SAN ANTONIO (Dezember 14, 2017) – Unbesiegt Dreiteilung Weltmeister Mikey Garcia will attempt to win a world title in a fourth weight class when he challenges unbeaten IBF 140-pound world champion Sergey Lipinets auf Samstag, Februar 10 weiterleben SHOW TIME. The matchup of top-5 ranked junior welterweights will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and is presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

Zwei-Teilung Weltmeister Rances Barthelemy konfrontiert sein wird Kiryl Relikh in a rematch of their May showdown on SHOWTIME, dieses Mal um den vakanten WBA-140-Pfund-WM-Titel. Die Doppel der Titelkämpfe in der weit offenen 140-Pfund-Division bereitet die Bühne für eine mögliche Einigung Spiel.

Tickets für die Veranstaltung, die durch Ringstar Sport und TGB Promotions gefördert wird, sind zum Preis von $250, $75, $50 und $20. Tickets will go on sale next week and will be available at Ticketmaster.com.

Der 29-jährige Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs), mit Nachdruck zurück Pound-for-Pound-Listen in 2017 durch einen Highlight-Knockout von Dejan Zlatičanin Ritzen der WBC-Leichtgewicht-Weltmeisterschaft im Januar zu gewinnen und dann vier-Division Champion Adrien Broner auf dem Weg zu einem einstimmigen Beschluss im Juli dominierte. Garcia ist ein Mitglied einer renommierten Box-Familie, und ist bekannt für seine Sportlichkeit und seine eindrucksvolle Präsenz im Ring festgestellt, geschliffen von seinem Bruder und gefeierten Trainer Robert Garcia.

Garcia, von Moreno Valley haft Oxnard, Calif., wieder in den Ring nach einer zwei-und-Halbjahr Entlassung im Juli 2016 ohne aus dem Takt von Ex-Champion Elio Rojas stoppen. Garcia, wer hat Welt gehalten Titel an 126, 130 und 135 Pfund, hat angehalten 19 seiner letzten 22 Gegner einschließlich Roman “Felsig” Martinez, Juan Manuel Lopez und Orlando Salido.

“It is a dream to have the opportunity to become a four-division worldchampion,” Sagte Garcia. “San Antonio has some of the greatest boxing fans in the country, including some key supporters of my Robert Garcia Boxing Academy family. Seit meinem letzten Kampf, 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.”

Die ungeschlagene Lipinets (13-0, 10 KOs) gefangen sein ein superleichten WM-Titel in nur 13^th Profikampf durch Akihiro Kondo über eine einmütige Entscheidung zu besiegen auf November 4 auf Showtime. Er stammt ursprünglich aus Kasachstan zog aber nach Russland, als er sechs Jahre alt war,. Er lebt derzeit in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, Lipinets und wird von Buddy McGirt trainiert.

Die 28-jährige nach oben bewegt, um die 140-Pfund-Rankings mit Siegen über dann ungeschlagen Haskell Rhodes, Levan Ghvamichava und Walter Castillo vor Ausschlagen Leonardo Zappavigna in einem WM-Titel-Eliminator im Dezember letzten Jahres. Lipinets will look to stamp his place as an elite fighter when he takes on the accomplished and dangerous Garcia on Februar 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,” sagte Richard Schaefer, Vorsitzende & CEO von Ringstar Sport. “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,” sagte Tom Brown, Präsident der TGB Promotions. “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,” sagte Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President und General Manager, Showtime Sports. “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 Januar 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.”

Barthelemy (26-0, 13 KOs), who was born in Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba and now lives in Las Vegas, has won world titles at 130 und 135 Pfund. He defeated Relikh by unanimous decision in his debut at 140 pound in his last fight on Mai 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. Barthelemy, 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 KOs) 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 Mai 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.