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Mikey Garcia impresses, Nonito Donaire inspires

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10
Nov

Mikey Garcia impresses, Nonito Donaire inspires

Featherweight standout Mikey Garcia made his junior lightweight debut a successful one by getting up from an early knockdown and dominating Rocky Martinez to an eighth-round KO on Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas. In the co-featured bout of the show, Nonito Donaire scored a come-from-behind ninth-round stoppage of old rival Vic Darchinyan.

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08
Nov

Photo gallery: Donaire-Darchinyan weigh-in

Fighters on the scales: Nonito Donaire-Vic Darchinyan, Roman Martinez-Mikey Garcia, and Demetrius Andrade-Vanes Martirosyan. Photos by Chris Farina-Top Rank.

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07
Nov

Photo gallery: Tripleheader final press conference

The fighters line up for this weekend’s show in Texas, which will include Nonito Donaire-Vic Darchinyan, Roman Martinez-Mikey Garcia, and Demetrius Andrade-Vanes Martirosyan. Photos by Chris Farina-Top Rank.

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05
Nov

Garcia to display ‘power, precision’ versus Martinez

Mikey Garcia discussed his techinical yet hard-hitting boxing style on an HBO-produced video for the Boxing After Dark series. “It’s exciting for the fans to watch me… I’m a very technical fighter, but with a lot of power behind my punches.”

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04
Nov

Andrade: ‘The knockout will come’ versus Martirosyan

Junior middleweight Demetrius Andrade on Saturday’s bout with fellow contender Vanes Martirosyan: “I am going to beat him down for three minutes of every round. I am going to make a statement that I’m the best 154-pound fighter in the world.”

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15
Oct

Next REAL TALK to feature Mikey Garcia

Reigning RING featherweight champ Mikey Garcia will be the guest of the next REAL TALK video feature. Fans of the undefeated Oxnard, Calif. native can ask him questions about his Nov. 9 challenge to Puerto Rico’s WBO 130-pound titleholder Rocky Martinez.

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05
Apr

Photo gallery: Zou, Viloria weigh-in

Photos from the weigh-ins for Zou Shiming-Eleazar Valenzuela, Brian Viloria-Juan Francisco Estrada and Rocky Martinez-Diego Magdaleno at the Venetian Macau Resort.

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04
Apr

Photo gallery: Zou, Viloria final press conference

Shots of all the combatants who will take part in Saturday’s card in Macau, including star attraction Zou Shiming in his pro debut, flyweights Brian Viloria and Juan Francisco Estrada, and junior lightweights Rocky Martinez and Diego Magdaleno.

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17
Jan

Photo gallery: Salido-Garcia final press conference

Mikey Garcia, Orlando Salido, Gennady Golovkin, Gabriel Rosado, Rocky Martinez and JC Burgos at the final press conference for the Jan. 19 show at Madison Square Garden.

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17
Jan

Photo gallery: Salido-Garcia media day

Orlando Salido, Mikey Garcia, Gennady Golovkin, Gabriel Rosado, Rocky Martinez and JC Burgos working out at Kingsway Gym in New York before the Jan. 19 card at Madison Square Garden.

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