Video: Barros Discusses His Fight With Mikey Garcia
Rick Reeno catches up with former champion Jonathan Barros to discuss his upcoming fight with undefeated rising contender Mikey Garcia.
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Photos: Vanes, Lara, Garcia, Barros Open Workouts
Two of the hottest divisions take the spotlight when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: VANES MARTIROSYAN VS. ERISLANDY LARA AND MIKEY GARCIA VS. JONATHAN BARROS is seen SATURDAY, NOV. 10 at 9:45 p.m. (ET/PT) from the Lafite Ballroom at the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas, exclusively on HBO. The team of Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. will be ringside for the event, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.
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Salido Confident of Derailing Garcia, Open To Cruz Bout
WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido (39-11-2, 27KOs) is confident that he will defeat Mikey Garcia (29-0, 25KOs). According to Salido, the fight is likely being rescheduled for February. After watching some of Garcia's fights, Salido feels that his style is very similar to Juan Manuel Lopez. Salido knocked out Juanma in both of their fights.
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Photos: Mikey Garcia Working Hard For Barros Bout
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. --- Undefeated No. 1 Featherweight contender Mikey Garcia(R) hits the mitts with brother/trainer Robert Garcia(L) during an open fan-friendly workout Saturday at the Warzone Boxing Club. Garcia of Oxnard,Ca. is in intense preparation for his upcoming feature fight against former World Featherweight Champion Jonathan “Yoni” Barros of Argentina on the undercard of Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan vs Erislandy Lara, Saturday, November 10 in the Lafite Ballroom at Wynn Las Vegas. This event will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark® and is promoted by Top Rank in association with Tecete and Wynn Las Vegas. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
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Mikey Garcia Sees Juanma vs. Vazquez as a 50-50 Fight
Featherweight contender Mikey Garcia appeared on a recent edition of The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene's official audio show. Garcia faces Jonathan Barros on November 10th at the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Garcia was original scheduled to face Orlando Salido but the WBO featherweight champion injured his finger and had to pull out of the fight. There has been talk of the fight being rescheduled for Super Bowel weekend next February in Puerto Rico provided Garcia gets past Barros.
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Salido-Garcia, Juanma-Vazquez in Play For 2/2 in PR
According to WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido (39-11-2, 27KOs), he will defend his championship against unbeaten Mikey Garcia (29-0, 25KOs) on February 2 in Puerto Rico - if Garcia defeats former champion Jonathan Barros on November 10th in Las Vegas. If all goes as planned, Salido-Garcia would take place the day before the Super Bowl as an HBO televised doubleheader.
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Mikey Garcia Feel Rios Has a Shot With Manny Pacquiao
When the Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado bout became official, I just so happened to be next to Rios’ stable mate and friend Mikey Garcia inside of the Texas Station Hotel and Casino out in Las Vegas. Having put in his share of rounds with Rios over the past few years, Garcia instantly tabbed ‘Bam Bam’ to pull out the victory. “It’s going to be a great fight for the fans,” Garcia, a featherweight contender (29-0, 25 KO’s) fighting out of Riverside, Calif. would state. “I think Brandon will obviously win. I think he’s a better fighter than Mike. I think his strength will be what is going to change the fight. Brandon’s relentless; doesn’t stop.”
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Salido Eyes Garcia, But Wants Nonito Donaire Showdown
WBO featherweight champion Orlando "Siri" Salido (39-11-2, 27KOs) is focused on defending his title in late January or a date in February, against undefeated challenger Miguel "Mikey" Garcia. WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire is pondering the possibility of moving up in weight. Salido hopes to beat Garcia, and then face Donaire by the summer.
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Vanes vs. Lara, Garcia vs. Barros Ticket Information
LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Thanksgiving arrives early when knockout artists top-rated super welterweight contenders VANES “The Nightmare” MARTIROSYAN and ERISLANDY “El Oro del Guantanamo” LARA and undefeated No. 1 featherweight contender MIGUEL “Mikey” GARCIA and former World Featherweight Champion JONATHAN “Yoni” BARROS, look to knock the stuffing out of each other on an explosive card that will take place Saturday, November 10, in the Lafite Ballroom at Wynn Las Vegas. Both fights will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.) Martirosyan and Lara will battle in a 12-round World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight title elimination bout with the winner being declared the division’s mandatory challenger. Garcia and Rojas will open the HBO telecast in 10-round featherweight rumble. The undercard will feature undefeated contenders, Las Vegas native JESSIE MAGDALENO, and Philadelphia fireball JESSE HART, son of the great middleweight contender Eugene “Cyclone” Hart, in separate super bantamweight and super middleweight bouts, respectively.
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Mikey Garcia-Jonathan Barros Agreement Reached, 11/10
According to members of Jonathan Barros' team, he will not fight in a scheduled eight round bout on November 10th in Mendoza, Argentina - and instead Barros agreed to accept an HBO televised fight against undefeated Mikey Garcia (29-0, 25KOs) at the Wynn in Las Vegas, Nevada. There is a verbal agreement in place and a contract has been sent over to Barros.
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