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Garcia vs. Morales & Malignaggi vs. Cano in Brooklyn on October 20th

BROOKLYN (August 22, 2024) – Big-time boxing returns to Brooklyn after more than a 50-year hiatus on Saturday, October 20, when Golden Boy Promotions presents the first boxing event at the new Barclays Center. Televised live on SHOWTIME, the night will feature a star-studded boxing card including two world championship fights and a host of New York’s top talents.

The main event will feature unbeaten Danny “Swift” Garcia defending his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super, World Boxing Council (WBC) & Ring Magazine Super Lightweight World Championships against the man he defeated to win the WBC belt, legendary Mexican warrior and future Hall of Famer Erik “El Terrible” Morales. In the co-featured bout, Brooklyn’s own Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi risks his WBA Welterweight World Championship against hard-hitting Pablo Cesar “El Demoledor” Cano.

Tickets start at $50 and go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, August 29 at 10:00 a.m. ET and will be available at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, or at 800-745-3000.

Brooklyn Nets All Access season ticket buyers have the opportunity to purchase tickets for Barclays Center events before the general public. Fans are encouraged to visit www.barclayscenter.com and follow @BarclaysCenter on Twitter and Facebook (facebook.com/BarclaysCenter) for the latest updates and special pre-sale offers.

Barclays Center and Golden Boy Promotions previously announced a multi-year deal in which they will hold at least 12 events annually at Barclays Center. It has been more than a half century since Brooklyn was a significant hub of the sport of boxing.

The explosive night of boxing is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Box Latino and supported by Golden Boy Promotions sponsors Corona, DeWalt Tools and AT&T. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live at 9:00 p.m. ET. Preliminary fights will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.

All participants, along with Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark and SHOWTIME Sports Executive Vice President and General Manager Stephen Espinoza will participate in a press conference scheduled for Thursday, August 30 at the New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge, the official hotel of Barclays Center, in downtown Brooklyn to officially announce these fights and others. More details will be announced soon regarding the press conference.

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By Jhonny Gonzalez

A rep for former three-division champion Erik Morales (51-6, 35KOs) has told members of the Mexican press that a deal was reached to fight hard-hitting junior welterweight contender Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27KOs) on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Golden Boy Promotions is handling the card. The fight came about after Juan Manuel Marquez took a pass on fighting Morales in order to concentrate on sorting out his promotional situation with Golden Boy Promotions.

Morales was quoted on the subject as saying - “it’s an honor for me to return to Las Vegas … and what better way to do it than by facing a formidable opponent such as Marcos Maidana.”

In other news, reports in Argentina have published quotes that came from Maidana’s personal twitter account, in which the fighter annouces that he’s going to use a new trainer for the fight on April 9. Maidana has parted ways with veteran trainer Miguel Diaz. He does not reveal at the moment who the next trainer will be. He expects to retain one in the next few days.

“I want to announce that after one and a half years of working of with him, I’ll no longer have to Miguel Diaz as chief trainer. We had a great time working together for that period and I’ve learned some valuable things from him. We thought that we needed to make a change so Miguel and I parted ways on amicable terms of course. You will learn who my next trainer will be in the next few days,” Maidana said.

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According to Golden Boy Promotions the fight between these two great Mexican boxers will be held in Las Vegas (USA) on April 9 and will be broadcast by HBO.

Morales himself confirmed the fight with Marquez and said that all formalities had already been settled. WBC President Jose Sulaiman has assured that the fight Marquez - Morales will take place for the WBC Diamond Belt.

“To date, only Manny Pacquiao owns such a belt. And now, Marquez and Morales fight for a diamond belt, their fight will be the third for this prestigious title, “- said Jose Sulaiman.

The second bout for the WBC belt diamond was a clash between Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins, but then the winner of the belt and was not determined, because that fight ended in a draw.

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Boxing schedule reminder for top upcoming fights : Gutierrez, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Brian Minto, Zab Judah, Lennox Allen, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, David Haye, Audley Harrison, Robert Stieglitz, Ramona Kuehne, Zsolt Erdei, Spadafora, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch, Juan Manuel Marquez, Michael Katsidis, Morales, Barrios, Jean Pascal, Bernard Hopkins

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• Santa Cruzreturns 21 Oct - Sensational super bantamweight prospect Leo “Teremoto” Santa Cruz has been added to the star studded “An Evening Ringside” Jonathan Ogden Foundation Benefit card this Thursday night, October 21st at the Martins Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, Maryland.

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• Gutierrez, Johnson collide On October 28 — welterweights Enrique Gutierrez (10-4, 8 KOs) and Dashon Johnson (11-2-3, 3 KOs) will square off at the San Manual Casino in San Bernadino. The 8 round main event is for the EBU championship and will be promoted by Patrick Ortiz and Ringside Ticket. The fight show cases the hard punching Gutierrez against the speed and athleticism of Johnson.

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• Minto returns Oct 29 - Recent cruiserweight title challenger Brian Minto (34-4, 21 KOs) will take on Cory Phelps (13-6-1, 7 KOs) on October 29th at the Ghost Riders’ Entertainment Complex in Butler, Pennsylvania. In his most recent fight, Minto put up a brave effort while losing to WBO world champion Marco Huck in his cruiserweight debut last May. Prior to that fight, Minto campaigned exclusively as a heavyweight earning noteworthy wins over former title challenger Axel Schulz and Vinnie Maddalone. Minto-Phelps will be for the vacant WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title and available as a PPV webstream at www.Mintofight.com.

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• Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse — Robert Guerrero vs. Vicente Escobedo — Saturday, Nov. 6 - at Newark, NJ.

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• Lennox Allen Nov 13 — Super middleweight Lennox Allen’s New York State title fight against Nick Brinson has been rescheduled for November 13 in Albany, NY. The sudden loss of his brother forced Allen (12-0-1, 7 KOs) to pull out of his scheduled September 24 headliner against Brinson in Franklin Park, NY.

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• Saturday, Nov. 13 — at Arlington, TX (HBO-PPV) — Vacant WBC light middleweight title: Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito - Interim WBA super bantamweight title: Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Ricardo Cordoba - Kelly Pavlik vs. Bryan Vera — Mike Jones vs. Jesus Soto Karass.

• Saturday, Nov. 13 — at Manchester, England — WBA heavyweight title: David Haye vs. Audley Harrison

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• Stieglitz returns Nov 20 — WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (38-2, 23 KOs) will defend his title on November 20 against TBA at the the Freiberger Arena in Dresden, Germany. WIBF/WBO/WBF female super featherweight champion Ramona Kuehne (16-1, 5 KOs) will also defend her world titles. - The card will be televised in Germany by SAT.1, which is filling some of the void left after ZDF dropped boxing.

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• Saturday, Nov. 20 — at Atlantic City, NJ (HBO) — WBC middleweight title: Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams- Zsolt Erdei Vs Samson Onyango Nov 20- Former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Zsolt Erdei (31-0, 17 KOs) is set to face Samson Onyango (20-6, 13 KOs) on November 20 in Atlantic City in an off-TV bout on the undercard of Sergio Martinez’s middleweight title defense against Paul Williams.

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• Spadafora returns Nov 20 — Undefeated former IBF lightweight champion Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid” Spadafora returns to the ring in a 10-round junior welterweight bout against TBA on November 20 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Spadafora (44-0-1, 18 KOs), will headline a card promoted by Michael Acri Boxing Promotions.

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• Friday, Nov. 26 — at Nagoya, Japan — Vacant WBC featherweight title: Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Hozumi Hasegawa- WBC super featherweight title: Vitali Tajbert vs. Takahiro Ao

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• Saturday, Nov. 27 — at Helsinki, Finland (Showtime) - Arthur Abraham vs. Carl Froch - Robert Helenius vs. Attila Levin.

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• WBA/WBO lightweight titles: Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis — Saturday, Nov. 27 — at Las Vegas, NV (HBO) also WBC welterweight title: Andre Berto vs. Freddy Hernandez — Celestino Caballero vs. Jason Litzau

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• Salita-Achondo December 16 — Former world title challenger Dimitry Salita (31-1-1, 16 KOs) will face former world champion Mike Achondo (30-3, 19 KOs) December 16th at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, New York. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds and the IBA welterweight title. Salita will start training camp next week at the Universal boxing in Ozone Park Queens, New York with his trainer Nirmal Lorick. Lorick is best known for training former world champions Luis Collazo and Travis Simms.

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• Morales-Barrios December 18 - In a battle of former world champions Erik “El Terrible” Morales (50-6, 35 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico will take on Jorge “La Hiena” Barrios (50-4-1, 35 KOs) of Argentina December 18th in Tijuana, Mexico. Contracted weight for the fight will soon be announced.

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• Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins – Sat Dec 18 – Canada, WBC light heavyweight title.
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Three division world champion and Mexican boxing legend (50-6, 35 KOs) returned to knock out Willie Limond (33-3, 8 KOs) in round six on Saturday night at the Monumental Plaza de Toros Mexico in Mexico City.

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