So don’t expect Herrera (15-3-1, 8 کوس) to be in awe of his opponent, former Ukraine amateur standout and rising star, Taras Shelestyuk (14-0, 9 کوس) when they meet this جمعہ, نومبر. 4, in the 10-round welterweight main event on ShoBox: نئی نسلپر رہتے ہیں SHOWTIME® (10:30 بجے. AND/PT, مغربی کنارے پر تاخیر کا شکار) میں Omega Products Event Center میں کراؤن, کیلیفورنیا.
The 5-foot-10, 27-year-old Herrera has won three in a row and is 8-1-1 since dropping a close eight-round decision to ایڈرین Granados فروری میں 2012. One of those victories was an upset seventh-round TKO over one-time highly ranked welterweight and world title challenger مائیک “مشین گن” 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?
“میں نے ہمیشہ ایک چیلنج کے لئے تیار ہوں, 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. سام Colonna, 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. اس کے بعد, 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. میں بالکل نہیں بے چین ہوں. The cameras, the bright lights, ایمانداری, 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?
“جی ہاں, یقینی طور پر, this is my biggest fight — just for all the doors a win would open for me, all the possibilities. مجھ پر کوئی دباؤ نہیں ہے. 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 سروں. وہ ایک 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist with a boatload of amateur accomplishments. How significant is the experience of fighting amateur?
“ذاتی طور پر, مجھکو, 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 Constantin Bejenaru (11-0, 4 کوس, 0-1-1 باکسنگ کے ورلڈ سیریز میں), of Catskill, N.Y.. by way of Moldova, اور سٹیو “سپرمین” Bujaj (16-0-1, 11 کوس), نیویارک کے, will collide in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBC International WBC Continental Americas titles in the co-feature.
The nephew of popular former two-time lightweight world champion Acelino “بٹ” Freitas میں, ہلکا پھلکا ناقابل شکست لوٹے Vitor Jones Freitas (12-0, 1 ND, 6 کوس), of Salvador, Bahia, برازیل, will be opposed by local fan favorite Manuel Mendez (12-1-2, 8 کوس), سے Indio کے, کیلیفورنیا., in an eight-round bout in the opening match of the telecast.
Tickets for the event promoted by Banner Promotions, تھامسن باکسنگ, Hitz Boxing and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing are priced at $100 (ringside), $70 (reserved) اور $50 (عام داخلہ) اور بلا کی طرف سے خریدا جا سکتا ہے (714) 935-0900.
بیری Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with سٹیو Farhood اور سابق عالمی چیمپئن راؤل Marquez کی ماہر تجزیہ کاروں کے طور پر کام. ایگزیکٹو پروڈیوسر ہے گورڈن ہال سے امیر Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
ShoBox بارے میں: نئی نسل
جولائی میں اپنے آغاز سے 2001, سمیکشکوں شو ٹائم باکسنگ کی سیریز, ShoBox: نئی نسل نوجوان پرتیبھا سخت مماثل شامل ہے. ShoBox فلسفہ دلچسپ televise ہے, بھیڑ منباون اور مسابقتی میچوں تیار امکانات کے لئے ایک ثابت زمین فراہم کرتے ہوئے ایک ایسی دنیا میں عنوان کے لئے مقابلہ کرنے کے لئے پرعزم. کی بڑھتی ہوئی فہرست میں سے کچھ 67 ShoBox پر شائع اور جو جنگجوؤں دنیا کے عنوان میں شامل ہیں حاصل کرنے کے لئے اعلی درجے کی: آندری وارڈ, Deontay Wilder کی, Erislandy لارا, شان پورٹر, گیری رسل جونیئر, Lamont کی پیٹرسن, گلرمو Rigondeaux, اعلی عمر Figueroa کی, Nonito Donaire, ڈیون الیگزینڈر, کارل Froch, رابرٹ گیریرو, ٹموتھی بریڈلی, Jessie کی Vargas کی, جوآن مینوئل لوپیز, چاڈ ڈاوسن, Paulie Malignaggi, رکی Hatton, کیلی پاولس, پال ولیمز اور زیادہ.
