Comments Thread For: Mikey Garcia to Keep IBF 140-Pound Title, Baranchyk Bout Ordered

[IMDAZED]

All that talk about unifications, Easter, Lomachenko and Linares and he does this

Lomachenko was never happening. He wanted Linares but lost that fight to Top Rank. I mean, come on, Easter? I’d rather see Relikh or Prograis get that shot.

[BigZ44]

Likely gonna be Campbell-Mendy 2 for the vacant belt

I can dig it

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I can dig it

Agreed, the first fight was decent

[Beercules]

Loma announces he is officially a 135 fighter and Mikey surrenders his 135 title. Losing respect for this guy and his name dropping is on another level of pathetic.

Not a good look at all.


Didn't Lomachenko JUST announce he was a 135 fighter now

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Yep...... Setting up Loma vs Campbell for a unification. Cambell should win this time.

I’d probably pick Campbell to win the rematch myself, but wouldn’t be massively surprised if Mendy pulls it off

[R_Walken]

Not really surprising

Only thing surprising is all the Timmy’s on here that believe Mikey is ducking Loma or Linares

[IMDAZED]

Not really surprising

Only thing surprising is all the Timmy’s on here that believe Mikey is ducking Loma or Linares

We're all fans, but good Lord, I wish some folks on here would just apply basic common sense. Garcia and TR negotiating? Don't hold your breath.

[nacho daddy]

I think this is a mistake... 135 is definitely where he is strongest, I don't think he has the power at 140 to hurt anyone.

that means there is a strong fighter at 135 that he is moving away from

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Comments Thread For: Mikey Garcia to Keep IBF 140-Pound Title, Baranchyk Bout Ordered

Mikey Garcia has informed the IBF that he'll keep its junior welterweight title. Garcia's decision, according to an ESPN.com report Friday morning, means he'll have to make a mandatory defense of the 140-pound championship he won from Sergey Lipinets on March 10 against Ivan Baranchyk. The IBF ordered the Garcia-Baranchyk bout Thursday, once the Springfield, New Jersey-based sanctioning organization received word from Garcia that he intends to remain at 140 pounds.
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[chrisJS]

I wonder if now the Mikey saga is finally done if the WBC will try and involved with the Linares/Loma fight. Linares who was the original champ then got injured and they boosted him to the WBC Diamond champ will they put that crap belt on the line for Linares/Loma? Will they just consolidate that WBC Regular and WBC Diamond champ into 1 for the winner of Linares/Loma? Or does it go vacant and somebody else now can fight for it. Looking at the sleazy WBC I can see them trying to find a way to get sanction money and involved in Linares/Loma somehow. lol

I think they are going to enforce Campbell-Mendy but you have a point regarding Linares' status. He was given something like Diamond status so in reality he should just go back to full champion and make this for both titles.