Undefeated superstar Danny “Swift” Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) will take on Brooklyn’s own Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) at Barclays Center as Premier Boxing Champions will be live in primetime on ESPN on Saturday, August 1 with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. “It’s going to be a great fight…
We kick off this week’s report in sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico where Rocky Martinez became a three-time WBO super featherweight champion by dethroning Mexico’s Orlando Salido last night at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot. Martinez used good footwork and a height advantage to keep Salido at bay in the early rounds but by the third…
Selcuk Aydin has only one goal in his mind: The “Turkish Warrior” wants to become world champion. On May 17, he could make a huge step towards a world title when he faces unbeaten Ukrainian Viktor Postol in Inglewood, California. The winner of this WBC super lightweight eliminator will be mandatory challenger for unified WBC…
It was an awkward, messy and difficult to score fight last evening at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico as Philadelphia’s Danny Garcia retained his WBC and WBA light welterweight belts via majority decision over California’s Mauricio Herrera. Herrera fought the first four rounds on the backfoot, maintaining distance by retreating before the oncoming…
WBC/WBA light welter champ Danny Garcia is fighting three opponents tonight at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico: Maurico Herrera, distraction and pressure. The Philadelphian has been short-listed to face Floyd Mayweather Jr later this year, a monumental distraction to the task at hand, and with the added pressure to perform in spectacular fashion…
Reigning light-welterweight king Danny Garcia believes Mauricio Herrera has no idea what he has gotten himself into when the pair clash this weekend. The 25-year-old Philadelphia native puts his world titles on the line as he goes in against the tricky Herrera in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, this Saturday night, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
Unified Light-Welterweight World Champion Danny Garcia is unfazed at being overlooked as Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent. The undefeated 25-year-old knows that victory this Saturday night against Mauricio Herrera, live and exclusive on BoxNation, will herald further calls for him to be the next man to face pound-for-pound king Mayweather.
The officials were announced for the bout between the 140 lb super champion of the World Boxing Association, Danny “Swift” Garcia and Challenger Mauricio Herrera, to be held on Saturday at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Undefeated WBC/WBA Super Lightweight Champion Danny Garcia (27-0, 16 KOs), of Philadelphia, and his father/trainer, Angel Garcia, hosted an open media workout on Wednesday at the DSG Boxing Gym in Philadelphia. Garcia is winding down preparations for his long-awaited debut to his native homeland and his world title defense against Maurcio Herrera (20-3, 7 KOs),…
Danny Garcia, WBC/WBA Super Lightweight Champion: “I am a Puerto Rican. I could have been born on the moon, but I’m still Puerto Rican. [On fighting in Puerto Rico] “It means a lot to me. Everybody in the stands is going to be Puerto Rican. I’ve never had that before. “Even though I’m from Philly,…
After a stellar 2013 that included impressive wins over Zab Judah and Lucas Matthysse, WBC/WBA Super Lightweight Champion Danny “Swift” Garcia will kickoff his 2014 campaign with one of the most important fights of his career as he pays homage to his Puerto Rican heritage on Saturday, March 15, live on Showtime. Garcia will face…
In what could possibly be the most lucrative fight in the history of boxing, Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez puts his unbeaten record along with two world titles against Floyd Mayweather Jr Tonight. Alvarez, from Jalisco, Mexico, is unbeaten in 42 fights with 30 KO’s. He has been a pro since 2005 and is unbelievably still…