BROOKLYN (Juin 13, 2017) –Quatre-division champion du monde Adrien “Le Problème” Broner et trois division champion du monde Mikey Garcia square off in a blockbuster matchup in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^®, Samedi, Juillet 29, en direct sur Showtime, presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, la maison de BROOKLYN BOXE ™.

Les billets pour l'événement, qui est promu par Mayweather Promotions et DiBella Entertainment, sont au prix de $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, et $50 (non compris les frais applicables), and will go on sale on Jeudi, Juin 15 à 10 a.m. ET, et peuvent être achetés à ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com ou en appelant 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center starting Vendredi, Juin 16 à midi (si les billets sont encore disponibles). Les rabais de groupe sont disponibles en téléphonant 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,” dit Brett Yormark, PDG de Brooklyn Sports & Divertissement. “This will be our fourth major card in 2017 as BROOKLYN BOXING continues to deliver dramatic moments, combats compétitifs, 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, et 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. À seulement 27 ans, Broner (33-2, 24 KOs) still believes he is the future of the sport and looks to prove it against Garcia onSamedi, Juillet 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 et 147 livres, Broner won a belt in a fourth weight division – 140 livres – en Octobre 2015 when he defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev via 12^e 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 Juillet 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 est membre d'une famille de boxe renommée, et est réputé pour sa sportivité et sa présence imposante dans le ring, adouci par son frère et entraîneur Robert Garcia acclamé. He has held world titles at 126, 130 et 135 livres, but has never fought above 138.

Garcia, de Moreno Valley par voie de Oxnard, Calif., de retour sur le ring après une mise à pied de deux ans et demi ans en Juillet 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 de son dernier 21 adversaires y compris Roman “Rocheux” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Orlando Salido and Bernabe Concepcion.