So don’t expect Herrera (15-3-1, 8 КО) to be in awe of his opponent, former Ukraine amateur standout and rising star, Тарас Шелестюк (14-0, 9 КО) when they meet this Пятница, Ноябрь. 4, in the 10-round welterweight main event on ShoBox: Новое поколениежить на SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. И/PT, задержка на западном побережье) на Omega Products Event Center в Корона, Халиф.
5 футов 10, 27-year-old Herrera has won three in a row and is 8-1-1 since dropping a close eight-round decision to Адриан Гранадос в феврале 2012. One of those victories was an upset seventh-round TKO over one-time highly ranked welterweight and world title challenger Майк “Пулемет” Jones on Aug. 23, 2014.
Herrera is promoted by Hitz Boxing and co-managed by Cameron Dunkin and Mike Cericola.
Here are Herrera’s responses to a recent Q&A:
What are your thoughts going into your ShoBox debut?
“Я всегда за вызов, so I’m really excited about this opportunity. I’m definitely ready to compete against another undefeated fighter. I’m coming to show my skills to the world and prove I’m a boxer you have to pay attention to.
“At this point of my career, I want to make a move fast while I’m young. I don’t just want to be a guy with a nice record. I truly believe in my skills and that I can reach the highest level.
“I’ve been getting great help with sparring with the best of the best in Chicago. Сэм Колонна, George Hernandez and all the Chicago boxing coaches have been great mentors to me and I am very thankful.”
What do you know about Shelestyuk?
“He was a great amateur fighter and he’s a lefty. That’s pretty much all I need to know. The only thing I can give him is that he has experience, so I’ve got to be careful of that. But it’s nothing new – I’ve seen fighters like that.”
What kind of fight do you expect?
“I expect him to be a boxer with movement. I think he’ll try to box me. I’ll be coming forward, being aggressive. Затем, we’ll see what his game plan is.”
What is the key to winning?
“It all depends on the pressure I can apply, throwing the right punches at the right time, the accuracy of my punches. Each punch has to have a purpose. I’m definitely more of a pressure guy. I like Gennady Golovkin’s style, Julio Cesar Chavez is my idol. That is the kind of style I try to fight with.”
On fighting on ShoBox for the first time?
“I’m definitely excited because I know a lot of people will be watching. Я не нервничаю. The cameras, the bright lights, честно, I don’t care about. My focus is totally on this fight. This is the type of fight that can open a lot of doors for me.”
Is this your biggest fight and do you feel pressure?
“Да, определенно, this is my biggest fight — just for all the doors a win would open for me, all the possibilities. Там нет давления на меня. He’s the one representing his country with the weight on his shoulders. I’ve lost before, but that doesn’t make me an opponent.”
Are they making a mistake fighting you??
“I feel like they are making a mistake, but I also feel this is going to be a good test for him. I think Taras took the fight more for himself. But if he doesn’t know now about me, he’s going to find out.”
You boxed amateurs for one year and had 25 концы. Он был 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist with a boatload of amateur accomplishments. How significant is the experience of fighting amateur?
“Лично, мне, the amateurs are not that important at all. It’s all irrelevant once you go pro. I know some great amateur boxers who made it after turning pro, and some who didn’t. It’s a whole different ballgame. As a pro, I believe I’ve fought better guys than he has. I’ve been tested way more than he has. You can’t take away what he did as an amateur, but fighting with the smaller gloves, with no headgear, is totally different.”
Undefeated cruiserweights Константин Беженару (11-0, 4 КО, 0-1-1 в Мировой серии бокса), Катскилла, N.Y.. через Молдову, и Стив “Сверхчеловек” Bujaj (16-0-1, 11 КО), Нью-Йорк, will collide in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBC International WBC Continental Americas titles in the co-feature.
Племянник популярного бывшего двукратного чемпиона мира в легком весе. Аселино “Приклад” Фрейтас, Непобедимый легкий Витор Джонс Фрейтас (12-0, 1 Северная Дакота, 6 КО), Сальвадор, Bahia, Бразилия, будет противостоять фавориту местных фанатов Мануэль Мендес (12-1-2, 8 КО), из Индио, Калифорния., in an eight-round bout in the opening match of the telecast.
Билеты на мероприятие, продвигаемое Banner Promotions, Томпсон бокса, Hitz Boxing and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing are priced at $100 (удобная точка для обзора), $70 (зарезервированный) и $50 (General Admission) и могут быть приобретены по телефону (714) 935-0900.
Барри Томпкинс вызовет действие ShoBox со стороны ринга с помощью Стив Farhood и бывший чемпион мира Рауль Маркес выступающей в качестве эксперта аналитиков. Исполнительный продюсер Гордон Холл с Богатый Гоган producing and Rick Phillips directing.
О ShoBox: Новое поколение
С момента своего создания в июле 2001, критиками SHOWTIME бокс серии, ShoBox: Новое поколение имеет признаки молодой талант соответствует жестким. Философия ShoBox является телевидению захватывающим, толпы приятно и матчах, обеспечивая полигоном для желающих перспективы решимости бороться за титул чемпиона мира. Некоторые из растущего списка 67 бойцов, которые появились на ShoBox и расширенный, чтобы собрать мировых титулов включает: Андре Уорд, Deontay Уайлдер, Эрисланди Лара, Шон Портер, Гэри Расселл-младший, Ламонт Питерсон, Гильермо Ригондо, Омар Фигероа, Нонито Донэр, Девон Александр, Карл Фроч, Роберт Герреро, Тимоти Брэдли, Джесси Варгас, Хуан Мануэль Лопес, Чэд Доусон, Поли Малиньяджи, Рикки Хаттон, Келли Павлик, Пол Уильямс и более.
