Mikey Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
Mikey Garcia won’t call Marcos Maidana for advice on how to beat Adrien Broner. Robert Garcia, Mikey’s older brother and trainer, trained Maidana for his fight against Broner, too. But Mikey Garcia’s style is very different from Maidana’s, so Garcia and his brother will develop a different game plan to beat Broner on July 29 (Showtime).
Adrien Broner mostly has been commended for his decision to fight Mike Garcia next. Garcia has to move up in weight, from 135 pounds to 140, to make it happen. A textbook technician with power, Garcia still is a dangerous opponent for Broner (33-2, 24 KOs), who seems better suited to fight at junior welterweight (140 pounds) than welterweight (147).
Mikey Garcia doesn’t consider his fight against Adrien Broner a permanent move to 140 pounds. The undefeated Garcia expects to move back down to the lightweight division after battling Broner on July 29 at an undetermined site (Showtime). Garcia considered the opportunity to box Broner too good – and too lucrative – to pass up, thus the WBC 135-pound champion temporarily set aside plans to participate in lightweight title unification fights.
By Andreas Hale - Boxing’s excellent 2017 will continue with a very intriguing matchup between Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia that will take place on July 29th at a location to be determined. On the surface, this is an excellent bout between a recognizable mainstream name and a rising star. But if you dig into the fight and peel back the layers, there’s so much more at stake. 'I want this...
By Keith Idec - When Mikey Garcia agreed to fight Adrien Broner last week, the WBC lightweight champion couldn’t have made himself more clear. The highest he is willing to go to battle Broner is 140 pounds. Not 142. Not 147. Not anything other than the agreed-upon maximum of 140 pounds, the limit for the super light...
Mikey Garcia wasn’t at all dismissive of Adrien Broner. The unbeaten WBC lightweight champion recognizes that beating Broner on July 29 won’t be easy. Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) still made it perfectly clear during a conference call Thursday that he welcomed a move up to 140 pounds to box Broner because he is certain the former four-division champion is incapable of beating him.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who handles WBo welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, does not view Terence Crawford as a big enough name to do a major pay-per-view event. Pacquiao and Crawford, who are both promoted by Top Rank, appears to be a very viable fight. But for whatever reason the boxers appear to be heading in different directions for the moment.
NEW YORK – Stephen Espinoza expected Showtime to televise separate bouts featuring Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia over the summer. The Showtime executive was as pleasantly surprised as anyone when their unforeseen fight started to come together last week, particularly because it happened so quickly. Showtime announced late Thursday morning that Broner (33-2, 24 KOs) and Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) will meet July 29 in a 12-round, 140-pound fight.
Today, SHOWTIME Sports® announced a blockbuster matchup between two of boxing’s biggest stars as three-division world champion Mikey Garcia moves up in weight to 140 pounds to face four-division champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®, Saturday, July 29, live on SHOWTIME. Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia is presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
If you’re looking for a fascinating fight sometime between the Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev rematch June 17 and the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin showdown September 16, you should circle July 29 on your boxing calendar.