WESLACO, TX (December 1, 2015) – Boxer Ezingakanqotshwa Omar “The Panterita” Figueroa (25-0-1, 16 Kos) uya ukuvala out unyaka wakhe nge ukubuya indandatho uzothumela kuye zibe 2016 njengoba bobabili inkanyezi mdlalo, kodwa usongo entsha in the division 140-ganda.

Figueroa sematheni Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC in emini onSaturday, December 12. PBC on NBC kuyobe baveze bukhoma at 8:30 p.m. KANYE/5:30 p.m. PT kusukela San Antonio sika AT&T Center lapho Figueroa alwe zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe Antonio Demarco(31-5-1, 23 Kos).

South Texas sika “The Panterita” (Panther kancane) kwadingeka DEBUT eqinile super engasindi e May ngokumelene titlist zangaphambili Ricky Burns ngemuva kokuba libanjezelwe ukulimala, usebuyele, enempilo futhi kokudubula kuwo wonke amasilinda.

“Ngikulungele,” Said Figueroa. “Kusukela Ngiye wathuthela kuze 140 Ngake ngaba nomuzwa kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Kuleli sonto ekamu, emva sparring yami sessions, Ngake ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ngase yokuxhuma more nokuthi Isivinini zami namandla liye lenyuka. My May mpi kwaba liyisibonelo esihle kulokho engingakwenza futhi lokhu ekulweni demarco kuyoba enye. Lokhu kuhlukanisa isisindo uzizwa yemvelo kimi.”

Sengikushilo wathuthela up ikilasi isisindo 2015, kulo nyaka futhi uthola Figueroa emuva ukuqeqeshwa noyise, Omar Sr., Ngesikhathi ekubo Weslaco, TX.

“Boxing kuyinto egazini emndenini wami,” uthe. “Ubaba wami, Udadewabo, Umfowabo nonina konke abathintekayo enamaphutha ukuqeqeshwa noma ukulwa. Ukukwazi ukuqeqesha ekhaya, ezungezwe umkhaya wami kubalulekile kimi. Konke engikwenzayo, ngoba umndeni wami kanye nomphakathi yami.”

Ukukhulela kokubili U.S. futhi Mexico, Figueroa ngalwa phezu 200 ukulwa amateur eMexico 100 in the U.S. ngaphambi kokubhekisa pro. A uyaziqhenya Mexican-American and Texan, the Figueroa engu-25 ubudala tshala ukuqeqeshwa lokhu ekamu kuhlanganise sparring eziningi fighters kusukela Texas kanye ithi ezungezile.

“Ngithathe kunanyathelwe plan ukuqeqeshwa conditioning lokhu ekamu – cardio, sparring – kodwa umehluko omkhulu for me iqinisa ngempela nokunakekela umzimba wami ngokusebenzisa zokwelapha ezahlukene yokuvimbela. Ngikhathazekile uqweqwe lukashukela, esisuka futhi sisebenzisa Theraband in ukusebenzisa. Ngithathe futhi esebenza umzimba alulame more – kulungele uphole, stimulation, ultrasound, Ngingamtshela umzimba futhi ikamu wami ukusebenza kushintsha umzimba wami.”

Akekho noyedwa ukuhlala namanje, the athlete emvelo uyazilalela ezinye izinhlobo zemithi ukuqeqeshwa kusukela abaqeqeshi esidlule ngomzamo “ukuqeqesha ngobuchule” futhi ugweme overtraining.

The December 12 PBC on NBC mpi uyophinde abe yomkhaya umfowabo omncane Brandon kokuvela NBCSN ukusakaza.

“Ngingumfana ngempela ngokusikisela team yami yonke futhi abagqugquzeli kaJese Leija and Mike Battah. Akhiwe enikeza eziningi abanamakhono Texas fighters a shot on a ikhadi eqinile kazwelonke. Boxing idinga ukusekela kanye bakhuphule italenta kuzo zonke ukwehlukana, futhi kuhle ukubona ezinye team yami kanye nezinye namathemba phezulu ukuthola shot on a bill anjengaleli. Ukuthi esiza ukuba ikhule boxing.”

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