Mikey Garcia will finally have the chance to display his boxing skills

Undefeated WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KO's) will finally have the chance to display his boxing skills on the big stage come July 29th when he takes on Adrien Broner at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. Back in 2013, Garcia was on the fast track to becoming a superstar in the boxing world however a problem with promoter Bob Arum at the time forced Garcia to sit on the bench for over two years. Garcia returned in the middle of 2016 and has been slowly making his way back to the top. Next up is the ever so popular Adrien Broner, who despite having lost some big fights, is still able to draw viewers from across the county. For that reason alone this will probably be the biggest audience that Mikey Garcia has ever fought in front of in terms of attendance and viewers from home. Garcia is more than ready to try to take on the challenge.

"I'm very thankful for this opportunity. I can't stress the importance of this fight enough. It's the biggest fight that I could have. There are other names that are out there, but nothing made more sense than facing Adrien Broner. Adrien has accomplished a lot and when he's at his best, he's really great. That's what I expect on July 29. I see that he's taking this seriously by moving camp to Colorado. I expect him to bring the best out of me and give the fans the best fight possible.

"The fans here in New York have always treated me well and it's a fan base that just really loves boxing. The fans are what make me a world champion. I owe it to them to perform to the best of my abilities. I'm going to come ready on July 29 so that this fight is remembered as one of the best of the year.

"I think he is motivated because it's a big fight, one where he can try to get his career back on track and try to be a superstar like he has been in past big fights. He didn't perform so well in his past fight against [Adrian] Granados and this is an opportunity for him to jump back and be a superstar again. And I think that's what's motivating him for this fight.

"The weight makes sense to me for this type of fight. 135-pounds is probably my best division, but I don't think this will be much different. I'll make weight a little more comfortably and still keep my speed and power.

"I'll do whatever it takes to win this fight. I'm more of a boxer-puncher but if I need to press the fight and put pressure on, I'm going to be ready to do that.

"I know that we definitely have to be in the best shape possible. I am not going to take this lightly. I am not thinking it's going to be an easy win for me. I think it's going to be a tough fight. I believe he's going to be ready 100% and that's going to make it a tough fight for me but overall I think I'm the better fighter, better boxer and I'll have enough tools to bring in the ring with me.

"Adrien is going to come to beat me and I'm coming 100 percent to beat him. The fans will be the winner on fight night, but my hand will be raised."