Mikey Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Mikey Garcia was as superior to Adrien Broner on Saturday night as the opening odds suggested he would be. The unbeaten WBC lightweight champion picked apart a cautious, largely inactive Broner for much of their 12-round, 140-pound fight before a crowd of 12,040 at Barclays Center....
Broner vs. Garcia Scorecard Live BoxingScene - Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and three-division world champion Mikey Garcia went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference two days before they headline a Premier Boxing Champions event Saturday, July 29 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING®.
Mikey Garcia, in his last 6 fights, amassed a +16.2 plus/minus rating- #3 among active fighters trailing only Money Mayweather (+24.5) and Vasyl Lomachenko (+20.7). The selective Garcia (only 42.6 thrown per round) landed 43.6% of his power shots, while opponents landed just 17.8% of their total punches (3rd lowest among active fighters and 11.6% lower than 140-lb avg.). Mikey set up those power accurate power shots with an effective jab that landed 6.7 times per round.
Mikey Garcia has won belts in three weight classes, the latest his share of the lightweight crown. Adrien Broner has him by one, capturing belts in four weight classes, but holds no titles at this moment. Despite all the belts each has added to their trophy case, there will be no title on the line this weekend. This weekend is about money, pride, and positioning for the future.
BoxingScene.com and other reporters recently caught up with Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera to get the Mexican legend's opinion on a handful of upcoming fights. The first fight mentioned was the August 26th boxing meets MMA clash between former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
NEW YORK – Mikey Garcia was the heavier fighter Friday afternoon when he and Adrien Broner got on the New York State Athletic Commission’s scale at the Brooklyn Marriott. When they step into the ring Saturday night, though, Garcia expects Broner to out-weigh him by as much as 10 pounds.
Garcia opened as a 5-1 favorite over Broner, whose inconsistency, especially in training camps, has hurt his career. By Friday, Garcia was barely a 2-1 favorite entering a scheduled 12-round fight Showtime will televise as the main event of a doubleheader Saturday night from Barclays Center (9 p.m. ET/PT).
Hall of Famer and Showtime Boxing commentator, Steve Farhood, is shocked that former four division champion Adrien Broner is a 5-1 underdog against Mikey Garcia, who is moving up from the lightweight division to face Broner at the junior welterweight limit of 140-pounds.
Three division world champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) believes he is one win away from gaining the key to doorway of big fights. Garcia will be heading up to the junior welterweight division on Saturday night, when he faces four division world champion Adrien Broner at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Robert Garcia took issue Friday with Leonard Ellerbe essentially calling him a cheater. Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, told a story during the Mayweather-McGregor press tour two weeks ago about Garcia doctoring gloves Marcos Maidana ultimately wasn’t allowed to wear before his first fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 2014. When Ellerbe extended to his hand to Garcia after Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia weighed in Friday afternoon in Brooklyn, Garcia got into a verbal exchange with Ellerbe regarding Ellerbe’s comments.