BROOKLYN (Juuni 13, 2017) –Neli-divisjoni maailmameister Adrien “Probleem” Broner ja kolme divisjoni maailmameister Mikey Garcia square off in a blockbuster matchup in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^®, Laupäev, Juuli 29, elada Showtime, presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

Tickets to the event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, on hinnaga $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, ja $50 (ei sisalda kohaldatavad tasud), and will go on sale on Neljapäev, Juuni 15 juures 10 a.m. JA, and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com või telefonil 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center starting Reede, Juuni 16 keskpäeval (Kui piletid on veel saadaval). Group soodustused helistades 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,” ütles Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Meelelahutus. “This will be our fourth major card in 2017 as BROOKLYN BOXING continues to deliver dramatic moments, konkurentsivõimeline võitleb, 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. See on vaid 27 aastane, Broner (33-2, 24 Kos) still believes he is the future of the sport and looks to prove it against Garcia onLaupäev, Juuli 29.

Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, Broner has achieved more in his young career than most fighters can hope for in a lifetime. After earning world titles at 130, 135 ja 147 naela, Broner won a belt in a fourth weight division – 140 naela – oktoobris 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 Juuli 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 kuulub tuntud poks pere, ja on tuntud oma sportlaslikku ja tema karakter ringis, lihvitud tema vend ja tunnustatud treener Robert Garcia. He has held world titles at 126, 130 ja 135 naela, but has never fought above 138.

Garcia, Moreno Valley teel Oxnard, Californias., tagastatakse ring peale kahe ja poole aasta koondamisteate juulis 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 Oma viimase 21 vastased sealhulgas Roman “Kivine” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Orlando Salido and Bernabe Concepcion.