Cliquez ICI for Photos from Team Leo/Mayweather Promotions Cliquez ICI for Photos from Team Tabanao LAS VEGAS - avril 1, 2019 – Unbeaten 122-pound prospect Angelo Leo and Filipino Neil Tabanao talk training camp just days away from their ShoBox: La Nouvelle Génération main event showdown Friday , Avril 5 en direct sur Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT) à partir de Sam Town en direct à Las Vegas. Le ShoBox tripleheader co-feature will see unbeaten super featherweight prospect Xavier Martinez (13-0, 9 KOs) squaring off against experienced Filipino John Moralde (21-2, 11 KOs) in a 10-round bout and undefeated Mayweather Promotions’ 130-pound prospect Andres Cortes (10-0, 6 KOs) parement Jahmal Dyer (9-1, 5 KOs) in an eight-round bout in the telecast opener . Les billets pour le péché de Mayweather Promotions Ville Showdown sont au prix $25, $50 et $75 et peuvent être achetés en visite: https://mayweatherpromotions.com/events/ . Lion, (16-0, 8 KOs), who started boxing at the age of eight , has dreams of emulating his biggest boxing inspiration , Roberto Duran, by one day becoming a world champion . He draws inspiration not only from Duran’s aggressiveness in the ring , but also from his tactical fighting style . The 24-year-old from Albuquerque , N.m. has sparred with elite boxers such as Leo Santa Cruz , Jessie Magdaleno, Nonito Donaire, and Tomoki Kameda and assures he is more than prepared to withstand Tabanao on April 5. Tabanao, 25, a fait ses débuts pro en 2012 dans son pays d'origine des Philippines. He will make his television debut this week as he looks to move up the super bantamweight ranks . Tabanao a remporté la WBO Oriental poids plume titre dans 2016 with a third-round technical knockout of Ibrahim Balla to then lose it to former 122-pound world champion Issac Dogboe . He suffered two consecutive defeats after losing to Dogboe but has admirably rebounded by winning his last four bouts . Here is what the fighters had to share ahead of their matchup : On what they know about their opponent : Lion: “Tabanao is definitely not a pushover . Il a 17 victoires et 11 of those by knockout , so we definitely know that he can punch . I’ve seen a video of him , he likes to counter off the high guard . He’s fought a former world champion , Isaac Dogboe , and went the distance with him . Si, he is a tough competitor for sure , but I think with my boxing and ring IQ , I can get the victory.” Tabanao: “Angelo Leo is a good fighter . We need to use a good strategy to win this fight—and we have it . We trained very hard targeting his weaknesses . He’s in for a surprise this Friday.” On what a win from this fight will do for their career : Lion: “A win over Neil Tabanao will probably set me up for another 10-round fight and after that I will hopefully be competing on a world title eliminator . I think in the next two or three fights I’ll get a world title shot.” Tabanao: “I want to be recognized in the world of boxing . Leo is a step towards that goal . He doesn’t know what he’s in for.” Le camp d'entraînement: Lion: “I had a very good training camp . I have a very good team . Mon père, is my head trainer , he is the one in charge . Luis Chavez is my other trainer . He lives in New Mexico trainer and comes down when I fight . Steve Cartledge and John Sinclair are helping me with my strength and conditioning . We started increasing the rounds in my sparring and we are trying to get the conditioning up as well . I have been training super hard for this fight . I feel that I’m in tip-top shape.” Tabanao: “I had a good training camp . I trained with my coach Sonny Dollente at Mabuhay Boxing Camp at Dujali Davao del Norte in The Philippines . We worked hard on perfecting our strategy ; we are ready to counter whatever Leo may do on Friday night.” Comment se sent-on à se battre à la télévision nationale? Lion: “It feels like a dream come true to fight on national television . I’ve been working so hard for this moment . Finalement, I get to show everybody who I am and what better way to do it than as the main event on TV . I’m going to take full advantage of this opportunity . Everyone will see what I’m all about.” Tabanao: “It means a lot to me to be able to fight on national television . I hope this is the first of many televised fights . I want to become a renowned and successful boxer to be able help my family . I’m determined to do it.” # # # Pour plus d'informations: visite www.sho.com/sports , www.mayweatherpromotions.com , suivre sur Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, MayweatherPromo, @MayweatherPromotions, @mayweathersports et #ShoBox, ou devenez fan sur Facebook à www.Facebook.com/SHOSports et www.Facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions
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