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Broner vs Garcia: Mikey Garcia weighs in heavier than Adrien Broner

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Mikey Garcia weighed in slightly heavier than Adrien Broner ahead of their super-lightweight showdown in New York.

Mikey Garcia weighed in slightly heavier than Adrien Broner ahead of their super-lightweight showdown in New York.

Both fighters weighed in within the 140lbs limit, with the unbeaten Garcia (36-0 KO30) tipping the scales at a career-high 139.5lbs.

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A clause in the fight contract meant Broner (33-2 KO24) would be fined $500,000 if he failed to make weight, having previously come in over the limit for his fight against Britain's Ashley Theophane.

However 'The Problem' - a four-weight world champion - had no issues this time around, coming in at 138.75lbs.

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The pair will meet at the Barclays Center on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action HD from 1am.

Elsewhere on the undercard, Katie Taylor (134.6lbs) weighed in within the limit ahead of her US debut against Jasmine Clarkson (133.6lbs).

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The much anticipated super-lightweight fight between Broner and Garcia will be shown live on Sky Sports

Jermall Charlo and Jorge Sebastian Heiland were both inside the 160lbs limit as they prepare to go head-to-head in a WBC middleweight eliminator.

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The winner will become the mandatory challenger for the winner of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin.

Unbeaten heavyweight Jarrell Miller (298.8lbs) weighed in over 50lbs heavier than opponent Gerald Washington (248lbs).

Watch Broner vs Garcia live from the Barclays Center, New York, from 1am, on Sunday, on Sky Sports Action (Ch407).

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