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Lamont Peterson Wants Garcia, But No Guarantees Made

•Aug 10, 2014

Saturday’s Showtime card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, featured Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia fighting in separate bouts that they were expected to be win — and which were expected to set up a bout between the 140-pound titleholder and the lineal champion. Peterson stopped Edgar Santana, while Garcia made brutally quick work of Rod Salka. The 30-year-old from Washington, D.C., spoke with reporters after the Santana fight and before Garcia-Salka, saying he still wants to face Garcia but hasn’t been given any guarantees nor sworn any promises that it’ll happen.

Danny Garcia: If Peterson Wants It - I'll Give It To Him!

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•Aug 10, 2014

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Danny “Swift “ Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) looked sharp with a crushing second-round knockout victory over “Lighting” Rod Salka (19-4, 3 KOs) in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® main event in front of 7,012 fans Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Garcia knocked Salka down twice before laying his challenger flat on his back with a powerful left hook with 29 seconds left in the second round to secure the knockout victory.

Peterson: Fans and Media Want Me vs. Danny Garcia

BoxingScene Staff

•Aug 10, 2014

Barclays Center, Brooklyn - In the co-feature bout, Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) retained his IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship with a dominating tenth-round technical knockout victory over Edgar Santana (29-5, 20 KOs). Peterson, of Washington, D.C., controlled the fight from the outset, lighting up New York native Santana with left hooks and shots to the body. Peterson was highly accurate, landing 53 percent of his power punches and 48 percent of his total punches. The champion diversified his attack in later rounds, with Santana enduring consistent punishment. With 11 seconds left in the tenth, referee Pete Santiago had seen enough and awarded Peterson the technical knockout.

Lamont Peterson Gives Santana a Beating in TKO Win

Thomas Gerbasi

•Aug 9, 2014

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (37-2-1, 17KOs) stopped Edgar Santana (29-5, 20KOs) in the tenth round of a one-sided fight. Santana did well, for about a round, before Peterson completely took over the fight and unleashed hard shots to the head and body. Peterson was dominating the action round after round, until Santana actually tried to make an effort in the seventh to get himself back in the fight. Peterson came right back in the eight and continued to do a lot of damage to the ribs of Santana. During the tenth, Peterson was beating Santana down until the ringside doctor came up to the ring and signaled to the referee to stop the fight.

Santana: Peterson’s Team Made a Mistake Fighting Me

David P. Greisman

•Aug 8, 2014

It wasn’t too hard for Edgar Santana to understand that he would be the B-side against Lamont Peterson on Saturday night in a card taking place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and being broadcast on Showtime. Peterson, of course, is a titleholder at junior welterweight. Santana is not. Peterson has been featured in major televised main events. Santana has not. And the talk has been that Peterson could go on to face Danny Garcia, who is fighting in the main event on Saturday against Rod Salka.

Photos: Danny Garcia-Rod Salka SHO Triple Weigh-In

Boxing Photos

•Aug 8, 2014

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Danny Garcia and Rod Salka both made weight for their headline bout on Showtime on Saturday evening airing from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia, who holds two world titles in the 140-pound weight class, came in at 141.8 pounds for a bout being held at a contractually agreed-upon limit of 142 pounds. Salka, meanwhile, was 141. This is considered by many to be a showcase bout for Garcia, who won the vacant World Boxing Council belt in 2012 with a win over Erik Morales, unified it months later with a stoppage of Amir Khan, and then defended those belts with a rematch knockout of Morales that wrapped up his year. In 2013, Garcia won unanimous decisions over Zab Judah and division boogeyman Lucas Matthysse.

Weights From Brooklyn: Garcia 141.8 lb., Salka 141 Lb.

Jake Donovan

•Aug 8, 2014

There was no drama at the scales, though fans can only hope that there will be plenty in the ring for Showtime's televised tripleheader Saturday evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In the main event, lineal super lightweight king Danny 'Swift' Garcia takes on Rod Salka in a non-title fight that few view as a competitive matchup. Both fighters came in within the contracted limit of 142 lb.; Garcia weighed 141.8 lb. for his first non-title fight since 2011, while Salka–whose last fight was at super featherweight–came in at 141 lb.

Peterson Wanted Garcia On Saturday, Hopes He Is Next

Keith Idec

•Aug 7, 2014

Lamont Peterson agrees wholeheartedly with fight fans who much rather would watch him fight Danny Garcia on Saturday night than endure the junior welterweight champions partaking in glorified tune-up fights. Peterson, the IBF’s 140-pound champion, emphasized on a recent conference call that he pushed to box against Garcia in what would’ve been an intriguing junior welterweight championship unification fight. The undefeated WBA/WBC junior welterweight champion opted, however, to fight a lightweight, Rod Salka (19-3, 3 KOs), in a welterweight bout that’ll headline Showtime’s tripleheader from Barclays Center (9 p.m. ET). Garcia’s curious choice left Peterson (32-2-1, 16 KOs) to settle for a title defense against overmatched New Yorker Edgar Santana (29-4, 20 KOs), another huge underdog.

Photos: Garcia, Salka Go Face To Face at Final Presser

Boxing Photos

•Aug 7, 2014

(From Left to Right) Middleweight Contender Daniel Jacobs, IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Lamont Peterson, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny Garcia, Super Lightweight Contender Rod Salka, Junior Welterweight Contender Edgar Santana and Middleweight Contender Jerrod Fletcher pose on August 7, 2014 in Brooklyn, New York at the final press conference for their August 9, 2014 fights from Barclays Center in Brooklyn where Garcia will fight Salka, Peterson will defend his title against Santana, Jacobs will face Jerrod Fletcher for the vacant WBA Middleweight Championship which will be televised live on SHOWTIME. Photos by Rich Kane

Photos: Danny Garcia, Rod Salka Open NYC Workouts

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•Aug 6, 2014

BROOKLYN - Fight week is heating up as Danny "Swift" Garcia, "Lightning" Rod Salka, Lamont Peterson, Edgar "El Camacho" Santana, Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs, Jarrod "Left Jab" Fletcher and undercard fighters hosted a media workout at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y., today as they prepare for their bouts this Saturday, Aug. 9 at Barclays Center live on SHOWTIME®. "GARCIA VS. SALKA," a 10-round welterweight bout on Saturday, August 9, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona and AT&T. In the co-main event, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Dibella Entertainment, IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Lamont Peterson puts his title on the line against Edgar Santana in a 12-round championship bout. Opening the telecast, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions, Brooklyn's own Daniel Jacobs takes on Jarrod Fletcher for the vacant WBA Middleweight World Title. The event will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., will air live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT) and will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).