This July Garcia rose from 135 to 140 pounds and got a unanimous decision over Adrien Brouner. His title Lipinets acquired this November, with a unanimous decision over Akihiro Kondo of Japan.
The same evening on Showtime Rances Barthelemy (26-0, 13 KOs, 1 NC) will rematch Kirill Relikh (21-2, 19 KOs) from Belarus this time for the vacant WBA super lightweight title. The first meeting between Barthelemy and Relix in this May ended with the victory of the Cuban by a unanimous decision.