Mikey Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
ARLINGTON, Texas – Mikey Garcia couldn’t help but smile while answering the question. “About 150,” Garcia told FOX’s Heidi Androl after she asked Garcia during a press conference Wednesday at AT&T Stadium how much he’ll weigh when he encounters Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday night. That weight wouldn’t have raised eyebrows if Garcia were preparing for another 140-pound fight against a lesser opponent.
Robert Garcia, head trainer and older brother of four division champion Mikey Garcia, is not overly concerned with the fighting style of IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence. Mikey, who currently holds the WBC lightweight title, will move up by two full weight divisions to challenge Spence on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence views his upcoming defense as the final piece in the puzzle to become the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. Spence will defend his belt on Saturday night against former four division world champion Mikey Garcia at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Errol Spence Video Interview - Unbeaten IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. and undefeated four-division champion Mikey Garcia went face-to-face at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Wednesday at the final press conference before they go toe-to-toe at the same venue this Saturday in a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event. (photos by Fox Sports, Stacey Verbeek, Cowboys).
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who works with WBA "regular" welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, would love to see his boxer face the winner of this weekend's big showdown at 147-pounds. Four division world champion Mikey Garcia is moving up by two weight divisions to challenge IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence, and the contest takes at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
When four division world champion Mikey Garcia targeted IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence as his opponent of choice - he said he "saw something" which made him very confident of beating Spence. And while many felt the contest was never going to happen - now it's only a few days away.
Four division world champion Mikey Garcia is ready to make his own statement on Saturday, something to solidify himself for a cemented spot in the Hall of Fame. Garcia has captured world title at featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight and junior welterweight. In a few days, he challenges IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence sent a very firm warning in the direction of Mikey Garcia on Wednesday. Spence and Garcia, a four-division champion Mikey Garcia went face-to-face earlier today at the final press conference. On Saturday, they will collide in the ring, in the main event of a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Errol Spence, Mikey Garcia Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Unbeaten IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. and undefeated four-division champion Mikey Garcia went face-to-face at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Wednesday at the final press conference before they go toe-to-toe at the same venue this Saturday in a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event. (photos by Fox Sports, Stacey Verbeek, Cowboys).
Former two division world champion Timothy Bradley knows what it's like to be the smaller fighter in the ring. Bradley was a former junior welterweight champion and then moved up to capture a world title at welterweight. At 147-pounds, Bradley was certainly on the small side and most of his run was against other smallish welterweights who moved up from other divisions.