Brooklyn (Lub rau hli ntuj 13, 2017) –Four-division world champion Adrien “Qhov teeb meem” Broner thiab peb-division ntiaj teb no yeej Mikey Garcia square off in a blockbuster matchup in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^®, Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 29, nyob rau 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, yog luv nqi ntawm $950, $750, $350, $300, $250, $150, $75, thiab $50 (tsis xws li siv cov nqi), and will go on sale on Thursday, Lub rau hli ntuj 15 ntawm 10 a.m. THIAB, and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center starting Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 16 thaum tav su (Yog hais tias daim pib yog tseem muaj). Pab pawg neeg nyiaj cheb yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 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,” hais tias Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Lom ze. “This will be our fourth major card in 2017 as BROOKLYN BOXING continues to deliver dramatic moments, kev sib tw sib ntaus, 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. Ntawm cia li 27 xyoo, Broner (33-2, 24 Kos) still believes he is the future of the sport and looks to prove it against Garcia onSaturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 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 thiab 147 phaus, Broner won a belt in a fourth weight division – 140 phaus – nyob rau hauv Lub kaum hli ntuj 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 Lub Xya hli ntuj 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 is a member of a renowned boxing family, and is noted for his sportsmanship and his commanding presence in the ring, honed by his brother and acclaimed trainer Robert Garcia. He has held world titles at 126, 130 thiab 135 phaus, but has never fought above 138.

Garcia, of Moreno Valley by way of Oxnard, California., returned to the ring after a two-and-half-year layoff in July 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 ntawm nws lub xeem 21 tw nrog rau Roman “Rocky” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez, Orlando Salido and Bernabe Concepcion.