DANNY GARCIA and Shawn Porter will contest the vacant WBC welterweight on Saturday (September 8) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
โI know Iโm the better all-around fighter. I can just do more in the ring than Shawn Porter, period. Iโm going to prove it on Saturday,โ Garcia declared. โIt means the world to me to get this belt back. This is a new chapter in my career. Iโve been in a lot of great fights. Iโm a seasoned champion. This is a chance to regain something that was mine. This is one of the moments where I have to just go out there and prove myself.
โThis is nothing new to me. Iโve performed at this level for a long time. Iโve put in the hard work. Come Saturday night Iโm going to get this victory because Iโm the better fighter and a true champion.
โIโm incredibly motivated, but I know that sometimes in life if you want something too much, you donโt get it. Iโve achieved a lot in this sport. This will just add more hardware to my collection.โ
Garcia has his sights set on Errol Spence, the IBF welterweight champion and one of the stars in the sport. โI absolutely want to unify with Errol Spence Jnr after I win. I want the biggest fights. This would be my fourth world title. All Iโve ever done is face everyone they put in front me and Iโve earned those huge fights,โ he said.
Porter however expects to put himself in the frame for the major fights in the welterweight division. โThe way Iโm going to win this fight will change the conversation at welterweight. Youโre going to have to wonder whether Errol Spence Jnr and Terence Crawford have what it takes to beat me. Iโm here to put on a great show, win this title and do it in spectacular fashion,โ he said. โIโm used to being the underdog. Iโve upset people before. Iโm looking forward to doing what it takes to be that one to pull it off.
โDanny has to know that heโs getting in the ring with a bull. This isnโt going to be an easy 12 rounds. Iโm going to make him earn every inch.โ
โStyles make fights. One way or another, Iโm ready to do whatever it takes to win this fight. Thereโs nothing Iโve ever wanted in my entire life more than this. Iโm out here to take it,โ he continued.
โAnything Danny is coming with, Iโm taking it. Itโs mine. Whatever it takes, I will not be stopped on Saturday night.โ