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Undefeated WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia will make his first title defense, against former two-division world champion Juan Manuel Lopez, Saturday, June 15, at the American Airlines Center.
Mikey Garcia vs Juan Manuel Lopez will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT. This will be the first time HBO has televised a boxing event from the American Airlines Center
Making their Dallas debut, Garcia and Lopez boast a combined record of 64-2 (56 KOs), a winning percentage of 97% and a victory by knockout ratio of 87.5%.
“Mikey proved in his last fight that he is a world champion. Now he has to prove he can remain a world champion when he faces one of the toughest men in the division in two-time world champion Juanma,” said Todd duBoef, president of Top Rank. “This caps off an incredible run for boxing during the first half of 2013.”
“Mikey Garcia versus Juan Manuel Lopez is a can’t miss attraction,” says Kery Davis, senior vice president, HBO Sports. “Dallas is a first-class sports destination and we’re thrilled to be going to the American Airlines Center. June 15 is a date fight fans need to circle on their boxing calendar.”
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with PR Best Boxing, Foreman Boys Promotions and Tecate, tickets, priced at $200, $100, $60, $40 and $25, plus additional service fees, will go on sale this Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m. CT.
Mikey Garcia vs. Juan Manuel Lopez Tickets can be purchased at the American Airlines Center box office (Monday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT), online at Ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet (Fiesta Foods, Macy’s Wal-Mart and The Shops at Willowbend).
