Danny Garcia vs Jose Benavidez Jr Card: Who is fighting?

Hot prospect Jose Benavidez Jr. predicts that his upcoming super welterweight matchup against Danny Garcia would be the fight of the year. 

Garcia, a former super lightweight and welterweight champion, makes his sensational welterweight debut in this contest as he seeks to gain ground in the competitive weight class.

A victory for Phoenix’s Benavidez, the older sibling of unbeaten two-time super middleweight champion David Benavidez, would give him a spectacular win and put him in the running for the 154-pound crown.

Below is some more information on the Danny Garcia vs Jose Benavidez fight card.

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On Saturday, 30th July 2022, from Barclays Centre in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing Champions event, top middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko will square off against Joshua Conley in a 10-round contest, while exciting up-and-coming prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. faces Jimmy Williams in an eight-round welterweight contest.

The main event features three Showtime Championship Boxing fights, including the super welterweight debut of Brooklyn fan favourite and two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia versus promising challenger Jose Benavidez Jr.

The 10-round heavyweight fight between Turkish Olympian Ali Eren Demirezen and Polish star and Brooklyn’s all-action Adam Kownacki will start the tripleheader. Unbeaten rising star Gary Antuanne Russell will face former two-division champion Rances Barthelemy to open the telecast.

The undercard fight card also includes a rematch between unbeaten Brooklyn native Junior Younan (16-0-1, 10 KOs) and former unified super welterweight champion Julian “J-Rock” Williams (27-3-1, 16 KOs), who will