Danny Garcia vs. Robert Guerrero: Fight Time, Date, Live Stream and TV Info
The vacant WBC Welterweight Championship is up for grabs on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Danny "Swift" Garcia (31-0, 18 KO) faces Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (33-3-1, 18 KO) in a battle to claim one of the 147-pound crowns vacated when Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired.
The two former champions will do battle in the main event that also features Sammy Vasquez vs. Aron Martinez and Dominic Breazeale vs. Amir Mansour. It will be Fox's first Premier Boxing Champions event. Here are the viewing details:
When: Saturday, January 23, at 8 p.m. ET
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Where: Staples Center in Los Angeles
TV: Fox
Live Stream: Fox Sports Go
Last Time Out
Guerrero Gets a Gift Against Martinez
Back in June 2015, an ill-prepared Guerrero took on a motivated Martinez in Carson, California. The result was a split-decision victory for Guerrero, but that was one of the worst decisions of the year.
Martinez dropped Guerrero in the fourth round and did the better work overall, but he still wasn't awarded the decision he earned. Guerrero took a much-needed break from the ring, and now he's returning against Garcia.
If his effort isn't better on Saturday, the outcome may not be as fortunate.
Garcia Pounds Malignaggi
In August 2015, in a gross mismatch, Garcia punished an over-the-hill Paulie Malignaggi for almost nine rounds before referee Arthur Mercante Jr. called a halt to the bout.
At this stage of his career, Malignaggi had no business in the ring—at least not against a fighter of Garcia's caliber. The fight was never close or competitive. It was a one-sided beating from the beginning to the end.
Garcia is in for a much tougher assignment against Guerrero.
What's at Stake
The next era of the welterweight division will begin with this bout. The first of Mayweather's vacated titles will be awarded to the winner, but there's also a potential big payday on the horizon against Amir Khan.
Khan is boxing's version of Rodney Dangerfield. He seems to get no respect, but he has said that he wants to fight the winner. Since he's the No. 1 contender, it would make sense for him to get a look.
Some might argue it should be him fighting for the vacant title. No matter where a potential fight with Khan would take place, a bout between him and Guerrero or a rematch with Garcia would be a fairly hot ticket.
Prediction
Guerrero will seek to make the fight an ugly brawl. Body punching is a key to his success. When he's pounding the body effectively, he's able to outlast his opponents to seize the late rounds. That's the blueprint he used en route to a win over Andre Berto—which is still his biggest to date.
Garcia will look to catch and shoot. His left hook is his best weapon. It's the punch that put Khan in peril, and it could be Guerrero's undoing. This is a bout that is likely to be action-packed, with both fighters having their moments.
In the end, Guerrero hasn't looked sharp in his last two bouts. His taxing loss against Keith Thurman in March 2015 seemed to take a lot out of him. Garcia will have more in the tank from the seventh round on, and he'll win the title via late-round stoppage or unanimous decision.
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