Hard-hitting Ivan "El Terrible" Redkach had at one point been scheduled to face former four division champion Adrien Broner, but he will instead face one of the top contenders in the welterweight division.

Redkach will challenge two-division world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia in a WBC welterweight title eliminator on Saturday, January 25 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Redkach is coming back from one of the biggest wins of his pro career, when he knocked out former world champion Devon Alexander in an upset.

A win over Garcia will place Redkach in line for a world title shot, in a big money fight against the current WBC/IBF champion Errol Spence.

But the odds are stacked against him, as Garcia is a huge favorite to win the fight.

"This opportunity fighting at Barclays Center is huge for me. I accept the opportunity with honor and I want to thank Danny Garcia for taking the fight. My friends and family provide me with the will to win. That support, along with my experience, is what I'll need to win this fight. I want Danny Garcia's fans to all come out on January 25 because you're going to see a great fight and you're going to be welcomed into the Ivan Redkach family," Redkach said.
 
"The victory over Devon Alexander was important because he was a well-known opponent. Winning in the fashion that I did catapulted me to where I am right now. Danny made a mistake if he thinks this is a tune-up. I'm going to give everyone a great fight and we'll see what happens on January 25.
 
"Training alongside Leo Santa Cruz was great motivation. I'm going to knock Danny Garcia out. That's the plan. Simple. I'm training very hard because this fight is extremely important to me. I have to give the best performance of my professional career. The energy in the building on January 25 is going to give me the extra motivation to not only put up a great performance, but to leave Brooklyn with the victory."