Former IBF welterweight champion Mikey Garcia claims a Manny Pacquiao vs. Conor McGregor crossover attraction will not happen until "Pac-Man" faces him first. Lipinets landed the harder punches. His fight with Salido was originally supposed to happen on November 10, 2012 at Wynn Las Vegas but Salido broke his finger and had to pull out of the fight with Garcia fighting Jonathan Victor Barros as a late replacement. But I found my range and I found my distance and that was it." Garcia, who moved up from 135 to 147 pounds in his attempt to become a five-division champion, lost for the first time in 40 pro fights. I knew he was a tough opponent. Garcia's trainer and brother Roberto explained that it was his friend Rudy Hernandez who first mentioned taking Mikey up to 154 pounds for a one off fight. I just couldn't find the timing and I just couldn't let my right hand go." Garcia threw over 200 punches in the last four rounds alone, trying to get the stoppage win. “There’s a lot more I can deliver that wasn’t shown in my last fight,” said Garcia. Errol Spence Jr lands a blow against Mikey Garcia in their welterweight title fight. I did miss [boxing], but the time off helped me regain that fire." [58] Garcia weighed in a career high 139.5 pounds and more than Broner, who weighed 138.7 pounds. Easter landed 89 of 343 jabs, however he had more success in the first half of the fight. Easter was humble in defeat and gave full credit to Garcia, "He was just a better man tonight. [52] A deal which would include a catchweight of 140 pounds, the super lightweight limit, with Showtime the likely network to broadcast the fight. He turned pro in 2006 and signed with Bob Arum's Top Rank. But over the course of the fight, Garcia took over and by the championship rounds he was significantly outpacing Broner in punches landed and thrown. your username. [91][92][93] Garcia reportedly earned around a $1 million purse. Garcia's purse for the fight was $375,000 compared to the $320,000 that Zlatičanin received. He was a former WBC and the IBF world champion who lost his straps to ‘The Truth’ Errol Spence Jr. in 2019. Four-division titleholder Mikey Garcia may have raised as many questions as answers about his ability to face the top contenders of the welterweight class. [27][28] The attendance was announced as 5,124. KAL YAFAI was knocked out by legendary Roman Gonzalez as his claim to Britain’s longest reigning champion came to a brave end. ", "Miguel Angel Garcia featured on ABC's American Latino TV", "Miguel Garcia - Fighters – Top Rank Boxing", "Mikey Garcia, Mike Alvarado Swift And Emphatic In Texas - Boxing News", "Boxing Announcer Nick Charles Calls His Final Fight", "Garcia to take on Beltran Jr. on Chavez/Zbik card", "Sub Lead - A Step Backward, a Step Forward for Garcia", "Results: Garcia wins tech. Garcia, however, recovered and dominated the rest of the fight before knocking out Martínez with a left hook to the body in the eighth round. [94] The fight averaged 680,000 viewers and peaked at 725,000 viewers. The veteran pugilist, Mikey Garcia, has battled some of the most exemplary names in the welterweight roster. Mikey Garcia’s stock remained sky high even after he lost every round to Errol Spence Jr. during his first career defeat in March. Garcia later replied, "No need to put it out [in] public. So what's next? 3/10/2018 12:25 AM PT Play video content EXCLUSIVE. Mikey Garcia Sets His Sights on More Titles. [47], Garcia stopped Zlatičanin in round three to win the title and give Zlaticanin his first professional defeat. BREAKING: Mikey Garcia, who lost a BLOWOUT to Spence, rated #2 for Spence's WBC But Mikey Garcia also has leverage. That’s not who I am. From round 6, Garcia controlled the fight. They’re constantly fighting, hitting each other, grabbing the toy away from the other,” Garcia, 30, said. He can be reached on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube at @ManoukAkopyan or via email at manouk.akopyan@gmail.com. Michael Joseph Garcia (born April 24, 1976) is an American politician and former United States Navy pilot serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 25th congressional district.Initially elected to Congress in a May 2020 special election, he went on to win election to a full term in the November 2020 general election. In 2019, he challenged for the IBF welterweight title. [41] On October 15, Garcia vacated his WBO title. The travel plans haven’t changed, other than the wrong side of his record. He's a true warrior. I’ve been on a high hitting on everything that I wanted. 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Mikey Garcia def. I had a feeling it would be over after I connected." Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com. 3/10/2018 12:25 AM PT Play video content EXCLUSIVE. The fight went ahead after Garcia paid Lopez a penalty of $150,000 for missing weight. [63] On September 21, he reiterated his desire to move up to 154 to be Cotto's final foe. Garcia hit Rojas face-first with a left hand and dropping him with a right uppercut-left hook combination. The fight started tentatively, with both boxers landing few punches in the opening round. CompuBox statistics showed that Garcia was the more active boxer, landing 244 of 783 punches (31%), Broner landed only 125 of 400 thrown (31%). In 2019, he suffered first defeat from opponent (Errol Spence Jr) and lost the chance to become the IBF welterweight champion. I Could Take Him. 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Danny Óscar García (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional boxer.He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super), WBC, Ring magazine and lineal light welterweight titles between 2012 and 2015, and the WBC welterweight title from 2016 to 2017. The win came after Democrat Christy Smith conceded to Republican Mike Garcia on Wednesday in the special election for seat left vacant when Katie Hill, a Democrat, resigned amid controversy last year. Four-division world champion Mikey Garcia is this week's guest on The PBC Podcast. ... Texas, not far from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington where he lost a one-sided decision to Errol Spence Jr. last March in his first bout at 147 pounds. Although Garcia's Top Rank contract was up in August, they reached a deal. Garcia knocked Salido down four times early on in the fight, building up a large lead on the scorecards. Mikey Garcia lost the much vaunted zero on his record when he lost his first professional fight to Errol Spence Jr. in his pay-per-view debut. Garcia also re-iterated his desire to fight IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. by the end of 2018. [31] The victory meant Garcia became a two weight world champion. All that leaves is Terence Crawford– who Pacquiao has reportedly asked for $40 million to face– and names such as Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia, and, of course, Mikey Garcia. Mikey Garcia lost the much vaunted zero on his record when he lost his first professional fight to Errol Spence Jr. in his pay-per-view debut. Why should I be sad and crying? [9] Garcia said that his parents were both strawberry pickers. Burgos was known to have fought to a split draw with former champion Román Martínez on the Garcia-Salido undercard in January 2013. 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