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Mikey Garcia to return to ring against Sandor Martin on Oct. 16

Mikey Garcia is scheduled to return to ring against Sandor Martin on Oct. 16 in Fresno, Calif.

Mikey Garcia is returning to the ring on Oct. 16.

The former four-division titleholder won’t be facing Manny Pacquiao, Josh Taylor or Regis Prograis, high-profile prospective opponents to whom he has been linked. Instead, he’ll face relatively obscure Sandor Martin in Fresno, Calif. (DAZN).

At least he’ll be fighting again after a 20-month layoff. And, of course, bigger fights are within his grasp.

“I’m very excited to get back in the ring and give my fans another night to remember,” Garcia said. “I’m looking forward to seeing everyone on October 16 in Fresno – it’s going to be a great night of boxing.”

Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs) last fought in February of last year, when he defeated Jessie Vargas by a clear decision.

That followed a shutout loss to 147-pound titleholder Errol Spence Jr. in March 2019, Garcia’s first setback. He has fought only twice – Spence and Vargas – since he outpointed Robert Easter in July 2018.

Garcia, 33, was once a leading candidate to fight Manny Pacquiao but the Filipino icon ended up fighting 147-pound titleholder Yordenis Ugas, who defeated him by a decision last month.

Martin (38-2, 13 KOs) has won nine consecutive fights since he lost a decision to Anthony Yigit in 2017. He has neither faced anyone near Garcia’s ability nor fought outside of Europe.

The 28-year-old is from Barcelona, Spain.

“I’m so excited for this opportunity,” Martin said. “The sport of boxing brings me the chance to change my life. There will be a before and after for everyone in this fight.”

Mikey Garcia to return to ring against Sandor Martin on Oct. 16

Mikey Garcia is scheduled to return to ring against Sandor Martin on Oct. 16 in Fresno, Calif.

Mikey Garcia is returning to the ring on Oct. 16.

The former four-division titleholder won’t be facing Manny Pacquiao, Josh Taylor or Regis Prograis, high-profile prospective opponents to whom he has been linked. Instead, he’ll face relatively obscure Sandor Martin in Fresno, Calif. (DAZN).

At least he’ll be fighting again after a 20-month layoff. And, of course, bigger fights are within his grasp.

“I’m very excited to get back in the ring and give my fans another night to remember,” Garcia said. “I’m looking forward to seeing everyone on October 16 in Fresno – it’s going to be a great night of boxing.”

Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs) last fought in February of last year, when he defeated Jessie Vargas by a clear decision.

That followed a shutout loss to 147-pound titleholder Errol Spence Jr. in March 2019, Garcia’s first setback. He has fought only twice – Spence and Vargas – since he outpointed Robert Easter in July 2018.

Garcia, 33, was once a leading candidate to fight Manny Pacquiao but the Filipino icon ended up fighting 147-pound titleholder Yordenis Ugas, who defeated him by a decision last month.

Martin (38-2, 13 KOs) has won nine consecutive fights since he lost a decision to Anthony Yigit in 2017. He has neither faced anyone near Garcia’s ability nor fought outside of Europe.

The 28-year-old is from Barcelona, Spain.

“I’m so excited for this opportunity,” Martin said. “The sport of boxing brings me the chance to change my life. There will be a before and after for everyone in this fight.”

Jose Ramirez: Mikey Garcia punches harder than Manny Pacquiao

Jose Ramriez has sparred with both Manny Pacquiao and Mikey Garcia and says Garcia “has a little heavier hand.”

Jose Ramirez has sparred with both Manny Pacquiao and Mikey Garcia, which means he should have a good sense for what each of them brings into the ring.

Who is a bigger puncher? Ramirez told EsNews that it’s Garcia.

Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) reportedly is considering Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs) for his next opponent.

“They hit the same, but I think Mikey [Garcia] has probably a little heavier hand,” Ramirez said. “Pacquiao just puts it together really well, he puts three or four punches. It doesn’t take a lot of power to land a clean shot and for someone to feel it. As long as the shots are pointed properly it could hurt anybody.”

Pacquiao and Garcia are both small welterweights. Still, the Filipino icon had enough power to put down a big 147-pounder, Keith Thurman, in July of last year. And Garcia was able to do the same against Jessie Vargas in February.

At the same time, Pacquiao has exactly one knockout in the past 10-plus years. Garcia hasn’t stopped anyone above 135 pounds, a span of five fights.

“Mikey is not the biggest 147 pounder out there,” Ramirez said. “… Pacquiao is not the biggest 147 pounder, so I think it would be a fight that would make sense for both of them.”

Ramirez, a highly regarded140-pound titleholder, also is a potential opponent for the top 147-pounders. That includes Terence Crawford, who shares a promoter (Top Rank) with Ramirez.