Undefeated Danny "Swift" Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) will take on Brooklyn's Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) @ Barclays Center Saturday, August 1st on ESPN, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. This is part of the new ESPN-Premier Boxing Champions partnership.
In addition to the evening's main event and co-main event, which will be announced shortly, select undercard bouts will be carried live on ESPN3. ESPN Deportes will also televise the fight live.
Garcia last fought in Brooklyn on April 11 defeating Lamont Peterson in a 12 round majority decision. He has a undefeated resume, including Amir Khan, Erik Morales, Lucas Matthysse and Zab Judah.
34-year-old Malignaggi will return to the ring to fight at Barclays Center for the fourth time as a professional. He has faced a slew of big names throughout his career and has taken home victories over the likes of Zab Judah, Vyacheslav Senchenko and Pablo Cesar Cano. Born and raised in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, "The Magic Man" will step into the ring for the first time since April 2014.