Сан-Антоніо (Снежні 14, 2017) – Непераможны тры-чэмпіён свету Майкі Гарсія will attempt to win a world title in a fourth weight class when he challenges unbeaten IBF 140-pound world champion Сяргей Lipinets на Субота, Лютага 10 жыць на ЧАС ДЛЯ ШОЎ. The matchup of top-5 ranked junior welterweights will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and is presented by Прэм'ер Бокс чэмпіёнаў.

Два-чэмпіён свету Rances Бартелеми сутыкнецца Kiryl Relikh in a rematch of their May showdown on SHOWTIME, на гэты раз за вакантны WBA 140 фунтаў тытул чэмпіёна свету. Даблхедер тытульных паядынках у падзеле шырока адкрыты 140-фунтовых стварае глебу для патэнцыйнага матчу аб'яднання.

Квіткі на мерапрыемствы, якая спрыяе Ringstar спорту і TGB Promotions, па цане $250, $75, $50 і $20. Tickets will go on sale next week and will be available at Ticketmaster.com.

29-гадовы Гарсія (37-0, 30 КО), рашуча вярнуўся ў фунт-для-фунта спісаў у 2017 забіўшы разыначкай барабанамі выбіванне Дз Златиканин, каб выйграць чэмпіянат свету WBC у лёгкай вазе ў студзені, а затым дамінуючай чэмпіёнам чатыры-падраздзяленне Адриен Broner на шляху да адзінагалосным рашэнні ў ліпені. Гарсія з'яўляецца членам вядомай сям'і бокса, і вядомы за яго спартыўны і яго камандзір прысутнасць у кольцы, вывастраныя яго брат і вядомы трэнер Роберт Гарсія.

Гарсія, з Moreno Valley шляхам Окснарда, Каліфорнія., вярнуўся на рынг пасля двух з паловай гадоў звальнення ў ліпені 2016 не прапускаючы ўдар спыніўшы былога чэмпіёна Эліа Рохас. Гарсія, які правёў сусветныя тытулы ў 126, 130 і 135 фунты, спыніўся 19 з яго апошніх 22 праціўнікі, уключаючы Рамана “Скалісты” Марцінес, Хуан Мануэль Лопес і Арланда Салидо.

“It is a dream to have the opportunity to become a four-division worldchampion,” - сказаў Гарсія. “San Antonio has some of the greatest boxing fans in the country, including some key supporters of my Robert Garcia Boxing Academy family. Since my last fight, I have stayed in the gym. I can’t wait to give the fans in Texas and those watching at home on SHOWTIME another great performance.”

непераможны Lipinets (13-0, 10 КО) захапіў супер лёгкі вага свету ў толькі яго 13^й пра бой, перамогшы Акихиро Кондо па адзінагалосным рашэнні аб Лістапада 4 на SHOWTIME. Ён родам з Казахстана, але пераехаў у Расію, калі яму было шэсць гадоў. У цяперашні час ён жыве ў Бэвэрлі-Хілз, Каліфорнія, Lipinets і навучаецца Бадзі МакГиртом.

28-гадовы падняўся на 140-фунтовыя рэйтынгу з перамогі над непераможным тады Haskell Радос, Леван Ghvamichava і Вальтэр Касціла, перш чым накаўтаваўшы Леанарда Заппавигна ў тытул чэмпіёна свету нейтралізатарам снежня мінулага. Lipinets will look to stamp his place as an elite fighter when he takes on the accomplished and dangerous Garcia on Лютага 10.

“Getting the title is one thing, but keeping the title is a more difficult task,” said Lipinets. “I’m not about to give it away to anybody. No disrespect to Mikey Garcia or anybody else out there, but I’m keeping my title. Beating Mikey Garcia will put me in the elite of boxing where I believe I belong. I’m happy my team was able to put this great fight together. I can promise you this won’t be a snoozer. It’s going to be an action-packed fight for sure.”

“We’re going to call it’ ‘Undefeated.’ That pretty much sums it up. Two undefeated fighters, champion versus champion,” said Richard Schaefer, Старшыня & Генеральны дырэктар Ringstar спорту. “It’s a big challenge for Mikey Garcia to win a championship belt in his fourth weight class. Lipinets never backs down and he’s out to show that’s he one of the biggest punchers in the division. A win for Lipinets is a game-changer for his family and his career. A win for Mikey is another feather in his cap and will help him be recognized as pound-for-pound best in the world. I’m happy to be back in San Antonio at the Alamodome. I’ve promoted some big fights there. San Antonio fight fans are in for a real treat seeing two of the best fighting each other. I’m sure the fans will embrace this fight.”

“We have another intriguing matchup of two young, hungry undefeated fighters who lay it on the line every time they step into the ring,” сказаў Том Браўн, Прэзідэнт TGB Акцыі. “As talented as Mikey is, you can’t count Lipinets out. He’s one of the hardest hitters in the 140-pound division. He’s a tough competitor and there’s a reason why he’s a world champion. He knows this is a career-defining fight and he’s going to do everything he can to spoil the party for Garcia in San Antonio on Feb. 10.”

“In three consecutive fights on SHOWTIME since his return to the sport, Mikey Garcia has solidified his position on boxing’s pound-for-pound lists,” сказаў Стывен Эспиноза, Выканаўчы віцэ-прэзідэнт і генеральны менеджэр, Showtime спорту. “Mikey has proven he’s willing to take on the most avoided opponents in any division as he seeks out the biggest possible matchups in the sport. He’ll face yet another dangerous opponent in Sergey Lipinets, an undefeated champion in his own right, as he seeks to become a four-division world champion. On the heels of Errol Spence vs. Lamont Peterson on Студзеня 20, a matchup of consensus top-10 welterweights, we’re proud to deliver this main event of top-5 ranked fighters to build on the momentum.”

Бартэльмі (26-0, 13 КО), who was born in Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba and now lives in Las Vegas, has won world titles at 130 і 135 фунты. He defeated Relikh by unanimous decision in his debut at 140 pound in his last fight on Мая 20. If he defeats Relikh again, he will become the first Cuban boxer to win world championships in three different weight classes. He defeated Argenis Mendez by unanimous decision to win the 130-pound world title in 2014 and a year later scored a unanimous decision over Denis Shafikov for the 135-pound world title. Бартэльмі, 31, has two brothers, Yan and Leduan, who are professional boxers who he trains alongside with under the tutelage of Ismael Salas.

Relikh (21-2, 19 КО) believes that he won the first match with Barthelemy and that the scorecards did not reflect the competitive nature of the fight. The 28-year-old nearly had Barthelemy out after landing a barrage of punches that penned Barthelemy on the ropes, but he was only awarded a knockdown. In the eighth round, Barthelemy came back to drop Relikh with a body shot. Shortly after the Мая 20 title eliminator, the WBA ordered a rematch, this time to be contested for the vacant 140-pound title. This will be Relikh’s second world title shot after the fighter from Minsk, Belarus lost a unanimous decision to Ricky Burns in Glasgow, Scotland on Oct. 7, 2016.