Robert Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
If WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) takes care of 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn as expected on July 1st in Australia, the Filipino superstar's trainer Freddie Roach has a particular fight in mind for 'the Pac Man' moving forward.
Robert Garcia Video Interview - A group of newly-signed Ringstar Sports talent was on display at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood Tuesday, as the young fighters participated in a media workout in advance of their respective pro debuts taking place Sunday, April 9 from The Novo at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.
After his two most recent performances, there are some experts who believes IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) is finally slowing down. Back in September at the O2 Arena in London, he had some issues during his five round stoppage of Kell Brook, who moved up by two full weight divisions to fight him.
A group of newly-signed Ringstar Sports talent was on display at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood Tuesday, as the young fighters participated in a media workout in advance of their respective pro debuts taking place Sunday, April 9 from The Novo at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.
Robert Garcia, brother and head trainer of WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs), says his fighter is looking to have at least two unifications in 2017. The first would be a summer clash with the winner of the upcoming bout between Terry Flanagan and Petr Petrov, who fight for the World Boxing Organization title. And then in December, Garcia wants to get his hands on WBA champion Jorge Linares - as long as he wins his rematch with Anthony Crolla.
Veteran trainer Robert Garcia is really looking forward to the welterweight unification showdown between WBA world champion Keith Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) and WBC champion Danny Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs). The highly anticipated unification takes place on March 4th from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. CBS, in association with Showtime, will televise the contest.
The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will play host to the May 6th catch-weight showdown between WBO super welterweight champion Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1) and former middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1). The bout will be distributed by HBO pay-per-view.
World class trainer Robert Garcia was in the running to train Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-2) for his showdown against fellow Mexican Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1). The clash, which will be fought at a catch weight of 164.5 pounds, takes place on May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip.
Veteran trainer Robert Garcia feels confident that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) will get the upset when he finally steps in the ring with WBC, WBA, IBO, IBF middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs).
Last weekend, Mikey Garcia thrashed previously undefeated Dejan Zlaticanin with a three round knockout to win the WBC lightweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight was carried on Showtime. It was the third world title for Garcia, who previously captured WBO belts at featherweight and super featherweight.