Unbeaten Three-Division World Champion Garcia Challenges Unbeaten Junior Welterweight World Champion Lipinets in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Main Event
САН АНТОНИО, ТКС (Јануар 19, 2018) – The highly anticipated showdown between undefeated three-division world champion Микеи Гарсија and IBF 140-pound champion Сергеи Липинетс has been rescheduled for Saturday, Март 10тх. The Premier Boxing Champions event was set to take place on 10. фебруар, but Garcia’s quest for a fourth world title had to be rescheduled following a training injury to Lipinets’ рука. The fight will be live on SHOWTIME and will remain in San Antonio but move to the Freeman Coliseum.
Ticket information will be released early next week. Those holding tickets for the original date at the Alamodome will receive priority on seat exchange for the new venue. Улазнице се по цени од $250, $150, $75, $50 и $20 and will be available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 210 556-6390. The event is promoted by Ringstar Sports and TGB Promotions, in association with Leija-Battah Promotions.
The remainder of the card will remain the same including the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, which will see two-division world champion Ранцес Бартоломеј преузимајући Кирил Реликх in a rematch of their thrilling fight last May, this time for the vacant WBA 140-pound world title. The doubleheader of title bouts in the wide-open 140-pound division sets the stage for a potential unification match.
The 29-year-old Garcia (37-0, 30 КОс), emphatically returned to pound-for-pound lists in 2017 by scoring a highlight reel knockout of Dejan Zlaticanin to win the WBC Lightweight World Championship in January and then dominating four-division champion Adrien Broner on his way to a unanimous decision in July. 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.
Гарсија, of Moreno Valley by way of Oxnard, Цалиф., returned to the ring after a two-and-half-year layoff in July 2016 without missing a beat by stopping former champion Elio Rojas. Гарсија, who has held world titles at 126, 130 и 135 фунти, has stopped 19 од његова последња 22 opponents including Roman “Стеновит” Мартинез, Juan Manuel Lopez and Orlando Salido.
With a win, Garcia would become only the third fighter in modern history to become champion at 126, 130, 135 and 140-pounds, joining future Hall of Famers Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao*.
The unbeaten Lipinets (13-0, 10 КОс) captured a super lightweight world title in just his 13тх pro fight by defeating Akihiro Kondo via a unanimous decision on Новембар 4 на СХОВТИМЕ. He is originally from Kazakhstan but moved to Russia when he was six years old. He currently lives in Beverly Hills, Калифорнија, Lipinets and is trained by Buddy McGirt.
The 28-year-old moved up the 140-pound rankings with victories over then unbeaten Haskell Rhodes, Levan Ghvamichava and Walter Castillo before knocking out Leonardo Zappavigna in a world title eliminator last December. Lipinets will look to stamp his place as an elite fighter when he takes on the accomplished and dangerous Garcia on March 10.
*Pacquiao won lineal championships at 126 and 140-pounds, although he did not win alphabet titles.
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