Mikey Garcia to Hold Media Workout

RIVERSIDE, CALIF. (January 7, 2012) -- Undefeated  No. 1 featherweight contender MIKEY GARCIA, his co-trainers Eduardo and Robert Garcia and manager Cameron Dunkin, will host a Riverside, California Media Workout This Thursday!  January 10, beginning at 2:00 p.m. PT.   The gym address is 5769 Baldwin Ave., Riverside, Calif. 92509.

Interviews will be conducted before the workout.     

A native of Oxnard, Calif., Garcia is in his final week of training camp before he heads east to "The Mecca of Boxing," Madison Square Garden, where he will challenge World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Orlando "Siri" SALIDO (39-11-2, 27 KOs), of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, México.  The Salido vs. Garcia world title fight will headline a championship tripleheader which will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, Saturday, January 19 at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. 

Garcia (30-0, 26 KOs) returns to the ring having won 14 of his past 15 bouts by knockout. Considered to be one of boxing’s top young prospects, Garcia, 24, had a career-best year in 2011, knocking out previously undefeated contender Matt Remillard in the 10th round in March to capture his NABF and NABO title belts. He followed that with four-round knockout title defense victories of Rafael Guzman and Juan Carlos Martinez in June and October, respectively. Guzman and Martinez had a combined record of 47-14-1 when they fought Garcia. Last year, he continued his winning ways, knocking out one-time world title challenger Bernabe Concepcion and former world champion Mauricio Pastrana, in the seventh and second rounds, respectively. In his last fight , on November 10, Garcia knocked out former WBA featherweight champion Jonathan Barros in the eighth round. Garcia is trained by his father Eduardo Garcia and co-managed by his brother, 2012 Trainer of the Year Robert Garcia, the former IBF junior lightweight champion.

Promoted by Top Rank® and K2 Promotions, in association with Tecate and Madison Square Garden, remaining tickets, priced at $200, $100, $50 and $25, are currently available for purchase at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008) and online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.thegarden.com.

For fight updates go to www.toprank.com or www.hbo.com/boxing.

For Additional Information: (Media)

FOR TOP RANK

Lee Samuels: (702) 378-1083 / Lee@toprank.com

Ricardo Jimenez / Garcia: (909) 615-3436 / Ricardoej@aol.com

Fred Sternburg: (303) 740-7746 / Toofred@aol.com

Ed Keenan: (609) 399-1330 / Keenan@emcevents.com

FOR K2 PROMOTIONS / GOLOVKIN

Bernie Bahrmasel: (773) 592-2986 / berniebahrmasel@yahoo.com

FOR HBO

Kevin Flaherty: (212) 512-5052 / Kevin.Flaherty@hbo.com

FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Larry Torres: (212) 631-5178 / Larry.Torres@msg.com

FOR MEDIA CREDENTIALS

www.TopRank.com/Credentials