Mikey Garcia challenges Errol Spence Jr. after unification of light titles against Robert Easter Jr. | Boxing

LOS ANGELES – Mikey Garcia said that he would not look past Robert Easter Jr., but he also clarified that the fight he really wanted was with Errol Spence Jr. He could get his wish soon.

The WBC featherweight champion defended his title while claiming the IBF Easter title with a dominant performance en route to a unanimous win in Saturday's main event ahead of 12.560 at the Staples Center .

It was a homecoming for Oxnard, California. Garcia, who had not fought in Los Angeles since June 4, 2011, stopped Rafael Guzman in the fourth round. Much has changed since then, namely that Garcia has consolidated as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. With the crowd supporting him, the Mexican-American gave a decision against a match, but clearly surpbaded, Easter.

The victory comes a little over a year after Garcia released friend and easter mentor Adrien Broner. If Broner had any advice on how to fight Garcia, they certainly did not materialize tonight.

After a tenuous start that saw Easter (21-1) using his 6-0 frame and his 8-inch advantage to keep his opponent at bay, Garcia quickly adjusted and methodically took down his biggest opponent. Every minute past, Garcia was getting closer and closer until he was in the shooting range.

In the third round, Garcia unleashed a left hook that made Easter fall and seriously injured him. Although Easter came out of the round, it was clear that he underestimated Garcia's power and was pbading the middle rounds to resign himself to surviving rather than fighting.

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Garcia brilliantly managed the ring, cutting the escape routes of Easter and pinning it along the ropes. and the body.

Broadly on the dashboards, Easter changed its approach and fought the fire with fire. A ninth wildly funny round saw both fighters have their moments. Easter landed a left hand that seemed to stun Garcia and followed with a volley of punches. Garcia weathered the storm and shot back, wrapping a left hook around Easter gloves and firing shots at the body.

Garcia controlled what was left of the fight and sailed to the judges' scores of 116-111, 117-110 and 118-109. During his postfight interview, Garcia immediately turned his attention to the weight welterweight champion Spence, an opponent on whom he focused for a while.

"I'm here for the biggest challenges," said Garcia (39-0, 30 KO's). "I do not know if there is anyone taller than Errol Spence, I know he's ready to fight everyone, so let's do it."

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Spence is literally the biggest challenge for Garcia, considering that he's a 147-pounder who could easily compete at 154 books. Garcia began his career as a featherweight and fought up to 140 pounds. He would clearly be the smallest fighter in a match and there are questions as to whether he can handle the power of Spence, not to mention that Spence is recognized as the future of boxing with a unique combination size, speed, power and technical prowess.

None of this is of importance to Garcia, who has led most of his career as a favorite and who is interested in what it is like to see. to be an outsider

"I feel that I have the power and the skills" He is the hardest guy to welterweight, so I want to face him "

Spence has a lot of business to managing to welterweight, but with Danny Garcia facing Shawn Porter in September for the WBC title that Keith Thurman left because of injury, Terence Crawford fighting for a rival network and promotion, and the fact that no one knows when Thurman Will be ready to fight, Spence is in a kind of no man's land

For this reason, Spence is certainly interested in the prospect of facing a book-to-book fighter. "I want this fight," Spence said during the Showtime broadcast. "I think it's the best fight available to me, now with Shawn and Danny fighting in September, Keith Thurman is still recovering and needs a tune-up."

size difference does not bother Spence, either. "" He has the audacity to be awesome, "says Spence." He wants to be awesome. He wants to go up and dethrone me and it's not going to happen. "

Spence also said that Garcia would be an" easy fight ", but complimented Garcia's ability. In the end, the Spence figures, his size would be too much and" I really do not see anything that I worries, "he says," he's technically good, but I do not see him hurting me at 147 years. "

fighters targeting a December date, it seems that the boxing world will have a huge confrontation between two of the best in sport.