The World Boxing Council has announced that Adrien Broner vs. Mikey Garcia has been sanctioned for the WBC Diamond title.
Broner and Garcia will clash in a Showtime televised main event on Saturday, July 29, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Garcia, 29 years old and undefeated (36-0, 30 KOs), is the WBC's lightweight champion. He's moving up to the junior welterweight limit of 140-pounds to face Broner. He has held world titles at 126, 130 and 135 pounds, but has never fought above 138.
Broner (33-2, 24 KOs), 27 years old, is a former four division world champion - earning titles at 130, 135 and 147 pounds, Broner won a belt in a fourth weight division - 140 pounds - in October 2015 when he defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev via 12th round stoppage to become the second youngest four-division champion in boxing history at 26 (behind Oscar De La Hoya, 24).