We, as hard-core fight fans might want to see Terence Crawford next, but that doesnt have to happen next.. Fox News: Whats a misconception you feel the public still has about Hugh Hefner and whats the reality?Garcia: The reality is he abused [the women] in many ways. This docuseries is proving and vindicating the many women who knew about the abuse and tried to come forward long before the #MeToo movement. Round goes to Spence. Fox News: You started as a Playmate, but then crossed over to head of promotions for Playboy. Prograis laments the loss of a big fight against Garcia but says hes still motivated to become champion again. "I really want that fight because everyone says it's too much, too risky. I think theyll eventually fight. Garcia is getting torn apart. "I'm the accident.". Spence just tears into Garcia with body shots. However, with Pacquiao returning for one more run after losing the Presidential election in the Philippines, Mikeys phone might just ring one more time. I was afraid to report it because I thought I wouldnt get the job. Garcia needs to do something. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. And I know the current owner of Playboy issued a statement saying that all these women should be heard and they are supporting us. Left hook by Spence. He is now riding a 10-fight winning streak. That one hurt Garcia. Something went wrong. From my standpoint he breached our model releases both ethically and morally, which is something I speak out more about in the docuseries. Garcias mentality confronts fight promoters who are adverse to risk. Not much at all in the opening minute. Garcia takes it well. This one is for free and then we'll shift to Fox PPV for the main card at the top of the hour. "He's broken records here before," Spence said. Soto has landed the harder shots and stunned Gonzalez twice in the fourth round. Eventually, you have to DQ a guy who refuses to not punch anywhere above the belt, right? A combination and then a straight right from Martin. In other words, Garcia would almost certainly have to do business with Top Rank and Bob Arum. 1. After making his announcement, Premier Boxing Champions wished Garcia well as he moved on with his life. Outside of Spence, there's Vasiliy Lomachenko at 135, Terence Crawford (not as big as Spence, and to whom Mikey lost the amateurs) and the guy everyone wants now more than ever, Manny Pacquiao. Mikey Garcia made his way to the ring on Saturday night in Fresno, California, riding on a flatbed trailer as fireworks shot off around the arena. Please enter a valid email and try again. Crawford has a tough fight with Amir Khan coming up [April 20 on ESPN pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden], but we would love to fight Spence after that.. A left to the body by Martin. These are things we cant get back from the past. Fox News: Why did you choose to speak out in "Secrets of Playboy"?Miki Garcia: I left the company in 1982 because of the exploitation of the Playmates. It's a pleasure to share the ring with him," Martin said through a translator in his post-fight interview with Chris Mannix. What's interesting is that Augustin is doing well, but we haven't seen him react to a big shot just. All rights reserved. Were trying to get everything done for May, Mikey continued. That's a guy who could put me on top as far as best fighter in the world.". Its been rumored for many years. I reported to Hefner that [some women] were suffering from the effects of drug addiction. Martin comes out the aggressor with a couple of left hands. Hes smoking Garcia but Mikey wont go away. 10-9 Spence. To cement your name, youve got to go after the biggest fights, Oxnards Garcia (39-1) explained following his first defeat. Martin misses with a left. Hard right hook. Im ready to get back in the ring. I applaud them for doing that. And when [director] Alexandra Dean contacted me, I checked her credentials and found them to be absolutely stellar. Thats what I want to do. Mikey's come a long way from Oxnard. "Then I come down to lightweight or super lightweight," he said. Check out some excerpts of what Prograis had to say below. Like, I was blowing up my Twitter, I was just cursing and all kind of stuff because it just messed up so much for me. Then, the WBO twice in 2013 at both 126 and 130 before moving up to before a move to 135. Here comes Garcia. Garcia comes firing back. Garcia would assume the risk that any fighter does stepping into the ring. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! We walked through a park in Oxnard, past a mural of Mexican-American heroes, his older brother and father included. Im going to face a legend, said Mikey Garcia. Whats your response?Garcia: Hugh Hefner affected the livelihoods, reputations and names of these women. This ex-employee has been attempting to peddle a book about Playboy which has been rejected by every publisher to whom it has been submitted," he said in a statement at the time read by Playboy spokesman Don Rogers. Hefner accomplished many things in life that can be viewed as positive and they were. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. The tenth and final round was an action-packed round with both guys slugging it out to the bell. ", (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images). Errol Spence Jr. throws a punch during his welterweight title fight against Mikey Garcia on Saturday night. He's finding a home with the right. Garcia (40-2, 30 KOs) fought for the first time since a February 2020 unanimous decision win over Jessie Vargas. Another rough round to score. I have to leave my own special chapter.". The other was a loss to Errol Spence in 2019. A left hook lands for Garcia. Im trying to be great. Hard right hook lands clean on Garcia. WebDiscover what happened on this day. THE RING SHOP (CLICK HERE). All he had to do was take care of business against the Its a great fight; its great for my career and for the fans. "I'm In fact, even after losing, Linares is bigger than he ever was. Garcia is fighting for respect and lands a couple of shots. Teofimo Lopez wants to leave a Muhammad Ali-like legacy, Pain, hope, science collide as athletes turn to magic mushrooms, How a gym in California's Coachella Valley became an international destination for boxing. 11:02 p.m. :The second round finds Love going backward because that aggressive style nearly got him killed in the first round. Hefner is inspecting the new improved fabric for the costumes. Garcia is in a rhythm. By the time De La Hoya was 30, he'd fought a dozen pay-per-views, including Pernell Whitaker, Julio Cesar Chavez, Ike Quartey, Shane Mosley and one of Eduardo Garcia's protgs from Oxnard's La Colonia gym, Fernando Vargas. This could be very interesting. 10:00 p.m. : Nery's been landing some heavy leather and drops Arroyo with a left hand in the second round. Pacquiao entered the ring and seemingly accepted Spence's challenge. This feels big. Fight another day. A bevy of power shots send Augustin down. (A&E), "As an organization with a more than 80% female workforce, we are committed to our ongoing evolution as a company and to driving positive change for our communities.". A right to the shoulder from Garcia. The inactive former four-division world champion Mikey (40-1, 33 KOs) has been trying to put a fight together with Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) for years now. "Would Lomachenko come to me?". Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com. Its unclear whether Pacquiao vs. Mikey will sell on pay-per-view, as both guys have stalled their careers out by not fighting. Photo by Melina Pizano/Matchroom Boxing. Market data provided by Factset. Hard left hook by Spence. Markian Hawryluk and Kevin Van Valkenburg. Problem is, Pacquiao's MP Promotions, which barely managed to pull off the Lucas Matthysse fight two weeks ago, needed Arum's people and ESPN for American distribution. I was like Bruh, noooo! It just slipped out my handsI couldnt believe it. Weve had all these conversations. Women's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Did Baumgardner do enough to overtake Serrano? Everybody tells me Manny likes the fight with me, and hes on board. By the time Garcia sought to counter, his opponent wasn't there to be hit. Hard hook to the body. "The most important thing we can do right now is actively listen and learn from their experiences," the Playboy statement added. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. He clearly couldnt get up for it and subsequently lost. On Saturday, he'll fight Robert Easter in Los Angeles for custody of the IBF and WBC lightweight belts. What happens when a boxer kills his opponent? I'm about to unify the title at 135. Nothing solid. Errol Spence Jr. was simply greater. OMG. On Saturdays card, Premier Boxing Champions placed former heavyweight champion Charles Martin and former three-time title challenger Chris Arreola in separate, one-sided bouts when a match against each other would have made a criticized pay-per-view slate more competitive and entertaining. But, none of that mattered to the Spaniard as he came into Garcia's home state and pulled a massive upset to win by majority decision (95-95, 97-93, 97-93) at Chukchansi Park. Like, we was supposed to have a big fight and you messed it up and he was like I know what happened. Spence press forward. Garcia is trying to fight back but Spence is pummeling him. Jab to the body. The showing against an unbeaten former 140-pound world champion was so one-sided Spence outlanding Garcia in total punches (345-75) and jabs (108-21) that it vaulted the Texan into a debate with fellow unbeaten welterweight champion Terence Crawford for pound-for-pound supremacy. That's exactly why I want to do it. The Mayweather era has stopped. A group of Playboy Bunnies line up for inspection by Hugh Hefner, publisher of Playboy magazine, in the main room of Playboy Mansion in Chicago. 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Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Both guys backed off and they immediately went back on. The body work is savage. Now, it seems like things are back on track. Could be scored for either guy at this point. Legal Statement. Going to come down to these last four rounds. But he [took my] freedom of speech away. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Martin slid along the outside of the ring, popping off quick punches, including repeatedly connecting with a hard overhand left. He has no need to advertise himself. Garcia was one of several women to come forward in the 10-part docuseries titled "Secrets of Playboy," which aims to look at the brands complicated legacy and its founder, who died in 2017 at age 91. It was 1985 when Playboys Miss January 1973 and former head of promotions spoke out against Hugh Hefner. There had been talks of Pacquiao facing UFC star Conor McGregor, but that match-up imploded after the Irish star was knocked out in his last fight in the octagon. A three-punch combination from Martin. Who Wins Between Andre S.O.G. Ward & Gennadiy GGG Golovkin? And even in Hollywood, they were faced with the casting couch and all that because of that stigmatization I think people need to see this docuseries objectively so they can decide for themselves But we cant change anything unless we stand together and speak up. We want to get back, and were ready. The scorecards were a little wide from my recollection and I thought 115-112 was an acceptable tally. That hurt. WebOctober 16th, 2021 -- Mikey Garcia vs. Sandor Martin from Fresno, California. I was threatened by a very powerful man. Left hand. Weve been absent for over a year after the fight with [Jessie] Vargas. While a cynic for Garcias former promotional company Top Rank labeled his taking the fight a business deal, intended to cash a check that could exceed $8 million, he did absorb his first loss, get battered by more than 400 punches and risk both his drawing power and physical wear in the defeat, leaving the perception that legacy trumped the bank account. Spence tells SN the odds of those fights happening. Spence landing all kinds of power shots. Why is Frank McCourt really pushing it? He tells SN the Love fight is the beginning of the journey back to the super middleweight title. Its difficult to take Mikey seriously at this point because hes talked so often about the fight with Manny, and nothing happened. Who has the edge? He pumped his fist in the air after every round, which would indicate to some people that particular fighter was winning or, at the very least, was doing solid work. 12:13 am ET, What you may have missed during a busy April, Davis vs. Garcia exceeds PPV expectations, P4P Rankings: 'Tank' makes his debut at No. Round 1 (11:43 p.m.): Spence starts off aggressive and fires the jab. Garcia and Lipinets threw vicious shots, Lipinets got rocked with a left hook. The same punch sent him to the mat earlier in the fight. Entertaining fight but Garcia should get the nod here. Let's remember, the fight is in Texas and the judging isn't the greatest. 12:37: Round 11 to Garcia (10-9, 108-100 Garcia). Smart round by Garcia. Corbin didn't land over 30 punches in the fight, but about 1/3 of them were below the belt. This wont last long if this is Loves strategy. Former 140lb titleholder Regis Prograis takes some time to chat with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV to talk about his March 19 fight with Tyrone McKenna, how he came to be his next opponent, and why he learned a valuable lesson from Mikey Garcia so that he doesnt take this fight lightly.