On July 29th 2017 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, undefeated Mikey Garcia, at 36-0, will test his "0" against the famed former 4 different weight classes champion, 33-2 Adrien Broner.
Many of you might remember Broner himself was undefeated until Marcos Maidana stole Broner's "0" nearly 4 years ago.
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“ Everybody knows that when Adrien Broner’s focused, on track and does everything correctly, nobody can beat me. I’m tired of coming up short. I’m bringing fireworks. ”
Adrien Broner, on fighting undefeated Mikey Garcia in a 140-pound bout on July 29
After 917 days on the shelf, Mikey Garcia was predictably anxious to get back to work.
And now that he's returned, already winning a pair of fights and adding a third weight class title belt to his trophy case, it's clear that he's not interested in another respite.
Instead, the 29-year old is temporarily abandoning his 135-pound championship to test the mettle of another multi-division claimant -- Adrien Broner -- in a 140-pound summit meeting on Saturday night.
The midsummer match will go off at Brooklyn's Barclays Center and be carried live as part of a card on Showtime that'll begin at 9 p.m. ET.
"It's a big fight. It's probably gonna be the biggest fight of my career to date," Garcia said.
"We were trying to secure title unification matches or a big title defense at 135, but nothing was really available. When the opportunity came up to fight Adrien Broner, we agreed right away.
"It makes the most sense for now. It's a big fight everybody seems to be very excited for. I'm very happy with the way things turned out."
Garcia has never fought beyond the 138 pounds -- the weight he fought at in a fifth-round TKO of Elio Rojas last July. He won the WBC's lightweight title six months later with an impressive third-round destruction of Dejan Zlaticanin -- boosting his career mark to 36-0 with 30 KOs.
Broner, who's claimed belts at 130, 135, 140 and 147 pounds, is 33-2 with 24 KOs and has never lost a fight while weighing less than 143.5 pounds -- going 31-0 with all 24 stoppages.
"As soon as they proposed the fight, as soon as there were talks about it, I agreed. I want to prove to everybody the kind of fighter that I am, the caliber of fighter that I am," Garcia said.
"That means I have to face the big names, the world champions, and prove to myself and prove to everybody. That's why I'm after these big challenges. Other fighters may do it for other reasons or they might hold out on a big fight to get a couple of easy wins and make a few extra bucks, but I'm here to take control of boxing and dominate the sport."
The fight is contracted for 140 pounds.
Broner last fought in February, defeating Adrian Granados by split decision at 146.5 pounds.
"Being that I am still champion at 135 and I still want to compete at 135, I wouldn't go over 140," Garcia said. "That was the only thing that concerned me and Adrien Broner accepted right away, too.
"There was hardly any trouble negotiating the fight. He just has to make 140 the day of the weigh-in and that's it. There will be some penalties if he doesn't make the weight, and it's still up to my own discretion if I decide to take the fight or not if he's over the 140 limit."
Garcia said the prolonged layoff prompted his urgency to get things done upon his return.
"Had I not stopped fighting for those two-and-a-half years I would've been taking these big fights," he said. "So I wanted to make sure I was back right where I belong, and in only my second fight I fought for a world title and defeated an undefeated world champion. I always had faith and hope and I believe in myself and I believe in my talent. Everybody still kept supporting me and still kept showing me love and care so I knew as soon as I would be back I would take over.
"The opportunities are here and the options are here for me. I'm very happy to be in the place that I am. I'm not surprised things are moving fast. I'm dictating the pace. I'm asking for these kinds of fights. I've got to keep winning and looking great and the options will and fights will be that much greater."
The Broner-Garcia bout will headline a two-bout Showtime card.
Broner and Garcia know what's at stake on Saturday night in Brooklyn. Getty Images
The show will open with a middleweight encounter matching former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo -- a winner by KO/TKO in three of four title fights -- and rugged Argentine lefty Jorge Heiland.
The 27-year-old Charlo has 19 KOs in 25 career victories and is already slotted fourth at 160 pounds by the Independent World Boxing Rankings. Heiland, who's won eight straight fights since 2013, is eight slots south at No. 12 and has beaten one top-10 opponent (Matthew Macklin in 2014).
"This is a new Jermall Charlo who's better, bigger, faster and stronger," Charlo said.
"I know that Jorge is a come-forward kind of fighter. He's going to try to put a lot of pressure on me. It's my debut at 160 pounds so I get a chance to go up against someone who's never been knocked out before and who has knocked out known fighters. I'm preparing for the best of him."
Two more fights will be streamed on Showtime's Facebook page and YouTube channel involving heavyweights Gerald Washington and Jarrell Miller and female lightweights Katie Taylor and Jasmine Clarkson. They will air Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Miller, who hasn't fought since last August, is unbeaten with 16 KOs in 18 wins, while Washington's lone career loss came in February against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
"I'm in killer mode right now but inside I'm jumping for joy," Miller said. "Gerald Washington is a good opponent for me coming back from a layoff. My main thing is to go in there and knock him out."
Garcia is a narrow main-event favorite according to the numbers guys at the Bovada online sports book, where it'll take a $210 wager to return a $100 profit on him, while a $100 outlay on Broner would return a $170 windfall for an upset.
Broner is listed as a top-10 contender in two weight classes â earning the WBC's No. 6 slot at 140 pounds and both the WBA's No. 2 position and the IBO's sixth spot at 147.
He's placed 11th by the IWBR at 147.
"My main focus is just getting in the best shape I can so I can go mess Mikey up," Broner said. "I know he's definitely trying to come hurt me, but I'm coming to mess him up. I feel like punching his face."
Tale of the tape:
FIGHTER ADRIEN BRONER MIKEY GARCIA
Record 33-2, 24 KOs 36-0, 30 KOs
Height 5'6" 5'6"
Reach 69" 68"
Weight 140 140
Age 27 29
Stance Orthodox Orthodox
Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio Ventura, California
Rounds 199 178
Full undercard
Jermall Charlo (25-0) vs Jorge Sebastian Heiland (29-4-2)
Rau’shee Warren (14-2) vs McJoe Arroyo (17-1)
Jarrell Miller (18-0-1) vs Gerald Washington (18-1-1)
Noel Murphy (10-0) vs Julio Cesar Sanchez (11-0)
Billy Dib (42-4) vs Yardley Armenta Cruz (22-8)
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Katie Taylor (5-0) vs Jasmine Clarkson (4-8)
George Arias (7-0) vs Elder Hernandez (5-0)
Kenny Robles (2-0) vs Dan Murray (1-1)
Richardson Hitchins (2-0) vs TBA
Broner vs. Garcia adds a showcase of the sweet science to an already STACKED high profile Combat Fight-a-Palooza weekend which features:
Professional Fight League
Professional Fighters League: Live Discussion - 7/29/17 | TMMAC - The MMA Community Forum
UFC 214
UFC 214: Live Discussion - 7/29/17 | TMMAC - The MMA Community Forum
RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix
RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix: Live Discussion - July 30, 2017 (2:00 am EDT) | TMMAC - The MMA Community Forum
Read more: Mikey Garcia vs Adrien Broner undercard, TV channel, UK fight time, date and odds | Metro News
Read more: Mikey Garcia vs Adrien Broner undercard, TV channel, UK fight time, date and odds | Metro News
Adrien Broner to take on Mikey Garcia in 140-pound showdown on July 29
Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia: Prediction, fight card, odds, prelims, TV channel
Many of you might remember Broner himself was undefeated until Marcos Maidana stole Broner's "0" nearly 4 years ago.
LIVE ON SHOWTIME
“ Everybody knows that when Adrien Broner’s focused, on track and does everything correctly, nobody can beat me. I’m tired of coming up short. I’m bringing fireworks. ”
Adrien Broner, on fighting undefeated Mikey Garcia in a 140-pound bout on July 29
After 917 days on the shelf, Mikey Garcia was predictably anxious to get back to work.
And now that he's returned, already winning a pair of fights and adding a third weight class title belt to his trophy case, it's clear that he's not interested in another respite.
Instead, the 29-year old is temporarily abandoning his 135-pound championship to test the mettle of another multi-division claimant -- Adrien Broner -- in a 140-pound summit meeting on Saturday night.
The midsummer match will go off at Brooklyn's Barclays Center and be carried live as part of a card on Showtime that'll begin at 9 p.m. ET.
"It's a big fight. It's probably gonna be the biggest fight of my career to date," Garcia said.
"We were trying to secure title unification matches or a big title defense at 135, but nothing was really available. When the opportunity came up to fight Adrien Broner, we agreed right away.
"It makes the most sense for now. It's a big fight everybody seems to be very excited for. I'm very happy with the way things turned out."
Garcia has never fought beyond the 138 pounds -- the weight he fought at in a fifth-round TKO of Elio Rojas last July. He won the WBC's lightweight title six months later with an impressive third-round destruction of Dejan Zlaticanin -- boosting his career mark to 36-0 with 30 KOs.
Broner, who's claimed belts at 130, 135, 140 and 147 pounds, is 33-2 with 24 KOs and has never lost a fight while weighing less than 143.5 pounds -- going 31-0 with all 24 stoppages.
"As soon as they proposed the fight, as soon as there were talks about it, I agreed. I want to prove to everybody the kind of fighter that I am, the caliber of fighter that I am," Garcia said.
"That means I have to face the big names, the world champions, and prove to myself and prove to everybody. That's why I'm after these big challenges. Other fighters may do it for other reasons or they might hold out on a big fight to get a couple of easy wins and make a few extra bucks, but I'm here to take control of boxing and dominate the sport."
The fight is contracted for 140 pounds.
Broner last fought in February, defeating Adrian Granados by split decision at 146.5 pounds.
"Being that I am still champion at 135 and I still want to compete at 135, I wouldn't go over 140," Garcia said. "That was the only thing that concerned me and Adrien Broner accepted right away, too.
"There was hardly any trouble negotiating the fight. He just has to make 140 the day of the weigh-in and that's it. There will be some penalties if he doesn't make the weight, and it's still up to my own discretion if I decide to take the fight or not if he's over the 140 limit."
Garcia said the prolonged layoff prompted his urgency to get things done upon his return.
"Had I not stopped fighting for those two-and-a-half years I would've been taking these big fights," he said. "So I wanted to make sure I was back right where I belong, and in only my second fight I fought for a world title and defeated an undefeated world champion. I always had faith and hope and I believe in myself and I believe in my talent. Everybody still kept supporting me and still kept showing me love and care so I knew as soon as I would be back I would take over.
"The opportunities are here and the options are here for me. I'm very happy to be in the place that I am. I'm not surprised things are moving fast. I'm dictating the pace. I'm asking for these kinds of fights. I've got to keep winning and looking great and the options will and fights will be that much greater."
The Broner-Garcia bout will headline a two-bout Showtime card.
Broner and Garcia know what's at stake on Saturday night in Brooklyn. Getty Images
The show will open with a middleweight encounter matching former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo -- a winner by KO/TKO in three of four title fights -- and rugged Argentine lefty Jorge Heiland.
The 27-year-old Charlo has 19 KOs in 25 career victories and is already slotted fourth at 160 pounds by the Independent World Boxing Rankings. Heiland, who's won eight straight fights since 2013, is eight slots south at No. 12 and has beaten one top-10 opponent (Matthew Macklin in 2014).
"This is a new Jermall Charlo who's better, bigger, faster and stronger," Charlo said.
"I know that Jorge is a come-forward kind of fighter. He's going to try to put a lot of pressure on me. It's my debut at 160 pounds so I get a chance to go up against someone who's never been knocked out before and who has knocked out known fighters. I'm preparing for the best of him."
Two more fights will be streamed on Showtime's Facebook page and YouTube channel involving heavyweights Gerald Washington and Jarrell Miller and female lightweights Katie Taylor and Jasmine Clarkson. They will air Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Miller, who hasn't fought since last August, is unbeaten with 16 KOs in 18 wins, while Washington's lone career loss came in February against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
"I'm in killer mode right now but inside I'm jumping for joy," Miller said. "Gerald Washington is a good opponent for me coming back from a layoff. My main thing is to go in there and knock him out."
Garcia is a narrow main-event favorite according to the numbers guys at the Bovada online sports book, where it'll take a $210 wager to return a $100 profit on him, while a $100 outlay on Broner would return a $170 windfall for an upset.
Broner is listed as a top-10 contender in two weight classes â earning the WBC's No. 6 slot at 140 pounds and both the WBA's No. 2 position and the IBO's sixth spot at 147.
He's placed 11th by the IWBR at 147.
"My main focus is just getting in the best shape I can so I can go mess Mikey up," Broner said. "I know he's definitely trying to come hurt me, but I'm coming to mess him up. I feel like punching his face."
Tale of the tape:
FIGHTER ADRIEN BRONER MIKEY GARCIA
Record 33-2, 24 KOs 36-0, 30 KOs
Height 5'6" 5'6"
Reach 69" 68"
Weight 140 140
Age 27 29
Stance Orthodox Orthodox
Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio Ventura, California
Rounds 199 178
Full undercard
Jermall Charlo (25-0) vs Jorge Sebastian Heiland (29-4-2)
Rau’shee Warren (14-2) vs McJoe Arroyo (17-1)
Jarrell Miller (18-0-1) vs Gerald Washington (18-1-1)
Noel Murphy (10-0) vs Julio Cesar Sanchez (11-0)
Billy Dib (42-4) vs Yardley Armenta Cruz (22-8)
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Katie Taylor (5-0) vs Jasmine Clarkson (4-8)
George Arias (7-0) vs Elder Hernandez (5-0)
Kenny Robles (2-0) vs Dan Murray (1-1)
Richardson Hitchins (2-0) vs TBA
Broner vs. Garcia adds a showcase of the sweet science to an already STACKED high profile Combat Fight-a-Palooza weekend which features:
Professional Fight League
Professional Fighters League: Live Discussion - 7/29/17 | TMMAC - The MMA Community Forum
UFC 214
UFC 214: Live Discussion - 7/29/17 | TMMAC - The MMA Community Forum
RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix
RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix: Live Discussion - July 30, 2017 (2:00 am EDT) | TMMAC - The MMA Community Forum
Read more: Mikey Garcia vs Adrien Broner undercard, TV channel, UK fight time, date and odds | Metro News
Read more: Mikey Garcia vs Adrien Broner undercard, TV channel, UK fight time, date and odds | Metro News
Adrien Broner to take on Mikey Garcia in 140-pound showdown on July 29
Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia: Prediction, fight card, odds, prelims, TV channel
