospects – can’t pick a definitive winner between defending WBA 147-pound king Keith 'One Time' Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and former world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs).
Former four division world champion Adrien Broner (32-2, 24KOs) has responded to the recent comments from Danny Garcia (32-0, 18KOs), who holds the WBC welterweight title.