Three-division world champion Mikey Garcia kept his undefeated record intact with a dominant 12-round performance against four-division world champion Adrien Broner in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING®.
In what could be considered one of the best performances of his career, Garcia (37-0, 30 KO’s) won a unanimous decision by scores of 117-111 and 116-112 twice.
“We trained for 10 weeks, we had a great training camp and great sparring, we knew it was going to be a tough fight,” Garcia said.
Garcia took the lead early on, showcasing fundamentally sound technique and backing Broner into the ropes midway through the second frame. A flurry of body shots put Broner in trouble in the second round. While Broner was able to stay on his feet, Garcia emerged with another round in his favor.
“I think I controlled the fight in the early rounds and I kept the activity up,” Garcia said. “Broner is a great fighter and he has great skills but I was the superior fighter tonight.”
Garcia showed a combination of jabs, power punches and body shots all night long. He cornered Broner on the ropes with a huge left hook halfway through the third frame, and backed him in to the ropes again with 39 seconds remaining in the round. While Broner showed some movement in the fourth round and hit Garcia with a succession of 1-2 combinations, Garcia’s bodywork kept Broner at bay.
"It was part of the strategy to be a little busier in this fight than in the fights I have previously had,” Garcia said.
"It was my timing, I've always said I have very good timing,” said Garcia. “It is underestimated when you are outside the ring but once you get inside the ring with me, I'm a step ahead."
与此同时布罗纳 (33-3, 24 KOs) 也接受了媒体采访，此战失利面对媒体显然话也少了许多，只说了一句：今天过去我仍是四个级别的世界冠军，我的名字仍将写入拳击历史。（这的确也是一场无冕之战布罗纳除了失去一些人气，也没人么可失去的）
Broner: I'm Still a Four Division Champ, I'll Still Be in History Books
Mikey Garcia unanimously outpointed Adrien Broner on Saturday night to remain undefeated.
Garcia controlled his first fight at 140 pounds, particularly with body shots he was able to sneak in below Broner's defense, and won 117-111 on one card and 116-112 on the other two.
A former champion in three lower weight classes, Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) never seriously hurt Broner but dictated the action for most of the 12 rounds, landing nearly twice as many punches according to post-fights stats.
Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) lost a fight he probably needed to win to prove he is worthy of still being considered one of boxing's headliners and capable of beating some of the sport's best. It was better than some of his recent performances, but not good enough against a fighter of Garcia's caliber.
"At the end of the day I'm still a four-time world champion at four different weight classes and I'll still be in the history books," Broner said.
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