Saturday, September 8, 2018 will mark the return of boxing to Barclays Center with a historic fight for Brooklyn's Amanda Serrano, who is aiming to become the third boxer to win six world championships. In the headliner, Danny Garcia will face Shawn Porter for the vacant WBC welterweight world championship.


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