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ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & FOTO'S

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Unbeaten Welterweight World Champion Spence Battles Undefeated Four-Division World Champion Garcia In Historic Showdown On First Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event

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LOS ANGELES (Februari 16, 2019) – Ongeslagen weltergewicht wereldkampioen Errol Spence Jr. and undefeated four-division champion Mikey Garcia previewed their upcoming showdown and faced-off live on FOX at a press conference in Los Angeles Saturday as they near their battle for pound-for-pound supremacy that headlines a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, Maart 16 van AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Spence and Garcia were joined on stage at the press conference by a living legend,Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, who won titles in five weight divisions and fought Sugar Ray Leonard in one of the most memorable welterweight fights in history.

The event also featured an interview via satellite with Dallas Cowboys Owner, President and General Manager Jerry Jones, who shared his thoughts on the electrifying event coming to AT&T Stadium, before Spence and Garcia were gifted personalize Cowboys jerseys by two Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.

Tickets for the March 16 evenement, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Ringstar Sports, zijn nu te koop, en kan worden gekocht op SeatGeek.com, de officiële ticketaanbieder van AT&T Stadium.

Also in attendance at the press conference were undefeated former 168-pound champion David Benavidez and heavyweight fan-favorite Chris Arreola, who compete on the PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View undercard as Benavidez battles veteran contender J'Leon Liefde, while Arreola matches up against unbeaten Jean Pierre Augustin.

Here is what the press conference participants had to say Saturday from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live-:

ERROL SPENCE JR.

“I train old school so I don’t worry about how Mikey is planning to get stronger at the weight. I’m not worried about it and I don’t think it will make a difference in the fight. I’m just going to focus on what I have to do to be at my best.

“Size always matters, but when you get in there, aan het einde van de dag, it’s about skills and intelligence. I’m not going to rely on size. I’m going to focus on my talent. If I can roll through him, then I’ll show my killer instinct and try to get him out of there. I’m going to use my ability to break him down.

“At first I thought he was just chasing my name when he was calling me out. Once it became real, I saw how serious he was. At that point I was very confident it would happen.

“I’m not the bully here because Mikey really pushed for the fight. The other champions weren’t available at the time, plus Mikey is the only top fighter who called me out. I knew this was a fight I wanted.

“Mikey is undefeated, has a great skill set and has won a title at 140-pounds. I don’t see him as that small a fighter. He has a technical style that’s very traditional. He likes to use angles to set his opponent’s up.

“We’re focused on what I can do and what our game plan is. I always spar the same people no matter what because they get me into the condition I need to be in and they have me primed for any challenge.

“The welterweight division has always been one of the strongest divisions in the sport and it is like that now. We just need to fight each other. I’m ready to fight any of them. Whoever ends up on top from this group, will end being a Hall of Famer. That’s how you become an all-time great.

“This is something I’ve been waiting for my whole life. I’m focused and prepared for this challenge. It’s going to be all eyes on me and Mikey in that ring and I can’t wait.

“I’m happy that someone is challenging me. I’ve been looking for an opponent like him. He’s established himself in this sport. I’m happy to be able to take on this challenge. I’m looking for a skillful Mikey Garcia to bring the best out of me on March 16.

“My vision is that my hand will be raised in victory, whether it’s a knockout or a 12-round grueling fight, I’m preparing for the best Mikey Garcia skill wise, strength wise and as far as his ring intelligence.”

MIKEY GARCIA

“These are the kinds of challenges I want. I need someone like Errol Spence Jr., with his demeanor and style, to bring the best out of me. I want the world to finally see the full Mikey Garcia.

“The training that we did in the Bay Area definitely helped me. We are going up in weight and needed to do a different type of training. We wanted to make sure that we gained a little bit of mass so that I can be able to hold off Errol Spence’s weight and strength.

“The key to my strength training was that we didn’t want to lose my speed and explosiveness. I can see now that I’m back in sparring that I still have that speed while also gaining the muscle we had to.

“If people say Errol is bigger, that’s just obvious. But who’s faster? Who has better timing? There’s a lot more that goes into this sport and who’s going to win this particular fight.

“This has been one of the toughest camps I’ve ever had. We’re working on a lot of different methods and techniques to be at our very best. He’s going to be bigger than me on fight night, but that’s part of the challenge. I’ve know that since the beginning and that’s why we’ve trained the way we have.

“When I saw him fight Lamont Peterson I decided that Errol Spence Jr. was the fight I wanted one day. People tried to talk me out of it, but now they’re all on board. People have now started to see what I’m going to be capable of on March 16.

“I want the best Errol Spence Jr. I know he’s a great fighter with a lot of skills and talent. He hasn’t needed to use all of his skills, net zoals mij. He does everything well, but nothing spectacular. I just feel like I’m the better fighter. I think I have the advantage everywhere except maybe power, but we’ll find out on fight night.

“This is history in the making. I’m trying to establish a great legacy. This is the kind of fight that I need. I know my fans are going to show up and give me a lot of support. This fight truly excites me and motivates.

“I’m not going to let this fight slip away. I’m going to establish myself as one of the best of the generation and eventually one of the best of all time.

“Even though some people believe I’m the underdog, I don’t see myself that way. I’m undefeated and I think Errol knows that I pose a challenge. It’s no easy task for either one of us. This is the fight that I need for my legacy.”

DERRICK JAMES, Spence Trainer

“This fight is all about the skillset, not the size. Size will come into play a little bit, but we’re going to show the skillset that we have to beat this guy. That’s what Errol is going to show.

“Mikey Garcia has a good technical style. But there’s always a method to take down a great fighter. I think that a day like today will inspire us even more to work even harder. We can see him right in front of us. Its real and we can’t wait.

“When I first saw Errol we were actually sparring each other. We started working together and I got to see him walk through guy after guy. We knew he was a great athlete, but it took time to build to where I started to realize he was something special.”

ROBERT GARCIA, Garcia's broer & Trainer

“This is a big challenge for us to go up in weight to fight the best welterweight in the world. But it’s not like its’ never been done before and I know Mikey has the skills and power to pull it off. That’s what we’re coming to Dallas to do.

“This is an opportunity for Mikey to continue building his legacy. He wants to be known as one of the greatest fighters of all time and a win over Errol Spence Jr. is a big step toward that.

“I don’t think they’ve overlooking Mikey. “They know the talent he has. They’re getting ready for a great fight like they’ve done before. I think they know that they’re in for a real fight.”

DAVID Benavidez

“I’m back here in this stage and that’s all that matters. I’m living and learning. I can’t wait to be in position to again fight for the world title.

‘I actually sparred with J’Leon Love when I was 15-years-old. He’s a great fighter who’s a veteran. Ik ga hem niet met uitzicht. I’m training for this fight like it’s a world title fight. Whatever style he comes with, I’m going to be ready for it.

“I’m better than ever. Everything has been a lesson learned. I had to sit out while I lost my spot, so now I’m more motivated than ever. This year we’re leaving the past in the past and coming back stronger.”

Chris Arreola

“I’m excited to be back. It was a long layoff where I spent time with my son and watched him grow. I missed that feeling of being in front of fans and getting that nervous energy right before a fight.

“I’m anticipating and I’m hoping for a rowdy crowd on March 16. There will be a lot of Spence and Garcia fans and a whole lot of great fights. Us Mexicans, we love fights.

“I know that my opponent is a southpaw and he’s slick. He’s going to try to out box me. I know he’s not going to want to stay in my wheelhouse. I have to be in shape to go the distance and be ready for shots coming from different angles.”

JERRY JONES, Dallas Cowboys Owner, President and General Manager

On hosting Spence and Garcia at separate Cowboys home games last season:
“It was just good to rub elbows with champions. I want all that they have to rub off on me and the Dallas Cowboys.

“The fact that FOX is involved and their interest in this fight is amazing. We’ve had great events with FOX, including the Super Bowl. Our stadium was really built for boxing. These fighters will be standing 70 feet tall suspended above the ring on the video board. It’s an excellent way to feel like you’re so close you’re receiving the blows from these great fighters.

“We’re so excited for our Mexican-American fan base. This is a great area for boxing. We endear ourselves to be involved with an event like this in anyway the Cowboys can. Especially with two great fighters like Spence and Garcia.

“I think you’ll see a fight with outstanding champions involved on March 16. You don’t get to see the best against the best very often. At AT&T Stadium, you’ll see it in a way that can’t be matched at normal sports venues. The aura of having thousands of fans like at a football game is unmatched. It’s a grand experience and we’re proud to be a part of boxing.”

RICHARD SCHAEFER, Voorzitter & CEO van Ringstar Sports

“The winner of this fight will be pound-for-pound the best in the world. Everybody would agree both of these guys are near the top of that list, and I believe whoever wins will be number one. This is a coronation for who is today the king of the sport.

“Mikey Garcia is technically one of the best fighters in the world. Errol Spence Jr. is a strong, determined fighter who just wants to prove that he’s the best. This fight is a chance for both guys to prove they’re the best in the world.”

TOM BROWN, President van TGB Promotions

“This is a true blockbuster event, worthy of this incredible press conference live on FOX. These two fighters are not only superstars of the sport, but the winner of this fight will be able to make the claim of being number one pound-for-pound.

“FOX and the Dallas Cowboys have given a tremendous amount of support to this event and we anticipate an unforgettable evening on March 16. Mikey Garcia is truly daring to be great against a fighter in Errol Spence Jr. who has established himself as the class of the 147-pound division.”

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OVER SPENCE VS. GARCIA
Spence vs. Garcia is a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event that is headlined by unbeaten IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. defending his title against four-division world champion Mikey Garcia on Saturday, Maart 16 van AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View undercard will feature undefeated former super middleweight champion David Benavidez battling veteran contender J’Leon Love, unbeaten former bantamweight champion Luis Nery taking on former champion McJoe Arroyo and fan-favorite Chris Arreola facing unbeaten Jean Pierre Augustin.

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About AT&T Stadium:
AT&T Stadium is one of the largest, most technologically advanced entertainment venues in the world. Designed by HKS and built by Manhattan Construction, de $1.2 billion stadium features two monumental arches, the world’s largest HDTV video board cluster, an expansive retractable roof and the largest retractable end zone doors in the world. Features of the stadium include seating for 80,000 and expandability for up to 100,000, over 300 luxe suites, club seating on multiple levels and the Dallas Cowboys Pro Shop, open to the public year round. The stadium is also home to a world-class collection of contemporary art, made up of over 50 pieces from an international array of curated artists displayed on the walls and in the grand public spaces of the venue. In addition to being the Home of the Dallas Cowboys since opening in 2009, the stadium has hosted Super Bowl XLV, de 2010 NBA All Star Game, de 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, de 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship Game and the annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The venue has also played host to high school and college football, concerten, championship fights, international soccer matches, and other special events. Voor meer informatie, ga naar www.attstadium.com.
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Unbeaten Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. Battles Undefeated Four-Division World Champion Mikey Garcia In Historic Showdown On First Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event

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Zaterdag, Maart 16 Van AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

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Blockbuster Event to Feature Unbeaten Former 168-Pound Champion David Benavidez, Undefeated Former Bantamweight Champion Luis Nery & Fan Favorite Chris Arreola In Separate Bouts on Four-Fight Pay-Per-View Card



ARLINGTON, TX. (Februari 14, 2019) – Unbeaten IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “De Waarheid” Spence Jr. defends his title against undefeated four-division champion Mikey Garcia in a highly anticipated and historic showdown for pound-for-pound supremacy that headlines a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, Maart 16 van AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The four-fight pay-per-view card will also see unbeaten former super middleweight world champion David Benavidez taking on veteran contender J'Leon Liefde in een confrontatie van 10 ronden, undefeated former 118-pound champion Luis Nery vechten voormalig kampioen McJoe Arroyo in a 10-round attraction and fan-favorite Chris “De nachtmerrie” Arreola facing unbeaten Jean Pierre Augustin for 10-rounds of action.

Tickets for this showdown, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Ringstar Sports, zijn nu te koop, en kunnen worden gekocht bij SeatGeek.com, de officiële ticketaanbieder van AT&T Stadium.

Spence and Garcia will go face-to-face on Saturday, Februari 16 at a press conference in Los Angeles that will air live on FOX from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles beginning at 4:30 p.m. AND / 1:30 p.m. PT. The press conference is open to ticket holders for the Leo Santa Cruz vs. Rafael Rivera featherweight championship fight.

Op Dinsdag, Februari 19, Spence and Garcia will square off at a press conference from
AT&T Stadium where they will finally go toe-to-toe on March 16.

Garcia is stepping up two weight classes from his last fight to challenge Spence for the welterweight title in Spence’s backyard, not far from the Dallas suburb of DeSoto where Spence grew up a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan. Garcia will be fighting in Texas for the ninth time as a pro and figures to be buoyed by the large contingent of Mexican and Mexican-American fans that will be in attendance.

His task has historical parallels to the paths taken by great fighters like Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao, who all moved up multiple weight classes to challenge all-time great welterweights. Mosley and Pacquiao were both successful in moving up from lightweight to defeat Oscar De La Hoya, while Marquez’s rise to welterweight was halted in a decision loss to Floyd Mayweather.

Spence is a power-punching welterweight who has stopped his last 11 opponents heading into this intriguing matchup against the brilliant tactician that Garcia has established himself as. With a clash of two superb boxers in the prime of their careers and squarely in the top-five of the mythical pound-for-pound rankings, the winner can stake a claim as the best boxer in the sport today.

“Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia is a matchup of two highly-skilled and accomplished fighters in a true blockbuster showdown,” zei Tom Brown, President van TGB Promotions. “Fans will get to see the hometown hero Spence against the Mexican-American superstar Garcia with huge contingents of fans uplifting them to put on a performance to match the moment. Combined with a jam-packed pay-per-view undercard of action fights, this has all the makings of a once-in-a-lifetime event.”

“Spence vs. Garcia is an event that transcends boxing and is a coronation that will crown the new ‘King of Boxing,'” zegt Richard Schaefer, Voorzitter en CEO van Ringstar Sports. “Naast het hoofdevenement, fight fans will be treated to a spectacular night of boxing featuring three of the most exciting Mexican fighters in the sport in David Benavidez, Luis Nery and Chris Arreola. This is exactly what a pay-per-view card is and should be all about: entertainment and non-stop action from the first bell to the last!”

“We are proud to host a boxing match of this magnitude with Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia,” said Dallas Cowboys Owner, President and General Manager Jerry Jones. “AT&T Stadium was built to house the greatest sporting events on the planet, and we feel we have another incredible boxing event on the horizon with this matchup in our building on March 16.”

Spence (24-0, 21 KO) is no stranger to big stadium events as he won the IBF title by traveling to England to take on then-champion Kell Brook at Bramhall Lane soccer stadium on May 27, 2017. In front of a raucous crowd of over 27,000 loyal Brook supporters, the 28-year-old Spence stopped Brook in round 11 to wrest away the title.

This will be Spence’s third defense of the title. After beating Brook, he successfully defended it with an eighth-round stoppage of two-division champion Lamont Peterson and then knocked out mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo in the first round in his last fight at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, near his hometown of Desoto, Texas on June 16. Spence turned pro shortly after representing the U.S. bij de 2012 London Olympics with much promise and rose to the championship ranks with wins over former champion Chris Algieri and veteran contenders Leonard Bundu, Alejandro Barrera and Chris van Heerden.

“I can’t wait for March 16th. It doesn’t get bigger than this,” said Spence. “Fighting at AT&T Stadium in my hometown is a dream come true. If I beat Mikey Garcia the way I plan on beating him, I will be the guy in the sport. This is my year and Mikey isn’t going to stop me. I am training like this is the biggest fight of my life and I want to put on a great show for the fans and win convincingly.”

Garcia (39-0, 30 KO) is striving to put together a legendary career and is aggressively pursuing that goal. He has won world championships at featherweight, junior lichtgewicht, lightweight and junior welterweight. He now eyes a welterweight title against the consensus class of the division in Spence. Fighting out of Moreno Valley, Californië, Garcia unified the IBF and WBC Lightweight World Championships in his last bout by scoring unanimous decision victory over Robert Easter, Jr. juli 28.

The 31-year-old first reached the championship ranks by blitzing through the featherweight and junior lightweight division, defeating Orlando Salido, Juan Manuel Lopez, Roman Martinez and Juan Carlos Burgos to establish himself as a star in the sport. Garcia has been on a fast track since ending a nearly 2-1/2-year hiatus with a knockout victory over Elios Rojas in 2016. After the victory over Rojas, Garcia scored a KO victory over Dejan Zlaticanin for the WBC lightweight championship in January 2017, before defeating four-division champion Adrien Broner in July and then captured a title at 140-pounds by dropping and defeating Sergey Lipinets last March.

“In my career I’ve always sought to fight the best in boxing and this fight against Errol Spence Jr. is just that,” Said Garcia. “I want to be known as one of the all-time greats and what better way to do that than to win a welterweight title and become a five-division world champion. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Errol and what he’s accomplished, but I fully expect to leave the ring at AT&T Stadium with the welterweight world title. This is a match that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time and I plan on giving the fans a performance they’ll never forget.”

The 22-year-old Benavidez (20-0, 17 KO) became the youngest fighter to ever win a super middleweight title in 2017 when he defeated Ronald Gavril at just 20-years-old. Fighting out of Phoenix, Benavidez’s older brother Jose is also a pro fighter who challenged Terrence Crawford last year. Benavidez most recently won a rematch against Gavril last February, and as WBC “Champion in Recess” he will look to reclaim his belt against the winner of the Anthony Dirrell vs. Avni Yildirim bout for the vacant title on February 23.

Born in Detroit but fighting out of Las Vegas, Liefde (24-2-1, 13 KO) has long been amongst the top contenders at super middleweight and most recently lost a decision to Peter Quillin in August. The 31-year-old had been previously unbeaten in seven bouts heading into the contest against Quillin.

Currently riding a nine-fight knockout streak, Nery (28-0, 24 KO) will look to get one step closer to a fight to regain a bantamweight title when he steps into the ring March 16. The 24-year-old from Tijuana, Mexico twice traveled to Japan and stopped Shinsuke Yamanaka in WBC title fights. In 2018 he stopped Jason Canoy and Renson Robles heading into his U.S. debut against Arroyo.

Een 2008 Olympian for his home country of Puerto Rico, Arroyo (18-2. 8 KO) captured a 115-pound championship with a technical decision over Arthur Villanueva in their 2015 clash. After dropping decisions against Rau’shee Warren and Jerwin Ancajas, the 33-year-old most recently defeated Sander Diaz last June.

An exciting brawler inside the ring, Arreola (37-5-1, 32 KO) is well-known for challenging the best heavyweights in the sport throughout his career, and for becoming a popular attraction in and around his native Los Angeles for his fighting style and persona. The 37-year-old faced the likes of Vitali Klitschko, Tomasz Adamek, and Bermane Stiverne, before challenging Deontay Wilder for his title in 2016. After a brief retirement, Arreola returned to stop Maurenzo Smith last December.

Unbeaten and fighting out of Louisville, Augustin (17-0-1, 12 KO) will face his toughest and most experienced test to date in Arreola. Geboren in Haïti, Augustin turned pro in 2014 and has steadily climbed up the heavyweight rankings.

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About AT&T Stadium:
AT&T Stadium is one of the largest, most technologically advanced entertainment venues in the world. Designed by HKS and built by Manhattan Construction, de $1.2 billion stadium features two monumental arches, the world’s largest HDTV video board cluster, an expansive retractable roof and the largest retractable end zone doors in the world. Features of the stadium include seating for 80,000 and expandability for up to 100,000, over 300 luxe suites, club seating on multiple levels and the Dallas Cowboys Pro Shop, open to the public year round. The stadium is also home to a world-class collection of contemporary art, made up of over 50 pieces from an international array of curated artists displayed on the walls and in the grand public spaces of the venue. In addition to being the Home of the Dallas Cowboys since opening in 2009, the stadium has hosted Super Bowl XLV, de 2010 NBA All Star Game, de 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, de 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship Game and the annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The venue has also played host to high school and college football, concerten, championship fights, international soccer matches, and other special events. Voor meer informatie, ga naar www.attstadium.com.
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Welterweight Champion Errol Spence Jr. & Four-Division Champion Mikey Garcia to Square Off at Unprecedented Live Press Conference on FOX & FOX Deportes This Saturday, Februari 16 bij 4:30 p.m. AND / 1:30 p.m. PT from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live-

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Fighters to Preview Blockbuster Showdown During Nationally Televised Press Conference Leading up to Saturday, Maart 16 FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

LOS ANGELES(Februari 11, 2019) – Unbeaten welterweight championErrol Spence Jr.and undefeated four-division championMikey Garciawill go face-to-face at a special FOX PBC PRESS CONFERENCE that will air live on FOX and FOX Deportes this Saturday, Februari 16 bij 4:30 p.m. AND / 1:30 p.m. PT from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

“Errol Spence Jr. versus Mikey Garcia is one of the most intriguing fights of the year and having them face off before a live audience on network television is an unprecedented and unique way to build interest for this fight,” said Bill Wanger, EVP van programmeren, Live Operations and Research, FOX Sports. “We’re excited to highlight these two undefeated fighters before they go toe-to-toe in the ring.”

“This is a historic occasion. I can’t recall the last time, if ever, in my 30 years in the sport when there has been a press conference live on broadcast television,” zei Tom Brown, President van TGB Promoties. “It’s just further proof of the commitment that FOX has to the sport and the PBC boxers. It’s also a win for the fans who tune-in because they will get a sneak peek at what awaits when these two champions step into the ring at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on March 16.”

“Spence vs. Garcia is a more than a fight. It is an event that will determine who is pound-for-pound the best fighter in the world,” zegt Richard Schaefer, Voorzitter en CEO van Ringstar Sports. “It is an event that transcends boxing. The legendary AT&T Stadium is the perfect host for this event, where two champions in the prime of their careers will put their records and their legacies on the line. Op maart 16, the world will be watching and witness one of the biggest events of our generation.”

The hour-long show on FOX will be hosted by Kate Abdo along with analysts Ray Mancini and newly crowned IBF World Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant. Kenny Albert hosts the press conference with fighters in the ring, while Jimmy Lennon Jr. introduces fighters. Heidi Androl serves as the reporter, adding interviews during the show. Spence and Garcia will preview their upcoming FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View showdown taking place Saturday, Maart 16 van AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Boxing fans can tune-in at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT for more PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes coverage as a three-fight broadcast kicks off from Microsoft Theater with WBA Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz defending his title against Mexico’s Rafael Rivera in the main event.

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MIKEY GARCIA UNIFIES LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION AGAINST ROBERT EASTER JR. SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES

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Luis Ortiz Registers Second-Round TKO of Razvan Cojanu in Co-Feature

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Mario Barrios Remains Undefeated With Eighth-Round TKO Against Jose Roman

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LOS ANGELES (Juli 28, 2018) – Mikey Garcia became the 10th lightweight champion to unify the division with a unanimous decision against Robert Easter Jr. Saturday on SHOWTIME, and immediately afterward set his sights on boxing’s best, namely Errol Spence Jr.

Full fight highlights here: https://s.sho.com/2LzlnJ6

 

 

 

 

All three judges scored the fight in favor of Garcia,118-109, 117-110, 116-111, in an electrifying fight in front of 12,560 fans at Staples Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

 

The four-division world champion Garcia (39-0, 30 KO) – who was fighting in his native Southern California for the first time in seven years – keeps his 135-pound WBC title, and also claims Easter’s IBF Lightweight belt

 

 

 

 

“I’m here for the biggest challenges,”Zei Garcia, 30, who unified a title for the first time in his career. “I don’t know if there is anyone that is a bigger challenge than Errol Spence. I know he’s up to fight everyone so let’s make it happen. I think it can be made. I think that’s the next big fight coming up.

 

 

 

 

“I feel I have the power and the skillset to compete in any division up to welterweight. He’s the toughest guy at welterweight so I want to face him.”

 

 

 

 

Garcia scored a knock down in the third round against Easter (21-1, 14 KO) van Toledo, Ohio, who was sent to the canvas for just the second time in his career. A strong right jab put Easter out of position, immediately followed by a devastating left hook sent Easter down with 24 seconds remaining in the round.

 

 

 

 

Garcia got better as the fight progressed. In the final four rounds Garcia out-landed Easter 95-34 in total punches and ended the fight being the more active fighter throwing 555 punches to Easter’s 507. He connected on nearly 40 percent of his power shots while Easter landed at a 24 percent clip.

 

 

 

 

“It’s a great accomplishment being here in L.A.,” Garcia said. “I was in control most of the fight, and I did what I had to do. I knew he was a tough opponent. He’s a tough warrior. He gave a great fight but I was a better fighter. I was in control of the fight and I did what I had to do to win.”

 

 

 

 

Pasen, who went into the Garcia locker room after the fight to congratulate his opponent, was gracious in defeat.

 

 

 

 

“Whenever we step in the ring we are both putting our lives on the line and tonight Mikey was victorious,” said Easter, who entered the fight as the longest reigning champion at 135 pond. “I just couldn’t find the timing and I just couldn’t let my right hand go. He caught me with a clean shot and I went down, but I got up like a true champion.”

 

 

 

 

 

During an interview at the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING host desk, Spence, a fellow top-five pound-for-pound great, said he would “definitely” welcome a fight with Garcia. “I feel like that’s the best fight available for me right now with Shawn [Slijtage] and Danny [Garcia] fighting in September. Keith Thurman is still recovering and needs a tune up.

Full interview here: https://s.sho.com/2veXH1T.

 

 

 

 

“He’s daring to be great, he wants to be great, he wants to move up and dethrone me and it’s not going to happen. It’s definitely going to be an easy fight. [Garcia] will be pound-for-pound No. 1 if he beats me. He has great skills but I see myself winning. I don’t really see anything that concerns me. He’s technically good, but I don’t see him hurting me at 147.”

 

 

 

 

Heavyweight southpaw Luis Ortiz (29-1, 25 KO) returned to the ring with a resounding victory, scoring a devastating second round knockout (2:08) of former world title challenger Razvan Cojanu (16-4, 9 KO)

 

 

 

 

Ortiz landed 42 procent van zijn power shots (eight of 19) while Cojanu landed just two of 13 (15%) in the short fight.

 

 

 

 

Ortiz was emotional after the fight. He told SHOWTIME’s Jim Gray that just five days ago he learned doctors have found a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa, a disease his daughter suffers from.

 

 

 

 

“Thanks to God they found a cure for my daughter’s disease," zei Ortiziz. “My wife told me while I was boarding the plane to get here. It’s been hard to be away from them. I’m happy I won, but it’s been really hard to be away from them.”

 

 

 

 

 

Both fighters were coming off losses in heavyweight world title fights. Ortiz was fighting for the first time since challenging Deontay Wilder in a 2018 Fight of the Year kandidaat. The 6-foot-4 Ortiz wasted little time knocking out the 6-feet-7½, 269-pound Cojanu, returning for his first fight since challenging then-WBO Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker.

 

 

 

 

 

“In my mind King Kong has not been defeated. I don’t feel I lost against Deontay Wilder. I want to fight [Anthony] Joshua, but he only fights boxers he’s sure he can defeat. I’m going to ask the government to put me on disability, maybe that way Joshua will fight me.”

 

 

 

 

In de uitzending opener, Mario Barrios (22-0, 14 KO) remained undefeated recording his sixth straight stoppage with an eighth-round TKO of Jose Roman (24-3-1, 14 KO) in a scheduled 10-round welterweight match. Each of the judges, as well as SHOWTIME expert scorer Steve Farhood, scored the fight 80-70 in favor of Barrios at the time of the stoppage as Roman’s corner didn’t answer the bell for the ninth round.

 

 

 

 

San Antonio’s Barrios relied on effective body work in dominating the fight, aansluiten op 61 zijn 133 lichaamsschoten. He connected on 44 procent van zijn macht stoten (104/239) in vergelijking tot 26 percent for Roman (34/132), who had just five body shots on the night.

 

 

 

 

"[Body work] is something I’ve been able to work on,” Barrios told Gray in the ring. “You put the body work in early and by the end of the fight they have nothing left. That worked perfectly for this fight. This was the farthest I’ve gone in a while. It was great work and I feel like I’m transitioning to the fighter that I always thought I’ve be.”

 

 

 

 

Buurten, who suffered a cut above his left eye in the first round, sent Roman to the canvas at 1:15 of the fourth round with a strong right that dazed Roman, then a left hook that put Roman down for the seventh time in his career. Barrios ended the round with a flurry of punches that left Roman stunned.

 

 

 

 

 

The 23-year-old Barrios sent Roman down again with 1:38 remaining in the eighth round. Roman survived the round, but his corner refused to answer the bell and the fight was over.

 

 

 

 

“I feel I’m ready [for a title shot)],” Barrios said. “I feel strong. I feel fast. Ik ben jong, but whatever my managers throw at me I’m ready. If I could get it tomorrow, I’d take it.”

 

 

 

 

 

It was a star-studded night at Staples as current and former world champions attended the fights, including Jarrett Hurd, Errol Spence Jr., Leo Santa Cruz, Abner Mares, Gervonta Davis and Adrien Broner.

 

 

 

 

 

Shawn Porter was also in attendance. It was recently announced that Porter and fellow former 147-pound world title holder Danny Garcia will square off against one another for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Zeven. 8 van Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y..

 

 

 

 

“I’m just a different type of athlete,” Porter told SHOWTIME’s Brian Custer. “When you talk about having the tools to become a two-time world champion; I have the tools, the athleticism, the tenacity the ring generalship. You will see all of that on Sept. 8.

 

 

 

 

 

“We always say that the business has to make sense [to make fights], And it sounds to me like the business has played its part. I win the WBC Championship and you’ll get Shawn Porter vs. Errol Spence.”

 

 

 

 

 

In streaming coverage of live undercard fights on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN, undefeated super lightweight prospect Fabian Maidana (16-0, 12 KO), the brother of former champion Marcos Maidana, recorded a seventh-round stoppage (2:32) against former world title challenger Andrey Klimov (19-5, 9 KO).

 

 

 

 

 

Also on the live stream, 2016 U.S. Olympian and unbeaten prospect Karlos Balderas (6-0, 5 KO) dominated 54-fight veteran Giovanni Caro (27-24, 21 KO) scoring a stoppage at 2:09 of the fourth round in a scheduled six-round super featherweight bout.

 

 

 

 

Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader will replay on Monday at 10 p.m. ET / PT op SHOWTIME EXTREME.

 

 

 

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Showtime Championship Boxing® Tripleheader Live At 10 p.m. EN/7 p.m. PT From Staples Center In Los Angeles, Calif.

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WBC & IBF LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION – 12 Rondes

Mikey Garcia – 135 lbs.

Robert Pasen Jr. - 134 ½ lbs.

Scheidsrechter: Jack Reiss (Calif.); Rechters: Larry Hazzard Jr. (N.J.), Edward Hernandez Sr. (Calif.), Steve Weisfeld (N.J.)

HEAVYWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT – 10 Rondes

Luis Ortiz – 241 lbs.

Razvan Cujanu – 269 lbs.

Referee Jerry Cantu (Calif.). Rechters: Max De Luca (Calif.), Dr. Lou Moret (Calif.), Zacharias Jong (Calif.)

 

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT – 10 Rondes

Mario Barrios – 141 ½ lbs.

Jose Roman – 142 lbs.

Referee Gerard White (Calif.). Rechters: Max De Luca (Calif.), Dr. Lou Moret (Calif.), Zacharias Jong (Calif.)

 

FLASH QUOTES

Mikey Garcia

“All the work is done; the talking is done. Now it’s time to settle this thing in the ring.”

 

Robert Pasen Jr.

“I told Mikey there ain’t no more talking. I’m coming in shape. It’s going to be an exciting fight for all the fans that are here from my side and from his side. We’re just ready to fight and put on a great performance for LA.

 

 

 

“This fight is champion vs. kampioen. It’s going to determine who’s the best, echt. Tomorrow is going to be the best of the best and you’re going to see the best out of me.”

 

Luis Ortiz

“I’m going to do what I’ve always done in my career and even in the amateurs, and that’s just fight. It’s going to be no different. I’m going to come out punching.

 

 

 

“Every fight is an important fight and tomorrow night I will show what I can do. I’m going to show why I’m known as the most avoided fighter.”

 

Razvan Cojanu

“I’m in very good shape. Tomorrow night it’s SHOWTIME. We’re going to bring the pain.

 

 

 

“The secret to beating Luis Ortiz is two things. One, I cannot say because I’m in front of the cameras but the other one is the heart.”

Mario Barrios

“Everything about fighting on SHOWITME excites me. I’ve been working for this and dreaming about this day since I was a little kid. Now it’s here and I want to take full advantage of it.

 

 

 

“I hope the fans can expect a lot. I’m here to showcase my talents and they are going to see fireworks. I always get a lot of love from the fans when I fight in L.A.”

 

Jose Roman

“I have a special motivation for this fight. My cousin’s son is battling leukemia so I dedicate this fight to him. He’s only three years old. It’s really hard because I’m a father and just imagining that breaks my heart.”

 

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KIJK NU! DE AANPAK: MIKEY GARCIA – Wereldkampioen in vier divisies legt zijn mentaliteit uit vóór een gevecht

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DE AANPAK: MIKEY GARCIA

Wereldkampioen in vier divisies legt zijn mentaliteit uit vóór een gevecht

Garcia neemt het op tegen Robert Easter Jr. in lichtgewicht wereldtitel-unificatiegevecht

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WAT: Vier-afdeling wereldkampioen Mikey Garcia legt zijn mentaliteit uit in de laatste momenten voor een gevecht in dit nieuwe digitale aanbod van SHOWTIME Sports®. De aanpak: Mikey Garcia biedt een first-person kijkje in Garcia's psyche en unieke neigingen terwijl hij zich voorbereidt om de ring te betreden.

“De ringwandeling is het meest bijzondere moment van een gevecht op zich,zegt Garcia. “Soms word ik erg emotioneel en wil ik huilen omdat het ongelooflijk is dat al deze mensen er zijn om mij te steunen.”

Garcia, de ongeslagen WBC lichtgewicht wereldkampioen, zal IBF Lichtgewicht Wereldkampioen ontmoeten Robert Pasen Jr. in een unificatie-confrontatie van 135 pond morgen nacht, Juli 28 live op SHOWTIME vanuit STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

Live verslaggeving van het SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begint om 10 p.m. EN/7 p.m. PT en bevat ook een Cubaanse zwaargewicht slugger Luis Ortiz (28-1, 24 KO) weer in actie komen om het op te nemen tegen de voormalige uitdager van de wereldtitel Razvan Cojanu (16-3, 9 KO) en opent met een ongeslagen superlichtgewicht concurrent Mario Barrios (21-0, 13 KO) het nemen op hard werken Jose Roman (24-2-1, 16 KO) in een confrontatie van 10 ronden.

De avond begint met SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN om 8 p.m. EN/5 p.m. PT, terwijl voormalig driedivisiekampioen Abner Mares zich bij bokszender Ray Flores en analist Chris Mannix voegt om een ​​voorproefje te geven van de tripleheader van de avond en live undercard-gevechten te bellen vanaf de eerste rang in Los Angeles. SHOWTIME's vijfde digitale presentatie van live boksen 2018 zal streamen op de SHOWTIME Sports YouTube-kanaal en Showtime Boxing Facebook-pagina.

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Fight News Unlimited’s weekly Combat Sports Show is now officially known as Fight Talk Unlimited, and we are now back to a live platform: Spreaker.

 

This week on our debut episode on Spreaker, we discuss a wild week in news, from Floyd Mayweather’s beef with 50-Cent, to Conor McGregor’s slap on the wrist for throwing a hand truck through a bus window, to a Philadelphia area school teacher moonlighting as an offensive German character in his pro-wrestling career. We then recap last week’s major fights, including a vicious KO by Anthony Smith over Shogun Rua at UFC Fight Night 135. We also preview UFC on FOX 30 and Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr., along with all the other combat sports action this weekend.

 

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Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Pasen Jr. Laatste persconferentie Quotes & Foto's

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Lichtgewicht wereldkampioenen botsen in eenwordingsgevecht dat de kop van de actie vormt Zaterdag, Juli 28 Live op SHOWTIME vanuit STAPLES Center in Los Angeles & Georganiseerd door
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LOS ANGELES (Juli 26, 2018) – Lichtgewicht wereldkampioenen Mikey Garcia en Robert Pasen Jr. gingen donderdag face-to-face op de laatste persconferentie twee dagen voordat ze de ring betreden voor een titelvereniging van 135 pond zaterdag, Juli 28 live op SHOWTIME vanuit STAPLES Center in Los Angeles tijdens een evenement gepresenteerd door Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

Donderdag mee doen en meedoen aan de SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING-uitzending met drie gevechten (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT) waren Cubaanse zwaargewicht slugger Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz en oud-titel uitdager Razvan Cojanu, die elkaar ontmoeten in een gevecht van 10 ronden plus een ongeslagen superlichtgewicht mededinger Mario “De Azteken” Buurten en hard-hitting Jose Roman, die strijden in een showdown van 10 ronden.

 

 

 

Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt bevorderd door Ringstar Sport en TGB Promotions, beginnen om $50, plus van toepassing zijnde vergoedingen, en zijn nu te koop. Om kaartjes te kopen, bezoek AXS.com.

 

 

 

Dit is wat de deelnemers aan de persconferentie donderdag te zeggen hadden vanuit Conga Room in L.A. Live-:

 

MIKEY GARCIA

 

 

 

“Dit wordt mijn eerste titelverenigingswedstrijd. Het betekent veel om het op te nemen tegen een andere ongeslagen kampioen. Het zal mijn nalatenschap en mijn carrière ten goede komen. Ik neem de juiste stappen om vooruit te komen en mijn naam voor altijd te versterken.

 

 

 

“Er is momenteel geen ander gevecht voor mij dat mij enthousiast maakt, behalve dit gevecht tegen Robert Easter Jr. Hij komt met alles wat hij heeft. Dit is absoluut zijn grootste gevecht en ik geloof dat we het beste uit elkaar kunnen halen.

 

 

 

“Ik en Robert Easter Jr. zijn de enige ongeslagen kampioenen in de divisie. In mijn ogen dus, de winnaar is de beste vechter in de divisie.

 

 

 

“Ik ben erg blij om weer te vechten in Los Angeles. Het is zeven jaar geleden dat ik hier heb gevochten. Het is geweldig om fans de kans te geven dit grote gevecht live te zien in STAPLES Center. Ik ben erg dankbaar dat we hier konden vechten. De meeste tegenstanders zouden hier niet zijn gekomen.

 

 

 

“Ik kom terug naar STAPLES Center als wereldkampioen en ik heb de kans om mij te verenigen in mijn geboortestad. Er is niets beters dat ik zou kunnen vragen. Ik ga er alles aan doen om zaterdagavond als winnaar uit de strijd te komen.

 

 

 

“Ik ben blij dat Robert er vertrouwen in heeft om dit gevecht aan te gaan. Ik geloof dat hij de best mogelijke versie van zichzelf zal laten zien. Dat is wat mij nog gemotiveerder en enthousiaster maakt voor dit gevecht.

 

 

 

“Ik ben hier om de grootste gevechten en grootste uitdagingen aan te gaan. Ik zit binnenkort in het weltergewicht en ik kijk ernaar uit om het daar op te nemen tegen de besten. Iedereen zegt dat je het niet moet doen, en dat is wat mij het meest opwindt en motiveert.”

 

ROBERT PASEN JR.

 

 

 

“Ik let er echt niet op dat ik ‘over het hoofd wordt gezien’’ of wat mijn tegenstanders zeggen in de aanloop naar een gevecht. Op juli 28 we moeten daar nog naar binnen gaan en deze handen gooien. Niets van hem of iemand van buitenaf stoort mij helemaal.

 

 

 

“De enige grote naam die Mikey Garcia heeft verslagen is Adrien Broner. Ik ga hem problemen bezorgen. Ik geloof met onze vaardigheden en staat van dienst, de winnaar van dit gevecht is de beste vechter in de gewichtsklasse.

 

 

 

“Dit kan veel aandacht toevoegen aan mijn carrière. Het kan mij helpen de erkenning te krijgen die ik verdien. Ik beschouw al mijn gevechten als een groot gevecht, maar uiteraard is dit eenwording. Zaterdag zul je daar twee krijgers zien.

 

 

 

“Het is lang geleden dat ik mijn professionele debuut maakte bij STAPLES Center. Zaterdagavond zul je veel actie en opwinding krijgen. Verwacht het onverwachte.

 

 

 

“Ik heb zo'n geweldig trainingskamp gehad met coach Cunningham en mijn vader. Het was de hele tijd allemaal boksen en echt wat ik nodig had om naar een wedstrijd als deze te gaan.

 

 

 

“Zaterdagavond zal iedereen kunnen zien dat mijn harde werk vruchten afwerpt. Ik ben niet degene die er graag over praat, Ik wil iedereen laten zien wat ik heb.

 

 

 

“Dit zijn het soort gevechten waar ik altijd al deel van uit heb willen maken. Het is een groot gevecht waarvan ik weet dat de fans er echt van zullen genieten. Ik ga ze iets geven om te onthouden.

 

 

 

“De underdog zijn, dat is wat het is. Er kan maar één van ons de favoriet zijn. We hebben gedaan wat we moesten doen om ons voor te bereiden op dit gevecht en op juli 28 je zult het allemaal in actie zien.”

 

ROBERT GARCIA, Mikey's broer en trainer

 

 

 

“Er is altijd een risico in elk gevecht. We zijn zeer goed voorbereid op deze grote uitdaging en Mikey bevindt zich mentaal op een geweldige plek. Easter is een lange man waarvan ik zeker weet dat hij zal proberen zijn bereik te gebruiken en van buitenaf te vechten. Maar we zullen klaar zijn voor wat hij ook brengt.

 

 

 

“Dit is duidelijk een groot gevecht voor Mikey tegen een andere elite-bokser. Wanneer twee ongeslagen jongens zich verenigen, het is altijd groot. We hadden geweldige sparringpartners die Mikey voorbereidden om op zijn best te zijn.

 

 

 

“We zijn klaar voor de best mogelijke Robert Easter. Ik kijk niet eens naar zijn afgelopen twee optredens. We hebben gedaan wat we moesten doen om klaar te zijn voor dit gevecht en de beste versie van onze tegenstander.”

 

KEVIN CUNNINGHAM, Co-trainer van Pasen

 

 

 

“Robert is altijd een geweldige vechter geweest en een uitstekende bokser als hij wil boksen. We hebben zojuist extra nadruk gelegd op hoe we tegen Mikey Garcia willen vechten. Robert heeft de natuurlijke vaardigheid en het vermogen, plus de grootte en het bereik om dit voor elkaar te krijgen.

 

 

 

“Wij zijn bereid het tempo te dicteren, controle over afstand en bereik en alles doen wat we willen doen. We hebben het tot nu toe in het kamp gedaan en we gaan het zaterdagavond de ring in brengen.

 

 

 

“Het is de afgelopen weken duidelijk dat Garcia meer over toekomstige gevechten heeft gesproken dan over dit gevecht op zaterdagavond. Ik bekijk dat terwijl hij naar Pasen kijkt. Echter, Mikey is een professional met een doorgewinterde trainer, dus ik betwijfel of hij volledig over het hoofd wordt gezien. Hij kan maar beter klaar zijn.”

 

ROBERT PASEN SR., Paasvader & Co-trainer

 

 

 

“Elke keer dat hij de ring betreedt, heb ik altijd veel vertrouwen in de kansen van Robert. We hebben een goed kamp gehad en ik weet dat hij er klaar voor is. Hij staat altijd klaar, net zoals hij is geweest voor elk gevecht dat hieraan voorafging.

 

 

 

“Deze strijd gaat de hype waarmaken. Robert gaat eropuit en laat de wereld zien waar hij echt van gemaakt is.

 

 

 

“We gaan erop uit en gaan voor de overwinning. We gaan Mikey ons spelplan opleggen en er een hele lange nacht voor hem van maken.”

 

LUIS ORTIZ

 

 

 

“Mijn honger en motivatie om wereldkampioen te worden is helemaal niet veranderd. Mijn tegenstander is erg groot, maar in de ring heeft iedereen dezelfde maat. We gaan slim zijn en zaterdagavond ga ik mijn werk doen.

 

 

 

“Het Wilder-gevecht is wat het is. Het is nu verleden tijd, en ik heb er geen spijt van. Uiteindelijk wil ik de herkansing en ik geloof dat ik de herkansing verdien. Ze rennen nog steeds voor mij weg en ze rennen duidelijk voor Wilder, maar ik vlucht voor niemand.

 

 

 

“Een overwinning op zaterdagavond zal mij weer in de rij zetten voor de herkansing tegen Deontay Wilder. Vechten is wat ik weet te doen, en dat is wat ik zaterdagavond kom doen. We zijn allebei hongerig naar een overwinning en we zullen zien wie er als beste uit de bus komt.

 

 

 

“Ik heb geleerd dat ik nog harder moet trainen, harder vechten, gooi meer en verbind meer. Als ik niet moe was geweest, Ik zou hem vandaag nog steeds slaan. Ik gooide de klok weg in de sportschool. We zullen in de toekomst slimmer worden.”

 

RAZVAN COJANU

 

 

 

“Ik ben erg klaar voor deze matchup. Toen we dit telefoontje kregen, Ik was al in vorm. We moesten ons gewoon aanpassen aan het vechten tegen een linkshandige. We hebben ongeveer een maand heel leuk sparren in de aanloop naar dit gevecht.

 

 

 

“Ik voel me erg op mijn gemak tegen de linkshandige, vooral eentje waar iedereen bekend mee is, zoals Ortiz. Ik weet dat ik de vaardigheden heb om de overwinning mee naar huis te nemen.

 

 

 

“The Wilder vs.. Het gevecht met Ortiz was een geweldig gevecht en ik feliciteer hem met die prestatie. Ik heb genoeg dingen gezien die ik kan blootleggen. Het belangrijkste is de scherpe een-twee-combinatie die hem problemen bezorgt.”

 

MARIO BARRIOS

 

 

 

“Dit is absoluut de zwaarste test uit mijn carrière. Ik ben erg blij met dit grote gevecht. Dit wordt de breakout-prestatie waar ik naar op zoek was.

 

 

 

“Welke titel er ook voor mij beschikbaar is, het is de titel waar we achteraan gaan. Het maakt niet uit met wie ik te maken krijg, Ik zal klaar zijn. Ik ga voor het allerbeste.

 

 

 

“Dit is een geweldige kans om mijn debuut te maken op SHOWTIME. Dit is een kaart boordevol talent, maar ik ben van plan de show te stelen. Ik ga iedereen laten zien wat voor een vechter ik ben.

 

 

 

“Ik weet dat Roman gaat vechten, maar ik ook. Ik kan niet wachten om in dit gebouw te vechten. Alle groten hebben hier gevochten en ik kan niet wachten om een ​​geweldige show neer te zetten.”

 

JOZUS ROMAN

 

 

 

 

“Buurten’ het beste wapen zou zijn snelheid en bereik zijn en ik denk dat we het perfecte spelplan hebben om ons daartegen te verzetten. Ik weet dat ik daar geduld moet hebben, want ik heb een lastige tegenstander. Ik doe dit voor mijn gezin en niemand kan mij tegenhouden.

 

 

 

“Een overwinning op Mario Barrios zou voor mij enorm zijn. De fans kunnen daar binnenkomen en een oorlog verwachten tussen twee Mexicaanse krijgers die alles in de ring zullen achterlaten.

 

 

 

“Als ik niet vecht, ga ik naar Cyprus College en studeer ik wiskunde. Ik ben al heel goed in wiskunde sinds ik een kind was. Ik ben momenteel op een geweldige weg in mijn bokscarrière en in het leven.”

 

RICHARD SCHAEFER, Voorzitter & CEO van Ringstar Sports

 

 

 

“Dit is een geweldige kaart van boven tot onder. Het is een boksspektakel dat hier in STAPLES Center plaatsvindt. We hebben een beetje van alles op deze kaart. Daartoe behoort ook talent uit de sportschool van Robert Garcia, meer 2016 U.S. Olympiër Karlos Balderas, die volgens mij op een dag headliner zal zijn bij STAPLES Center.

 

 

 

“Het televisiegedeelte van deze kaart heeft ook een geweldige line-up, waaronder een ongeslagen Mario Barrios, die Texas goed vertegenwoordigt en zijn staat trots maakt. Hij is een van de meest opwindende vechters in de divisie en zal in Jose Roman een zware uitdaging krijgen.

 

 

 

“Luis Ortiz is het soort vechter waarvan je geen minuut wilt missen als hij vecht. Hij komt uit een van de beste gevechten van dit jaar, toen hij WBC-zwaargewichtkampioen Deontay Wilder uitdaagde.

 

 

 

“De match tussen Mikey Garcia en Robert Easter Jr. is de kers op de taart van een geweldige avond. Ik weet dat deze vechters klaar zijn om hun talent te vermaken en te laten zien.”

STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Voorzitter Sport & event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.

 

 

 

“Er zijn vechters die zeggen dat ze harde gevechten willen, en er zijn vechters die daadwerkelijk harde gevechten aangaan. Er is een groot verschil tussen deze twee. Mikey Garcia en Robert Easter Jr. zijn de vechters die daadwerkelijk de topgevechten voeren.

 

 

 

“Dit is de derde wereldtitelvereniging op SHOWTIME dit jaar. Geen enkel ander netwerk heeft dit niveau van gevechten aan boksfans geleverd. Dat zijn meer wereldtitelverenigingen dan alle andere netwerken dit jaar samen.

 

 

 

“Mikey is een top pond-voor-pond-vechter en Easter is de langst regerende kampioen in lichtgewicht en waarschijnlijk de meest vermeden vechter in de divisie. Niemand haast zich om met een van deze jongens te vechten, nog, dit was een gemakkelijk gevecht om te maken.”

 

 

 

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VIDEO: FOUR-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION MIKEY GARCIA IS CHANGING LIVES AHEAD OF HIS TITLE UNIFICATION THIS SATURDAY LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

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“It’s my responsibility on earth to help everybody as much as I can”

WBC Lightweight World Champion Garcia Faces IBF Champion Robert Easter Jr.

10 p.m. EN/7 p.m. PT op Showtime

 

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Mikey Garcia: “The Godfather” Via The Players’ Tribune

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Ahead of Saturday’s Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Pasen Jr. Title Unification Live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in
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Klik HIER to read “The Godfather” on The Players’ Tribune from Mikey Garcia

 

I want to tell you guys about someone who’s meant a lot to me. This might sound funny, but he’s basically a mixture between the Godfather and a superhero. I say Godfather because he’s got this presence: always serious, all business … when he walks into a room, everybody goes quiet.

 

 

And I say superhero because many years ago he did something incredible. Something that sticks with me to this day.

 

 

He didn’t quite lift a car above his head, but man, it was close.

 

 

Back in the 1960s, he was living with his girlfriend on a ranch in Mexico. There were no jobs where he lived, so one day, when he’s 17, he decides to go to the States as part of a migrant worker program. When the program ends after a year, he starts paying someone to smuggle him across the border. He regularly returns to Mexico with what he’s earned, but it’s not much – sometimes barely enough to pay off the smuggler. Then when he’s 20, he marries, and gets the paperwork to move his young family to California. So now he’s got to make even more money, rechts?

 

 

Trouble is, he hasn’t got a cent. He’s got no proper income. No proper education. He can barely even speak English.

 

 

So he begins working in a fish cannery. Then he and his wife move to a beat-up trailer park and begin picking strawberries in a nearby field, toiling away in the sun and the mud. It’s awful work. But they’re still broke.

 

 

And now they have seven kids.

 

 

One day this guy just loses it – or so it seems. He’s out window-shopping with his wife when they see all these lovely beds and tables and wardrobes. He turns to her and says, “You like that furniture? Goed, one day I’m gonna get it for you.”

 

 

She looks at him like he’s lost his mind. Then she gets pissed off.

 

 

“What are you telling me that for?” ze zegt. “Just to tease me? You know you can’t afford any of that stuff.”

 

 

She’s right of course. This guy has nothing. Goed, except for one thing: boksen. He was an amateur boxer back in Mexico, and now he’s hanging out in a local gym trying to find work as a trainer. Sometimes he doesn’t even bother coming home – he just goes straight from the strawberry fields to the gym. And somehow … somehow he begins working with some fighters. He seems to know his stuff, because a few of them become good. Really good. A few of them even become famous.

 

 

Eventually he is able to move his family out of the trailer park and into a decent house. But he never mentions the promise he made. Door 2000, two of his boxers have become world champions. Now he’s got enough cash to buy a brand new five-bedroom house. He and his wife watch it get built on the old strawberry fields where they used to work. Then they pick the furniture – all new, all luxurious. When it arrives, his wife opens the door and sees it… and then he brings up the story.

 

 

“Remember what I told you all those years ago?” hij zegt. “The beds? The tables? I made you a promise. Here you have it. Dit is voor u.”

 

 

She starts to cry.

 

 

That was such a wonderful moment. ik herinner … because I was there.

 

 

That guy was my father.

 

 

 

I must have been 13 of 14 jaar oud. I was born in that trailer park, in Oxnard, the youngest of seven kids. We moved out when I was one. We had been dirt poor, but my father never told us how bad it was. Only a few years later did I understand how hard he had had to work for us. So when he bought my mother that furniture, I felt so proud. ik was zo van, Damn. My dad’s a badass.

 

 

I get … I get emotional just thinking about it.

 

 

Naar mij, my father, Eduardo, is living proof of the American dream. People know him today as the guy who trained Fernando Vargas to IBF and WBA world titles and my brother Robert to an IBF world title. People also know him, natuurlijk, as my trainer. But beyond all the boxing stuff, what my father has shown is that you can achieve anything – no matter who you are, no matter where you come from. When I began to dream about what I wanted to do in life, I knew there were no limits.

 

 

Nu, the natural thing for me was clearly to become a boxer, like my father and my brother. But I didn’t want that. It didn’t interest me at all.

 

 

In feite, if you had asked me what I would do for a living, I would have told you that I’d become a lawyer or a police officer. I guess I was just attracted to the idea of authority. I tried to avoid boxing altogether – I was almost defiant about it. But then one day, the sport found me.

 

 

Ik was 13. We were going to see my nephew, Javier, fight in Reseda. I was just going to support him, but one of the kids in the gym didn’t have an opponent. So Robert signed me up.

 

 

Hij zei, “Bro, you’re going in the ring.” And I was like, “All right.”

 

 

Natuurlijk, I had grown up watching my father train Fernando and Robert, so I knew the basics. I borrowed some equipment, schoenen, cup, headgear – alles – but since I wasn’t licensed to compete, we just fought a three-round exhibition. And I liked it. I liked that one-on-one. I held my own too. Daarna, I wanted another taste of it.

 

 

Six months later I had my first official amateur bout. Ik won. I won my first 10 gevechten. In 2003 I reached the final of the National Junior Olympics in the 125-pound class. I lost on a 3-2 split decision, but still, silver was not bad. Soon managers and promoters started to show interest in me. I won a few tournaments, and then one day, bij 18, I decided to go pro.

 

 

But I also wanted something to fall back on. You remember the stuff about law enforcement? Goed, I wasn’t joking. Na de universiteit, I went to the Ventura County Police and Sheriff’s Reserve Academy.

 

 

I learned a lot about policing, about reading people, paying attention to details. And a lot of it relates directly to boxing. Stand in the right position. Keep your guard up. Approach from the right angle. Have an exit strategy. Stuff like that.

 

 

When I graduated in 2010, I applied to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. But then my boxing career took off. I was getting bigger fights – and better pay than I would as a rookie policeman. And that was when I realized, Weet je wat? Boxing could be my job. Not a dream. Not a hobby. A job.

 

 

I want to make that distinction – that boxing was my job – because the truth is, I didn’t care about titles. Not even when I won the WBO world featherweight title in January 2013. It was all about money. I had just had my second child, and I wanted to provide for my family. That was what my father had taught me: Work hard and do everything you possibly can so that your kids can have a better life. I’m still doing that. Maybe one day, my kids will also be able to say the same thing I can: “Ja, mijn vader, he’s a badass.”

 

 

My father is 73 now and has a head full of white hair. He doesn’t look like he did when he was training world champions, but he still has that aura. In de sportschool, people call him ‘Big G’. You can tell when he’s not there because everybody becomes more relaxed. When he’s there, hoewel, people sharpen up. They work harder. There’s no messing around. That’s why I say he’s like the Godfather.

 

 

My father was my trainer. He and I were doing well in 2013, but then in early, 2014 we had to put everything aside. My contract with my promoter, Top Rank, was running out, but Top Rank was saying that the agreement was still in place. We disagreed. We took it to our attorneys, and they all told us that we were right. The litigation process was so tedious that it took us two years in court to reach a settlement.

 

 

 

During that period, I got no fights. Other promoters were scared because they didn’t want to get involved in my dispute. The television networks were afraid of the same thing. I was stuck. But at least I was able to work, or at least come close to working, as an attorney.

 

 

Because I wasn’t on vacation. I was dealing with attorneys four days a week. I was helping them draft letters, editing the boxing language, stuff like that. They would say to me, “You need to go to school, één. You’re good.”

 

 

In a way, all the time off turned out to be a blessing. Because if I had kept on boxing – O.K., maybe I would’ve achieved more by now. I would’ve had more titles, I’d have more money. Whatever. But I’m more in control of my career now. I understand the complications around it, I know what I’m doing. And look, I might have gotten bored with boxing anyway. I might have said, “Eh, that’s enough. It’s over.”

 

 

But instead, when I came back in summer 2016, I was so hungry. I wanted to fight. I wanted titles. It wasn’t even about the money anymore. I just wanted to prove to everybody that I’m the best fighter out here. And there was one thing in particular that I wanted to do. Zie je, my father had already won three world championships with three fighters in three divisions. But he had never won a WBC world championship. So I set out to get it for him.

 

 

In Januari 2017, in only the second bout after my layoff, I fought Dejan Zlatičanin for the WBC world lightweight title. Mijn vader, as he usually does, tried to find small mistakes that he could correct while I was training for the fight. He’s always concerned that I’m not doing enough. I can go 12 brutal rounds, but if I’m not dead afterwards, he thinks I’m not working hard enough. The truth is the opposite: I’m just in great shape. But he’ll always push me for more.

 

 

And here’s another thing: As a fight comes closer, my father changes. I can sense it, my brothers too. Mijn vader, the Godfather, the superhero … he gets nervous.

 

 

Mijn vader, the Godfather, the superhero … he gets nervous.

And he particularly did so for my fight with Dejan. There were so many insecurities. Would I be the same boxer when the bell rang as I had been in 2013? Would I be rusty? Dejan was an undefeated champion. Could I beat him? I was fighting in a heavier weight class. Could I handle it?

 

 

Ik voelde me goed. ik was zo van, “Dad, come on, it’s gonna be fine.” I don’t really know where that comes from, that confidence, that calm. Maybe it’s because I grew up with boxing. The ring, de lichten, the heat, de mensen, the music … they’ve been part of my life since childhood. Nothing surprises me. Nothing scares me. Nothing overwhelms me. I’m never angry in the ring, never stressed. And that’s important, because that emotional control helps me to pay attention to the details. If you’re stressed, you can’t do that. But I can.

 

 

I’ll be reading my opponent’s body language: his shoulders, armen, legs, feet, eyes … especially the eyes. The eyes tell you a lot. And the breathing. How heavy is he breathing? Is he pushing off me, or just resting? What punch am I gonna land, when am I gonna land it? How am I gonna land it? At what distance should I keep him? It’s all happening so fast.

 

 

But I’m always in control. And against Dejan, goed … I knocked him out in the third round. They brought me the WBC belt. I was happy to finally get my hands on it. But what made it so special was that I had won it for my father. I remember hugging him. A big hug.

 

 

Ik vertelde hem, “Here you have it. Dit is voor u.”

 

 

In maart, I became world champion in a fourth weight class by winning the IBF world super lightweight title. As you know, I’ll soon be fighting Robert Easter Jr. to defend my lightweight title. But there’s another fight at the end of the year that I’m looking forward to even more. If everything goes well against Robert, I want to challenge for the IBF world welterweight crown. The undefeated champion is Errol Spence Jr. – groot, sterk, dangerous fighter. Everybody is telling me not to take the fight. Iedereen. Even my father and my brother. “Don’t take it right now,” they say. “Let’s go after the other guys first. You don’t even need to go to welter. You can take on the guys at 135 of 140, where you’re a little more comfortable.”

 

 

But that doesn’t excite me. I want the toughest guy, and that happens to be a welterweight. I’m better than ever. Ik ben in mijn prime. And because everybody says no, that gives me more motivation to do it.

 

 

Behalve, this is the kind of fight that is going to cement my name in boxing history. Other fighters win titles, and then just defend them. What’s the point in that? The champions we remember are the ones who take risks, who take on the biggest challenges, the biggest fights. There are lots of world champions, but the average person can probably name five or six: Zijn, Tyson, De La Hoya, Mayweather, Pacquiao … so what good is it to have a title hanging up on the wall if the world doesn’t acknowledge you as a world champion? To me that’s not a world champion. A world champion is when the world admires you and tells you that you’re a world champion.

 

 

That’s why I want to take the fight. And when I win it, I think the whole world’s gonna be like, “Wow, this is no joke. This kid really is the best on the planet.”

 

 

As for my father, he’s going to be so much prouder. He always said that he wanted a three-division champion in his family. I gave him that third title. Then I gave him a fourth. Now I’m gonna give him a fifth, in a division where he says I shouldn’t even be competing. And when I give it to him, I’m gonna be thinking about what he did for us all those years ago. And then I’m gonna say those words again: “Here you have it. Dit is voor u.”