WESLACO, TX (December 1, 2015) – Undefeated oku okpu Omar “The Panterita” Figueroa (25-0-1, 16 Kos) na-aga na-emechi ya afọ na a mgbanaka nloghachi nke ga-eziga ya n'ime 2016 dị ka ma a kpakpando na egwuregwu, kamakwa a ọhụrụ iyi egwu na 140-paụnd nkewa.

Figueroa akụkọ Premier Boxing agbachitere (PBC) on NBC na primetime onSaturday, December 12. PBC on NBC ga-ikuku ndụ na 8:30 p.m. NA/5:30 p.m. Pt si San Antonio si AT&T Center mgbe Figueroa agha mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Antonio DeMarco(31-5-1, 23 Kos).

South Texas si “The Panterita” (obere akukonta) nwere a ike ibu fechaa mpụta mbụ ke May megide mbụ titlist Ricky Burns na mgbe a na-egbu oge site unan, ọ bụ azụ, ike na-agba na niile cylinders.

“Adịla m njikere,” kwuru Figueroa. “Ebe ọ bụ na m na-kpaliri ruo 140 Na-adị m ike karịa mgbe ọ bụla. N'izu a na mara ụlọikwuu, mgbe m sparring sessions, Na-adị m na m na-ejikọta ọzọ na na m ike ọsọ na ike amụbawo. My May ọgụ ahụ a ezigbo ihe gosiri na nke ihe m nwere ike ime nke a na-agha megide DeMarco ga-onye ọzọ. A arọ nkewa na-adị eke m.”

Ebe kpaliri elu a arọ òtù na 2015, afọ a na-okụt Figueroa azụ ọzụzụ na nna ya, Omar Sr., n'obodo ya nke Weslaco, TX.

“Boxing bụ na ezinụlọ m ọbara,” o kwuru. “Nna m, nwanne, nwanne na nne na-ndị nile so na-ma ọzụzụ ma ọ bụ ọgụ. Inwe ike ịzụ n'ụlọ, gbara ya gburugburu mụ na ezinụlọ m dị mkpa ka m. Ihe niile m na-eme bụ maka ezinụlọ m na m obodo.”

Na-eto eto ma U.S. na Mexico, Figueroa agha na n'elu 200 na-amu amu ịlụ ọgụ na Mexico na 100 na U.S. tupu mbịne pro. A mpako Mexico-American na Texan, 25 afọ Figueroa na-diversifying ọzụzụ a mara ụlọikwuu gụnyere sparring na ọtụtụ alụso si Texas nakwa dị ka gburugburu na-ekwu.

“M na-n'ịnọgide na atụmatụ nke ọzụzụ na oyi a mara ụlọikwuu – cardio, sparring – ma nnukwu ihe dị iche n'ihi na m bụ n'ezie ike ma na-elekọta nke ahụ m ebe dị iche iche preventative therapies. M icing, ndinyanade mbịne na tinye n'ọrụ Theraband na-arụsi ọrụ. M na-na-arụ ọrụ na ihe mgbake omume – kpoo ahụ ọkụ na ajụkwa ala, mmalite, ultrasound, M nwere ike ịgwa m ahu na mara ụlọikwuu arụmọrụ na ọ na-agbanwe agbanwe ahụ m.”

Ọ dịghị otu onye na-anọdụ ala ka, eke-mụrụ na-eme egwuregwu na-arịba nke ụfọdụ ndị ọzụzụ regimens site n'oge gara aga-azụ ná mgbalị “ịzụ echeta” ma zere overtraining.

The December 12 PBC on NBC agha ga-a ezinụlọ omume na nwanne ya nke nta Brandon na igosi na NBCSN na agbasa ozi n'ikuku.

“M n'ezie ekele maka m dum otu na promoters Jesse Leija na Mike Battah. Ha na-enye ọtụtụ nke nkà Texas alụso a ogbugba on a ike mba kaadị. Boxing kwesịrị na-akwado ma welite talent si gafee niile nkewa, na ọ bụ oké ịhụ ụfọdụ nke m otu nakwa dị ka ndị ọzọ na top atụmanya na-a ogbugba on a ụgwọ dị ka nke a. Ọ na-enyere na-eto eto ọkpọ.”

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