Mikey Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - Bob Arum claims this isn’t the start of a Manny Pacquiao retirement tour. After the 38-year-old Pacquiao faces overmatched Australian underdog Jeff Horn on Sunday in Brisbane, Australia, Pacquiao’s promoter expects to bring back the Filipino legend for a pay-per-view-worthy fight som...
NEW YORK – Mikey Garcia doesn’t consider it coincidental that Adrien Broner’s two losses came in welterweight fights. Garcia has paid close attention to Broner’s career and knows it isn’t lip service when Broner says he is at his best at 140 pounds, the weight limit for their 12-round fight July 29 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (Showtime). The unbeaten WBC lightweight champion has seen it with his own eyes.
NEW YORK – Mikey Garcia didn’t want his layoff to last 2½ years, but he doesn’t regret traveling the path that he took. Garcia wanted out of his promotional contract with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. and ultimately, that’s what he got. His last fight for Top Rank was a 12-round, unanimous-decision defeat of Juan Carlos Burgos in January 2014 in The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and undefeated three-division champion Mikey Garcia sat down with SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® host Brian Custer last week in New York for an in-depth conversation ahead of their July 29 blockbuster showdown, live on SHOWTIME®.
NEW YORK – One of the things Adrien Broner admires most about Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Mayweather’s work ethic. No matter who Mayweather fights, the undefeated five-division champion takes training seriously. That consistent commitment to preparing properly is one of the traits that has enabled Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) to become the most successful fighter of this generation.
New York - After a two year layoff due to a legal battle to break his promotional contract with Top Rank, Mikey Garcia (36-0, 33 KO’s) returned to the ring and knocked out Elio Rojas (24-3, 14 KO’s) last July at the Barclays Center. Garcia then went on to win the WBC lightweight title with a candidate for knockout of the year in his victory over Dejan Zlaticanin (22-1, 15 KO’s).
NEW YORK – Mike Stafford respects Mikey Garcia, but doesn’t consider Garcia the toughest opponent of Adrien Broner’s career. Broner’s trainer doesn’t think the unbeaten WBC lightweight champion is as good as either of the two fighters who’ve beaten Broner since the former four-division champion turned pro nine years ago.
New York- As of late, all has been going right for Stephen Espinoza, the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Showtime Sports. In 2017 - Showtime has consistently put on even fights, the ShoBox platform has delivered, and just this past week they officially announced what will likely be the biggest pay-per-view event of the year, when Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to the sport in a boxing match against Conor McGregor.
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe has labeled the upcoming fight between Adrien Broner (33-2, 24 KOs) and Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) as a "50-50" proposition. Garcia, who is currently the WBC lightweight champion, is moving up to 140-pounds to face Broner, who captured world titles in four weight divisions. Garcia himself has captured world titles in three weight classes.
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner (33-2, 24 KOs) feels very confident that Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) has no business moving up to the junior welterweight limit. The two boxers are scheduled to collide in a Showtime televised fight on July 29th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City.