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 Donavan Leonard: Unfortunately for boxing fans, there is no yearly playoff to determine the worthy holder of the crown in each division. While a plethora of titles is a boon for creating business (sanctioning organization fees, more bouts with “more at stake”, better paydays for lesser-known belt holders), it is a bane when it creates champions who, through luck or clever management, are not worthy to hold a title.
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 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.
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.