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LAS VEGAS (Tháng mười một 20, 2018) – Former World Boxing Organization (WBO Youth World Heavyweight Champion Alexander “The Great” Flores, promoted by Roy Jones, Jr. Quyền thuật (RJJ), has an opportunity of a lifetime December 15, when the gifted 28-year-old Mexican-American travels halfway around the world to take on former world heavyweight titlist Joseph Parker in New Zealand.
Fighting out of Rowland Heights, California, the heavy-handed Flores (17-1-1, 15 Kos) is confident as he trains at home to face Parker in his backyard.
“There is no way this fight goes 10 vòng,” Flores said. “I’m going to knock him out. A lot of people might not have heard of Alexander ‘The Great’ Flores yet, but they’ll all know who I am after December 15th.”
Flores’ lone loss as a professional came 3 ½ years ago against former world champion Charles Martin for the North American Boxing Association (NABF) crown. Hoa, who took the fight with only two weeks’ notice, was stopped in the fourth round.
“Alexander can dramatically change his life by defeating Parker and we’re confident he can go to New Zealand and pull off an upset,” said Keith Veltre, co-promoter of Roy Jones, Jr. Quyền thuật. “Alexander has power in both hands and he will certainly test Parker’s chin. Flores isn’t going over there just for a paycheck, he’s going to send shockwaves throughout the boxing world.”
An impressive victory against Parker, who has lost his last two fights against unified world champion Anthony Joshua and Dillian White, should propel Flores high in the competitive heavyweight division.
“I’m really glad that Alex is coming to New Zealand full of confidence,” remarked Parker, who is training in Las Vegas. "Cho tôi, boxing is all about the challenge, and this is another big one. I know what is at stake. I need to win and win well. I need to knock him out and I will knock him out, but I can’t focus on that. I need to focus on getting better each and every time I get in the ring.”
Parker has never been knocked out as a pro and he’ll be fighting at home for the first time in 1 ½ năm.
“After a five-year undefeated run that took Joe all the way to the WBO World title, we now find ourselves in very unusual territory, coming off back-to-back loses,” Parker’s head trainer Kevin Barry noted. “Joe has never been in this position before and needs a top performance. Joe finds himself under huge pressure to not only win this fight, but to win big and get his career back on track.
“These guys (Parker and Flores) are the same height (6’ 4”) and both pack a serious punch, so it stacks up as a great contest. Đây là một cuộc chiến nguy hiểm, one that Joseph Parker is fighting for his career.”
Parker, tuy nhiên, may be looking past Flores, according to his recent statements in the media. Đầu tiên, Parker called out Tony Bellew, who just lost to undisputed, undefeated world cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, and then the big New Zealander said he’d like to fight the winner of Whyte-Derek Chisora II.
Trong khi đó, Flores is training like Rocky to make a major statement, one that promises to surprise a lot of boxing fans.
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About Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions:
Đồng sáng lập tại 2013 bởi nhà vô địch thế giới 10 lần Roy Jones, Jr. và Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Quảng cáo quyền anh đang trên đường phát minh lại quyền anh. RJJ đã tạo được ảnh hưởng lớn trong cộng đồng quyền anh trong vài năm ngắn ngủi. Creating exhilarating content for CBS Sports, Showtime, ESPN và beIN Sports tại một số địa điểm tốt nhất trên toàn quốc, RJJ has proven it is conquering the sweet science of the sport.
Có trụ sở tại thủ đô chiến đấu của thế giới, Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions is climbing to the top at a fast pace, bổ sung tài năng trẻ vào ổn định đang phát triển của nó: super bantamweight Joseph Agbeko, super flyweight Aston Francis Palicite, super welterweights John Vera and Daniel Rosario Cruz, super featherweight Randy Moreno, bantamweights Max Ornelas and Tony Lopez, cruiserweight Adrain Taylor and middleweight Shady Gamhour, featherweight Edward Vazquez, super lightweight Kendo Castaneda and heavyweight Alexander Flores.