Roberto Garcia out of bout with Errol Spence Jr.
Robert Garcia out of NBC fight vs @ErrolSpenceJr Sat. Not close to weight. I'm told Spence will get a new opponent, possibly Phil LoGreco.
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) June 18, 2015
As reported tonight by Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, Roberto Garcia, who listed above in the tweet as Robert Garcia, has once again been pulled from a fight on fight week. For those who do not know, Garcia didn’t make his weigh in for a bout with Shawn Porter which caused a 24-hour course of confusion as to who would fight Shawn Porter, which turned out to Erick Bone.
Garcia is being reported to once again be far overweight by some reports up to 20 lbs overweight just two days prior to weigh in. Spence Jr. is now heavily rumored to face Phil Lo Greco. The bout will be the opening salvo on the Premier Boxing Champions on NBC broadcast that is headlined by Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter.