
Video: Danny Garcia Discusses Erik Morales Title Bout
Mike Campbell catches up with undefeated junior welterweight Danny Garcia to discuss the upcoming fight with WBC junior welterweight champion Erik Morales.

Mike Campbell catches up with undefeated junior welterweight Danny Garcia to discuss the upcoming fight with WBC junior welterweight champion Erik Morales.

Mike Campbell catches the Houston, Texas press conference to announce the HBO doubleheader featuring Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia and James Kirkland facing Carlos Molina. Hear from Kirkland, Morales, Oscar De La Hoya, Garcia and more.

HOUSTON, TEX. - To kick off the 2012 boxing year, Golden Boy Promotions and Box Latino Promotions will deliver a night of boxing that no fight fan will want to miss when future Hall of Famer Erik "El Terrible" Morales defends his WBC Super Lightweight title against unbeaten Philadelphian Danny "Swift" Garcia and James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland, fresh off of his thrilling fight against Alfredo Angulo, battles "King" Carlos Molina on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas in an HBO Boxing After Dark televised doubleheader that airs at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - At their ongoing 49th annual convention, the World Boxing Council issued an order which requires the winner of Erik Morales (52-7, 36KOs) and Danny Garcia (22-0, 14KOs) to make an immediate defense against mandatory challenger Ajose Olusegun (30-0, 14KOs). Morales defense the WBC junior welterweight title against Garcia on January 28th at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. HBO will televise. Ajose won a WBC final eliminator with a lopsided decision over Ali Chebah in September.

WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Erik Morales (Left) and undefeated number two rated WBC super lightweight contender Danny Garcia (Right) pose on December 15, 2011 in Houston, Texas at the press conference to officially announce their January 28, 2012 world title fight at Reliant Arena in Houston which will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark. Top rated junior middleweight contender James Kirkland addresses members of the media on December 15, 2011 in Houston, Texas at the press conference to officially announce his co-featured fight against Carlos Molina. Photos by Andrew Richardson/Hoganphotos.

WBC junior welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36KOs) likes the idea of fighting a 23-year-old undefeated up-and-comer on January 28th at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. Morales makes the first defense of his title against Danny Garcia (22-0, 14KOs). HBO will televise the fight. Junior middleweight James Kirkland faces Carlos Molina in the co-featured bout.