Danny Garcia’s light welterweight world title rematch with Erik Morales headlines a card of four title fights Saturday at Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center.
Garcia, a 24-year-old from Philadelphia, who holds the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council belts, earned a unanimous decision over Mexican star Morales when they met in March.
He’s coming off a fourth-round stoppage of ex-champ Amir Khan in July, which took his record to 24-0 with 15 knockouts.
Garcia said he knows he needs another stand-out performance to justify his billing on the higly anticipated card, which will bring top-flight boxing back for the first time in decades to the New York borough of Brooklyn – birthplace of former heavyweight world champ Mike Tyson.
“I always go for the knockout,” Garcia said. “The fans love it. That’s what I do, I bring the knockout power. I definitely expect to win. I’ve been training so hard. I’m too smart and I can’t see myself losing to anyone anytime soon.”
Morales, a four-division champion with a record of 52-8 with 36 knockouts, naturally has other ideas.