By Dan Ambrose: Freddie Roach thinks Mikey Garcia is taking too much of a step up weight in talking about wanting to move up two divisions to fight IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. later this year. Roach would prefer that Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) move up slowly in weight rather than going up two weight classes to fight a guy with the size and punching power of unbeaten Spence (24-0, 21 KOs), who he feels might be the best fighter in the welterweight division today.
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Mikey Garcia: I think I can beat Errol Spence
By Dan Ambrose: Mikey Garcia says he’s ready to start negotiations for a title fight with IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., who he thinks he has the talent to beat. Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) will be moving up two weight classes to challenge Spence at 147. Garcia wants to show the boxing world that he’s the best fighter in the welterweight division by beating the perceived best fighter in 28-year-old Spence.
Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr. averages 680,000 viewers on Showtime
By Allen Fox: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) brought in an average of 680,000 viewers with a peak of 725,000 viewers last Saturday night for his 12 round unanimous decision win over IBF champion Robert Easter Jr. (21-1, 14 KOs) in their unification fight on Showtime Boxing from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Danny Garcia: Mikey Garcia WON’T fight Errol Spence
By Dan Ambrose: Danny Garcia says IBF/WBC lightweight world champion Mikey Garcia won’t be moving up to welterweight to challenge IBF champion Errol Spence Jr. Danny (34-1, 20 KOs) thinks that Mikey is just talking about the Spence fight in order to get attention on himself.
Foreman gives Mikey Garcia a shot at beating Errol Spence
By Allan Fox: Former heavyweight world champion George Foreman says lightweight Mikey Garcia has a chance at beating IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. if the two of them face each other in November or December.
Errol Spence: Mikey Garcia is NOT going to beat me
By Dan Ambrose: Errol Spence Jr. says he’s “licking his chops” in anticipating of facing Mikey Garcia in November or December on Showtime. Spence (24-0, 21 KOs) says there’s nothing Mikey can do to beat him, as his punching won’t be nearly enough to hurt him at 147. Spence, 28, feels that he can walk Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) down or box him to get the victory.
Easter Jr. says Spence on another level than Mikey Garcia
By Dan Ambrose: Robert Easter Jr. thinks welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. is a beast and too much for lightweight champion Mikey Garcia to deal with if he carries out his dream of moving up to 147 to challenge him for his IBF title.
Mikey Garcia Unifies Lightweight Division With Unanimous Decision Against Robert Easter Jr.
Mikey Garcia became the 10th lightweight champion to unify the division with a unanimous decision against Robert Easter Jr. Saturday on SHOWTIME, and immediately afterward set his sights on boxing’s best, namely Errol Spence Jr.
Mikey Garcia defeats Robert Easter Jr. – Results
By Dan Ambrose: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) had a much harder time than expected in defeating previously unbeaten IBF lightweight belt holder Robert Easter Jr. (21-1, 14 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in their unification fight on Showtime Boxing at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
LIVE STREAM: Garcia vs. Easter Jr. – Undercard
NOTE: SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN will be geo-blocked for U.S. users only.
SHOWTIME Sports will provide live streaming of undercard fights and analysis on the network’s social platforms in advance of this Saturday’s Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr. Lightweight World Championship Unification.