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Alexander “The Great” Flores In New Zealand to challenge former world champion Joseph Parker this Saturday
“I’m going there to win, I see myself knocking him out!" |
ЛАС ВЕГАС (Децембар 10, 2018) – Upset-minded heavyweight prospect Alexander “The Great” Flores departed a week ago on a 13-hour flight from California to New Zealand to challenge former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker ове суботе (Dec.15) in Christchurch, Нови Зеланд.
“Beating Parker will get me a step closer to my goal to be the first Mexican-American to become world heavyweight champion,” Flores said. “I can’t picture myself losing, not the way I feel. I’ve had a long, hard training camp for this fight. It’s really been a couple years, because some fights fell through.”
A former World Boxing Council (ВБЦ) Youth World Heavyweight Champion, the 28-year-old Flores (17-1-1, 15 КОс) has a new lease on his pro boxing career, now promoted by Roy Jones, Јр. (RJJ) Бокс.
“Alex has worked hard during the past two months,” addedКеитх Велтре, CEO/co-founder of Roy Jones, Јр. Бокс. “I truly believe Joseph Parker has no clue what he is in for with him. Like I said before, Alex is headed to New Zealand for the W, and he will leave it all in the ring. It has been a huge mistake on Parker’s part to overlook Alex.”
On a mission to become the first Mexican-American heavyweight champion of the world, Flores has already had a significant first leading up to this fight versus Parker. He experienced his initial flight a few months ago to do media work in New Zealand to promote the Dec. 15 борба.
"Да,” Flores explained, “that was my first flight. Требало је 13 сати, but I slept five or six hours, so it wasn’t too bad, other than being a little cold there. New Zealand is a beautiful country. The only thing I really need to acclimate to is the 20-hour time difference.
“I’m not concerned about fighting Parker there. I know I’m the underdog, but I had to take advantage of this opportunity. We were supposed to fight November 24тх, so I had already waited a long time for a fight like this. At the end of the day it’s just going to be me and him in the ring. I’m going there to win, I see myself knocking him out.”
Паркер (24-2, 18 КОс) is coming off back-to-back losses in the United Kingdom, both by way of 12-round unanimous decisions, односно, наDillian Whyte and unified world heavyweight championAnthony Joshua. Parker captured the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO heavyweight world title two years ago, when he took a 12-round majority decision overAndy Ruiz, Јр., followed by unanimous and majority 12-round decisions, односно, противРазван Цојану иHughie Fury. Ruiz and Fury were undefeated going into their fights with Parker, both ending in majority decisions and shrouded in scoring controversy.
Flores’ lone loss as a professional came 3 ½ years ago against former world champion Цхарлес Мартин for the North American Boxing Organization (NABO) наслов, in which Flores, who took the fight with only two weeks’ notice, was stopped in the fourth round.
The powerful Flores, fighting out of Rowland Heights, Калифорнија, realizes Parker has never been knocked out as a pro, plus the New Zealander is fighting at home for the first time in 1 ½ година, but he is not deterred from predicting a shocking conclusion.
“He’s going to get a little bit of everything from me,” Flores forcasted. “I’m a boxer-puncher, but I can press the action, or stand and punch. I’m tough to hit, too. It’s not going the distance; I’m not going down, Parker’s going down.”
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Chance of a lifetime for heavyweight prospect Alexander “The Great” Flores
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ЛАС ВЕГАС (Новембар 20, 2018) – Former World Boxing Organization (WBO Youth World Heavyweight Champion Alexander “The Great” Flores, promoted by Roy Jones, Јр. Бокс (RJJ), has an opportunity of a lifetime December 15, when the gifted 28-year-old Mexican-American travels halfway around the world to take on former world heavyweight titlist Joseph Parker in New Zealand.
Fighting out of Rowland Heights, Калифорнија, the heavy-handed Flores (17-1-1, 15 КОс) is confident as he trains at home to face Parker in his backyard.
“There is no way this fight goes 10 метака,” Flores said. “I’m going to knock him out. A lot of people might not have heard of Alexander ‘The Great’ Flores yet, but they’ll all know who I am after December 15th.”
Flores’ lone loss as a professional came 3 ½ years ago against former world champion Charles Martin for the North American Boxing Association (НАБФ) crown. Цвеће, who took the fight with only two weeks’ notice, was stopped in the fourth round.
“Alexander can dramatically change his life by defeating Parker and we’re confident he can go to New Zealand and pull off an upset,” said Keith Veltre, co-promoter of Roy Jones, Јр. Бокс. “Alexander has power in both hands and he will certainly test Parker’s chin. Flores isn’t going over there just for a paycheck, he’s going to send shockwaves throughout the boxing world.”
An impressive victory against Parker, who has lost his last two fights against unified world champion Anthony Joshua and Dillian White, should propel Flores high in the competitive heavyweight division.
“I’m really glad that Alex is coming to New Zealand full of confidence,” remarked Parker, who is training in Las Vegas. "Za mene, boxing is all about the challenge, and this is another big one. I know what is at stake. I need to win and win well. I need to knock him out and I will knock him out, but I can’t focus on that. I need to focus on getting better each and every time I get in the ring.”
Parker has never been knocked out as a pro and he’ll be fighting at home for the first time in 1 ½ година.
“After a five-year undefeated run that took Joe all the way to the WBO World title, we now find ourselves in very unusual territory, coming off back-to-back loses,” Parker’s head trainer Kevin Barry noted. “Joe has never been in this position before and needs a top performance. Joe finds himself under huge pressure to not only win this fight, but to win big and get his career back on track.
“These guys (Parker and Flores) are the same height (6’ 4”) and both pack a serious punch, so it stacks up as a great contest. Ово је опасна борба, one that Joseph Parker is fighting for his career.”
Паркер, међутим, may be looking past Flores, according to his recent statements in the media. Први, Parker called out Tony Bellew, who just lost to undisputed, undefeated world cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, and then the big New Zealander said he’d like to fight the winner of Whyte-Derek Chisora II.
У међувремену, Flores is training like Rocky to make a major statement, one that promises to surprise a lot of boxing fans.
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About Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions:
Суоснивач у 2013 од десетоструког светског шампиона Роја Џонса, Јр. и Кит Велтре, Рои Јонес, Јр. (RJJ) Бокинг Промотионс је на путу да поново измисли бокс. РЈЈ је већ направио огроман утицај у боксерској заједници за неколико кратких година. Creating exhilarating content for CBS Sports, Сховтиме, ЕСПН и беИН Спортс на неким од најбољих места широм земље, RJJ has proven it is conquering the sweet science of the sport.
Са седиштем у светској престоници борби, Лас Вегас, НВ, Рои Јонес Јр. Boxing Promotions is climbing to the top at a fast pace, додајући младе таленте у своју растућу стабилну: super bantamweight Joseph Agbeko, super flyweight Aston Francis Palicite, super welterweights John Vera and Daniel Rosario Cruz, super featherweight Randy Moreno, bantamweights Max Ornelas and Tony Lopez, cruiserweight Adrain Taylor and middleweight Shady Gamhour, featherweight Edward Vazquez, super lightweight Kendo Castaneda and heavyweight Alexander Flores.