Mikey Garcia boxing news
By Chris Williams: Lightweight champion Mikey Garcia has a completely unique perspective as to why WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko’s opponents have been quitting lately in his last several fights. While the boxing public believe overwhelmingly that Lomachenko’s opponents are quitting because of his massive talent, Mikey sees there being another reason for why they’re quitting.
By Juan Flores: Unbeaten lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) will likely quit against Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs), says Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. He says Garcia will last long enough against Lomachenko until the point where he’s on the verge of being knocked out, and then he’ll quit to get out of the fight.
By Dan Ambrose: A fight between unbeaten Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) and former WBC World lightweight champion Omar Figueroa Jr. (27-0-1, 19 KOs) is being talked about for January 27 in New York.
By Dan Ambrose: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) has turned down a unification fight against Jorge WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs), according to ESPN. Golden Boy Promotion president Eric Gomez says Garcia has another offer to fight another opponent. Ultimately, it was a business decision by Garcia to reject the Linares fight offer.
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is looking to make a unification fight between WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares and WBC champion Mikey Garcia for early 2018 on HBO.
By Dan Ambrose: Welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and lightweight belt holder Mikey Garcia both reportedly rejected an offer to fight WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) for his final fight of his career on December 2 at Madison Square Garden, in New York.
By Dan Ambrose: Negotiations have started between WBC World lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 Kos) and WBA 140 lb. champion Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) for a unification fight, according to the World Boxing Council.
By Dan Ambrose: Lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) is still in the running for a December 2 fight against WBO World junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs). Mikey, 29, is waiting for Cotto to decide whether he wants to fight him or one of the other options he has.
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Robert Garcia says a fight between his brother WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia and WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is a possibility. Robert says the promoters are interested in that fight following Mikey sending out a Tweet that he’d like to fight the 36-year-old Cotto. Robert didn’t mention the names of the promoters unfortunately.
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Robert Garcia is very interested in matching his brother former 3 division world champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) against former 2 division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) at welterweight.