Mikey Garcia boxing news
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Angel Garcia says Danny Garcia beat Terence Crawford the first time the two of him in the USA Championships when the two were amateurs. Angel said Garcia then fought Crawford in the Blue and Gold tournament and lost to him in that fight.
By Dam Ambrose: Mikey Garcia says if WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares faces Vasyl Lomachenko next, then he’ll NEVER get then chance to fight him. Mikey states that he’s got 1 fight left at 135, and then he’ll be moving up to 140 to campaign in that weight class.
By Dan Ambrose: Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) will NOT be fighting IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence (23-0, 20 KOs) anytime soon, says his trainer Robert Garcia. He says a fight between Mikey and Spence will happen in the future when the time is right.
By Sean Jones: Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) reported that his weight was right at 170 pounds several weeks ago in training for his March 10 fight against IBF light welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) on Showtime Boxing.
By Dan Ambrose: WBC World lightweight world champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) says he wants to face IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr. (23-0, 23 KOs) at the end of 2018 after he first fights IBF 140 lb. belt holder Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) on March 10, and then WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) after that. Spence would be the last fight for Mikey in 2018.
By Dan Ambrose: Mikey Garcia’s title challenge against IBF World light welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) has been rescheduled for March 10 on Showtime Championship Boxing at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio Texas.
By Dan Ambrose: IBF light welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) has suffered a hand injury during training, and he won’t be able to defend his IBF title against challenger Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) on February 10 at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas.
By Dan Ambrose: Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) will be looking to become a 4-weight world champion in his next fight against IBF light welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) next month on February 10 at the Alamodome in San Antonio Texas, and after that, he wants to face Jorge Linares in a unification fight at lightweight.
By Sean Jones: Despite his odd decision to move up and face IBF light welterweight champion Sergey Linares (13-0, 10 KOs) for his IBF 140lb title on February 10 on Showtime, Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) says he plans on going back down to 135 to face Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs).
By Chris Williams: Top Rank will be putting on 2 pay-per-view shows on ESPN for 2018, according to latest news. There’s no word yet which fighters will be involved in the 2 PPV telecasts, but it’s highly likely that the PPV fights will involve former light welterweight champion Terence Crawford facing either Jeff Horn or Manny Pacquiao.