Mikey Garcia boxing news
By Dan Ambrose: Mikey Garcia says unbeaten super featherweight prospect Ryan Garcia (14-0, 13 KOs) isn’t ready for former IBF 130 lb. champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (19-0, 18 KOs). Mikey says the 19-year-old Garcia has a lot to learn before he’ll be ready to face the 23-year-old Davis.
By Dan Ambrose: WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman is saying that Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) will be dropping back down in weight to defend his WBC lightweight title even though he had been reportedly staying at 140 to defend his IBF light welterweight title.
By Allan Fox: In a predictable move, Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) has informed the International Boxing Federation that he’ll keep his IBF light welterweight title that he won earlier this month in beating champion Sergey Lipinets by a 12 round unanimous decision on March 3 in San Antonio, Texas.
By Don Smith: Boxing Fans, A reported 7,805 spectators at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio Texas watched Mikey Garcia (38-0) outpoint Sergey Lipinets (13-1) on Saturday March 10th to capture the IBF Junior Welterweight title. In winning, the 30 year old Garcia joins Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez as the only pugilists in boxing history to win titles at 126, 130, 135 and 140 pounds.
By Jim Dower: Trainer/brother Robert Garcia reportedly wants Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) to move up to welterweight to challenge WBA World 147 lb. champion Lucas Mattysse (39-4, 36 KOs) for his title. Manny Pacquiao is hoping to fight the 35-year-old Matthysse on June 24 in Malaysia, but that fight is not looking good right now due to the money not having come through for the fight.
By Jeff Aranow: A badly bruised Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) boasted during the post-fight press conference of all the opportunities he has at 135, 140 and 147 following his grueling 12 round unanimous decision win over IBF World light welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (13-1, 10 KOs) last Saturday night at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.
By Andy record: Since stopping Elio Rojas on his return in July 2016, Mikey Garcia has been one of the most watched, and most talked about fighters in the business today. He captured the WBC belt at 135lbs by brutally knocking out a dangerous fighter in Dejan Zlaticanin, and moved up to easily outpoint an unwilling, or maybe outclassed, Adrien Broner, a former four division titlist. After dropping and ultimately defeating Sergey Lipinets this weekend Garcia walked away with the formers International Boxing Federation Junior Welterweight (or Super Lightweight, if you please) title, and in the process joined the prestigious and rare club of four weight World Champions.
By Dan Ambrose: Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) won his fourth division world title last Saturday night in beating IBF light welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (13-1, 10 KOs) on Showtime in a fight that could have easily gone the other way at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. Mikey won by the scores 116-111, 117-110 and 117-110. Unfortunately, Mikey took a real battering at the hands of the hard-hitting 28-year-old Belarusian Lipinets. The decision should have gone to Lipinets. He was the better fighter last night. Mikey looked like a guy that had lost a step and was fighting outside of his normal weight class.
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs) had more problems than expected in beating a slow, plodding IBF World light welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (13-1, 10 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night to capture his 4th and likely his final division world title at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.
By Eric Thomas: It’s easy to see why Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) picked out IBF light welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) to try and capture his 4th division world title tonight at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.