"This has been an excellent training camp. The
first six weeks were spent on conditioning and now I am sparring three
days a week. It's great to have Master Freddie back in camp with me.
This will be my longest training camp. I feel so fresh having taken 10
months off. I have never done that before. My legs have an extra bounce
to them and I feel so strong and fast."
The majority of your
professional fights have been in the US. Why fight in Macau now? How do
you ensure that you knock out Rios and not the other way around?
"This was an exciting
opportunity to be a part of the biggest boxing event in a blossoming
boxing market. I love meeting new people and this is a big chance for
the sport of professional boxing to develop interest in it to one of the
biggest untapped markets in the world. It's great for the sport and it
gives me a chance to fight near my country where they don't have to
spend a lot on travel to see me in action. Plus, it's nice not to
suffer from jet lag traveling to a fight. Macau and the Philippines,
where I am training, are in the same time zone and have the same
climate. I could get used to that!
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"It's important for boxing to
develop new markets like Macau, China and all of Asia. It's good for
boxing to have more good Asian boxers turn pro. Hopefully the more
shows we do in China, the more Asian fighters will be encouraged t
become professional. I think Macau, with is early success with Zou
Shiming, could become a boxing capital.
"I never go looking for the knockout, but you can be sure after getting careless with Juan Manuel Márquez, I won't be setting myself up for getting knocked out. With age comes maturity and with maturity comes patience. I will not rush in looking to knock Rios out but rest assured if the opportunity presents itself I will go for it.
"I never go looking for the knockout, but you can be sure after getting careless with Juan Manuel Márquez, I won't be setting myself up for getting knocked out. With age comes maturity and with maturity comes patience. I will not rush in looking to knock Rios out but rest assured if the opportunity presents itself I will go for it.
"This has been an excellent
training camp. The first six weeks were spent on conditioning and now I
am sparring three days a week. It's great to have Master Freddie
[Roach] back in camp with me. This will be my longest training camp. I
feel so fresh having taken 10 months off. I have never done that
before. My legs have an extra bounce to them and I feel so strong and
fast.
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