2018 Predictions

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By Gav Duthie: After reviewing the year it feels like the right time to preview next year. If we get a year anywhere near as good as 2017 boxing will continue to be in a strong place.

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Mayweather dares Lomachenko to fight Mikey Garcia

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By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is challenging Vasyl Lomachenko to dare to be great by facing lightweight champion Mikey Garcia. Mayweather says that the great fighters “always move up.” Earlier on Tuesday, Lomachenko challenged Mayweather to stop hiding former IBF super featherweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (19-0, 18 KOs), as he wants to fight him.

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Mikey Garcia wants to replace Mayweather as boxing’s biggest star

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By Sean Jones: If Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) gets his way, he’ll soon be replacing Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the biggest star in boxing. Garcia, 30, wants to take Mayweather’s place as the No.1 star in the sport now that he’s retired again. Garcia has a formidable task, however, as Mayweather was already a star by the time he was 30-years-old.

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Mikey Garcia: I’m close to becoming a PPV star

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By Chris Williams: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) says he’s possibly 3 fights away from becoming a pay-per-view star in boxing if he can get the right fights. Garcia is what he believes the first step to him achieving PPV stardom with his fight with IBF 140 lb. champion Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) on February 10 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The fight will be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing.

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Mikey Garcia: I’d beat Lomachenko

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By Chris Williams: Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) says he’s sure he’ll beat Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) if he steps up to the plate and faces him in 2018. Mikey is waiting for Lomachenko to move up in weight to the lightweight division so the two of them can fight each other.

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Donaire & Guerrero pick Mikey Garcia to beat Lomachenko

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By Chris Williams: Nonito Donaire and Robert Guerrero are 2 more boxers that are picking Mikey Garcia to defeat Vasyl Lomachenko when/if they fight each other next year. The Garcia-Lomachenko fight still hasn’t been made, but Lomachenko’s promoter Bob Arum spoke about him moving up to lightweight in 2018 and making easy work of Mikey.

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Brandon Rios warns Lomachenko about fighting Mikey Garcia

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By Chris Williams: Brandon Rios says it’s going to be a much different story when Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) moves up in weight to fight WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs). Rios says Mikey will be too strong and smart for Lomachenko when the two of them face each other.

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Mikey Garcia says he wants Lomachenko fight next summer

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By Chris Williams: Mikey Garcia says he’s ready and willing to fight Vasyl Lomachenko next year in the summer once he moves up to the lightweight division. However, Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) has strong doubts that Lomachenko’s promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank will let him take the fight with him.

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