Luis Nery training camp quotes ⋆ Boxing News 24

Two-division world champion and present WBC Tremendous Bantamweight World Champion Luis “Pantera” Nery will meet Brandon “Heartbreaker” Figueroa in a battle of unbeatens for supremacy at 122 kilos in a 12-round battle that headlines motion dwell on SHOWTIME Saturday, Might 15 from Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Carson, Calif. in a Premier Boxing Champions occasion.

The 26-year-old Nery will make the inaugural protection of his WBC crown in his first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING most important occasion. Preventing out of Tijuana, Mexico, the undefeated champion has been coaching in his hometown simply throughout the U.S.-Mexico border previous to relocating to Los Angeles this week forward of his Might 15 showdown with Figueroa. Now below the tutelage of his coach Ismael Ramirez, Nery is assured forward of this career-defining title battle which is able to arrange a unification bout with WBO world champion Stephen Fulton, Jr. on September 11, dwell on SHOWTIME.

Nery shared his ideas on coaching camp, the magnitude of his battle towards Figueroa and extra:

On what he’s carried out totally different on this camp:
“Rather a lot has been totally different on this coaching camp. I’m sparring towards opponents which can be similar to Figueroa’s type. And I’m working extra usually. I’m consuming proper. I’m getting ready in a really acutely aware method. My knockout streak got here to an finish as a result of I wasn’t preventing in my type. I’m being extra myself now like I used to be throughout my knockout streak. I’ve been loving how we’ve got ready for this battle as we proceed on the highway to success on Might 15.”

On his mentality:
“My mentality is easy: It’s both me or him. I don’t get within the ring pondering of attending to the ultimate bell and probably shedding due to the judges. And I’m not leaving something within the fingers of the judges. I’m going to be aggressive and I shall be myself. I plan to win preventing in my type.”

On his respect for Brandon:
“I’ve a whole lot of respect for Brandon, however contained in the ring, I’m going to be the rudest individual he’s ever met. Respect goes out of the window inside that ring. I’m going to do every part to get the win.”

On his sparring:
“I’ve not sparred with anybody that most of the people would in all probability know however I’ve a whole lot of nice competitors with native guys right here in Tijuana. They’re very powerful children, very sturdy children. They’re in all probability stronger than the large identify fighters.”

On Brandon’s attain benefit:
“Figueroa has lengthy arms however I’ve fought towards many fighters with lengthy attain earlier than. I’ve loads of expertise there. I’ll discover alternatives and I’ll use these to my benefit.”

On the assumption that Brandon is a ‘Fairly Boy’:
“I don’t care about how fairly his face is. I don’t care if he’s a intercourse image or if he’s somebody who could be very ugly. To me, backside line, he’s a menace. He’s a menace to my profession. He’s a menace to my future plans. I must eradicate that menace. No matter what he seems to be like or how fairly he may be, I’m going to defeat him. I’m not underestimating him within the least.”

On Stephen Fulton, Jr. sitting ringside forward of a Sept. 11 unification bout with the winner:
“I actually couldn’t care much less about Fulton being ringside on Might 15. He’s a blabbermouth anyway. What I’m targeted on is thrashing Brandon Figueroa. The time will come to fret about Stephen Fulton. However for proper now, I don’t care about him.”