Adrien Broner vs. Майкі Гарсія
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Субота, Ліпеня 29 * У прамым эфіры на SHOWTIME
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Нью-Ёрк (Чэрвеня 1, 2017) - Сёння, Showtime спорту® announced a blockbuster matchup between two of boxing’s biggest stars as three-division world champion Mikey Garcia moves up in weight to 140 pounds to face four-division champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®, Субота, Ліпеня 29, жыць на SHOWTIME. Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia is presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
In yet another significant main event matchup on SHOWTIME, these world-class fighters will meet at a critical time in their respective careers. A three-division world champion at the age of 23, and one of the youngest four-division world champions in boxing history, the flamboyant Broner remains one of the most accomplished and popular athletes – and perhaps the most polarizing – 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. An experienced fighter at just 27 гадоў, Broner (33-2, 24 КО) still believes he is the future of the sport and promises to prove it against Garcia on July 29.
Майкі Гарсія, 29 years old and undefeated (36-0, 30 КО), is a recently crowned lightweight champion on a self-appointed journey to become a household name in the sport of boxing. Garcia will move up in weight for the second time in just three fights to challenge Broner. Garcia represents a boxing family developing legendary status in the modern era of the sport. He is renowned for his sportsmanship and his commanding presence in the ring, вывастраныя яго брат і вядомы трэнер Роберт Гарсія. Mikey has held world titles at 126, 130 і 135 фунты, but has never fought north of 138.
Субота, Ліпеня 29 будзе 19й live boxing event on SHOWTIME this year. The main event bout will be a WBC 12-round special attraction.
“SHOWTIME Sports continues to deliver the most anticipated matchups, the most important events and the most thrilling fights in boxing,"Сказаў Стывен Эспиноза, Выканаўчы віцэ-прэзідэнт і генеральны менеджэр, Showtime спорту. “We consistently feature top-rated champions and challengers. The best are fighting the best and the results have been spectacular. Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia is a fight that fight fans have dreamed of—an undefeated, young star facing one of the best 140-pound fighters in the sport, both men in the prime of their respective careers. Ліпеня 29 promises to be a memorable night in a year already full of memorable boxing events.”
Broner, Цынцынаці, Агаё, has achieved more in his young career than most fighters can hope for in a lifetime. After earning world titles at 130, 135 і 147 фунты, Broner won a belt in a fourth weight division – 140 pounds – in October 2015 when he defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev via 12й round stoppage to become the second youngest four-division champion in boxing history at 26 (behind Oscar De La Hoya, 24). Як аматар, Broner compiled a record of 300 перамог, 19 losses under the guidance of his trainer Mike Stafford, who has remained in Broner’s corner throughout his entire career. Broner will turn 28 years old on Ліпеня 28, the day before his bout with Garcia.
Once considered one of the top young pound-for-pound boxers in the world, Майкі Гарсія, з Moreno Valley шляхам Окснарда, Каліфорнія., вярнуўся на рынг пасля двух з паловай гадоў звальнення ў ліпені 2016 without missing a beat. He scored a dominant fifth-round stoppage over former world champion Elio Rojas in his first fight back. Затым, Garcia became a three-division champion by beating previously undefeated lightweight world champion Dejan Zlaticanin with a vicious third-round knockout last January. Garcia has stopped 19 з яго апошніх 21 opponents including Roman “Rocky” Martinez, Хуан Мануэль Лопес, Orlando Salido and Bernabe Concepcion.
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