BROOKLYN (Jun 13, 2017) –Četiri-podjela svjetski prvak Adrien “The Problem” Broner i tri-podjela svjetski prvak Mikey Garcia square off in a blockbuster matchup in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^®, Subota, Juli 29, žive na SHOWTIME, presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, dom BROOKLYN BOKS ™.

Tickets to the event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, su po cijeni od $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, i $50 (ne uključujući važeće naknade), and will go on sale on Četvrtak, Jun 15 u 10 sati. I, i mogu se kupiti na ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com ili pozivom 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center starting Petak, Jun 16 u podne (Ako karte su još uvijek dostupne). Popusti grupe su dostupni pozivom na 844-BKLYN-GP.

“Broner vs. Garcia is one of the year’s biggest matchups in boxing and we anticipate an electric atmosphere at Barclays Center,” rekao je Brett Yormark, CEO Brooklyn sporta & Zabava. “This will be our fourth major card in 2017 as BROOKLYN BOXING continues to deliver dramatic moments, konkurentne tuče, and many of the sport’s biggest names to fight fans.”

Broner and Garcia, two world-class fighters in their prime, meet at a critical time in their respective careers in one of the most intriguing matches in boxing. Both Broner and Garcia have had spectacular victories at Barclays Center in Brooklyn during their careers. Broner successfully defended his welterweight title against Paulie Malignaggi at Barclays Center on June 22, 2013, and Garcia, coming off a lengthy layoff, defeated Elio Rojas via fifth-round TKO at the arena on July 30, 2016.

Broner, a three-division world champion by the age of 23, and one of the youngest four-division world champions in boxing history, remains one of the most accomplished and popular athletes in the sport today. Among the top 140-pounders in the world, Broner is undefeated at or below 140 pounds with his only two losses coming against welterweight world champions Marcos Maidana and Shawn Porter. Sa samo 27 godina star, Broner (33-2, 24 KOs) still believes he is the future of the sport and looks to prove it against Garcia onSubota, Juli 29.

Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohajo, Broner has achieved more in his young career than most fighters can hope for in a lifetime. After earning world titles at 130, 135 i 147 funti, Broner won a belt in a fourth weight division – 140 funti – u oktobru 2015 when he defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev via 12^th round stoppage to become the second youngest four-division champion in boxing history at 26 (behind Oscar De La Hoya, 24). Broner will turn 28 years old on Juli 28, the day before his bout with Garcia.

Garcia, 29 years old and undefeated (36-0, 30 KOs), is a recently crowned lightweight champion and one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the sport. He will move up in weight for the second time in just three fights to challenge Broner. Garcia je član renomirane boks porodice, i je poznat po sportskog duha i njegova komandovanja prisutnost u ringu, izbrusio njegov brat i priznati trener Robert Garcia. He has held world titles at 126, 130 i 135 funti, but has never fought above 138.

Garcia, Moreno Valley putem Oxnard, Kalifornija, vratio u ring nakon otpuštanja od dvije i pol godine u srpnju 2016 without missing a beat. After defeating Rojas, Garcia became a three-division champion by beating previously undefeated lightweight world champion Dejan Zlaticanin with a vicious third-round knockout this January. Garcia has stopped 19 njegovog poslednjeg 21 protivnici uključujući Roman “Kameni” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Orlando Salido and Bernabe Concepcion.