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Following unforgettable fights in October and March to open a new era of boxing in Brooklyn at Barclays Center, Golden Boy Promotions and SHOWTIME return to the area's most spectacular new venue tonight with a world championship bout featuring WBA Super, WBC and Ring Magazine Super Lightweight World Champion Danny "Swift" Garcia against former Four-Time and Two-Division World Champion, Brooklyn's Zab "Super" Judah. Originally this fight was to have taken place on February 9, but Garcia suffered a rib injury in training which necessitated pushing it to tonight.
In the co-feature bout, WBO Middleweight World Champion and New Yorker Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin makes his first title defense against Fernando Guerrero. Additionally, Danny “Miracle Man” Jacobs continues his comeback following a successful battle against cancer, former World Champion Luis Collazo fights his way back up for another title shot.Staten Island’s 2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne makes his New York pro debut and crowd-pleasing Boyd Melson, a four-time U.S. Army champion and West Point graduate, are all on the packed show.
"Zab's a great fighter, one of the best of his era, but it's my era now and I'm going to prove it," said Garcia, who will be making his third title defense. "The crowd in Brooklyn was great for my last fight and I plan on ending this one the way I did my last fight at Barclays Center...by knockout."
"I'm blessed to be able to come back home to Brooklyn, perform for my fans, and win another world championship,” said Judah. “Danny is a talented fighter, but I have tricks he's never seen before. This will be the defining fight of my career, and I can't wait."
"The atmosphere at Barclays Center was electric for our first event here in October and I know it's going to be bigger and better for this one," said Oscar De La Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. "Danny Garcia is an exciting young champion making statements with each fight and Brooklyn's own Zab Judah is going to test him like never before. This is a Fight of the Year candidate in February."
Garcia (25-0, 16 KO's), of Philadelphia, was boxing's breakout star of 2012, and a top candidate for Fighter of the Year honors as a result of his spectacular performances on the sport's biggest stages. A top prospect and contender in the years leading up to last year, the 25-year-old won his first world title fight in March 2012 by dropping, then decisioning the legendary Erik Morales for the WBC 140-pound title. Garcia then unified the titles in July with a stunning fourth-round knockout of British star Amir Khan before opening Barclays Center in October with a one-punch, fourth-round knockout of Morales in their rematch. Now Garcia has his sights set on taking out another superstar in Judah.
One of New York's most accomplished boxers of all time, Judah (42-7, 29 KO's) has lived up to his nickname with blazing speed, one-punch power and classic performances. A former world champion at super lightweight and welterweight, the 35-year-old southpaw owns wins over Cory Spinks, Junior Witter, DeMarcus Corley and Lucas Matthysse, while also going toe-to-toe with modern greats like Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto and Kostya Tszyu. The winner of six of his last seven bouts, including a ninth-round technical knockout win over then-unbeaten Vernon Paris in March 2012, Judah is amped up to fight in his hometown for the second time as a pro.
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