One of Brooklyn's favorite fighting sons, the crafty Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KO's) is a two-division world champion known for his lighting fast hands and even faster mouth. Malignaggi, who has faced Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton and Amir Khan, will look to stop the rise of the undefeated Broner a few miles from his home in Brooklyn.
The 23-year-old, Broner (26-0, 22 KO's), of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been called the next Floyd Mayweather. The brash and confident two-division world champion will move up two weight divisions with a shot at becoming just the fourth fighter to win a world title in their first fight after jumping a weight class, joining Roberto Duran, Roy Jones Jr. and Robert Guerrero.
In the co-featured bouts, Johnathon Banks (29-1-1, 19 KO's), of Detroit, Mich., will look to repeat his 2012 upset win over Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell (25-1-1, 19 KO's), of Brandywine, Md., as he defends his NABO and WBC International Heavyweight titles in a 12-round bout and number one rated WBC super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (31-5-2, 21 KO's), of Sydney, Australia, faces number four rated WBC super middleweight contender
Marco Antonio Periban (20-0, 13 KO's), of Mexico City, Mexico, in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship. ABOUT "MALIGNAGGI VS BRONER":
Malignaggi vs. Broner, a 12-round fight for Malignaggi's WBA Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and R & R Promotions, supported by Golden Boy Promotions' sponsors Corona and AT&T and will be televised live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. In the co-featured bouts, Johnathon Banks will look to repeat his 2012 upset win over Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell as he defends his NABO and WBC International Heavyweight titles in a 12-round fight presented in association with K2 Promotions and number one rated WBC super middleweight contender Sakio Bika faces number four rated WBC super middleweight contender Marco Antonio Periban in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® is available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary fights will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
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