(L-R – Kevin Duty, Luis Garcia i Patrick Brown)
Peekskill, NY. (Prosinac 1, 2015) – Kevin Dever Sport Uprava je najavila potpisivanje neporaženi kubanske poluteškoj klubova Luis “Lav” Garcia na ekskluzivnom menadžerskih ugovora.
Prije gotovo osam godina,Garcia (12-0, 9 Kos) prebjegao iz Kube u Meksiko s kolegama boksača Aleksej Acosta. Garcia (12-0, 9 Kos), koji su se naselili u Corku, Irska, made his professional debut in 2008. He now lives in Peekskill, Njujork.
“Bio je to veća promjena kada sam se preselila u Irskoj nego što je bio prije šest tjedana, kada sam se preselio ovdje,” the 28-year-old Garcia explained. “It was a lot harder in Ireland because I didn’t speak a word of English. I learned English from the street, watching TV and reading. It’s not a big change for me to move around because I traveled all over the world when I was a member of the Cuban National Team.”
Garcia nije borio u gotovo četiri godine, zbog prethodnih menadžerske pitanja, ali njegov povratak je planiran ove subote noć, Prosinac 5, against an opponent to be determined in a six-round bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. His last fight was a win by eight-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated (12-0) Alexander Johnson prosinca 30, 2011 u Cabazon, Kalifornija.
“Nije to bila moja odluka da ne boriti se posljednje četiri godine,” Garcia added. “Something happened with my now former manager and promoter. I trained all the time, sparred puno, and did as much as I could do in the gym. I still had a contract until it expired. I’ve known Kevin for 2-3 godina. He asked me why I wasn’t fighting and I told him everything. He said to call him when my contract expired because he wanted to manage me and that’s what I did.
“Amerika mi nudi dobru priliku, bolji od Engleske ili Irske, and I’m going to finish my boxing career here. I’m fighting December 5th and taking things step by step. I’m not going to rush. There are a lot of great fighters in the light heavyweight division and I hope to be in the mix next year.”
Garcia je dvije borbe prije njegova posljednja protiv Johnson bili su impresivni 2010 tehničke knockouts bivše svjetski prvak Byron Mitchell (28-6-1) a Jorge Rodriguez Olivera (19-1), odnosno, u drugoj i šestoj rundi.
“Ostavio sam boks s lošim okusom u ustima, ali sam tražio da se vrati u boks,” rekla Kevin Duty, koji je co-upravlja Garcia s Patrick Brown. “I knew him from Ireland and I always wanted to manage this kid. He called to tell me his contract had expired and we worked out a deal that brought him here to live in New York.
“I honestly don’t see any rust watching him spar. I know sparring isn’t fighting but everybody in the gym stops to watch him workout. Ja iskreno mislim da je, nakon što je on ima neke dobre borbe pod pojasom, on će biti glavni kandidat u poluteškoj podjele. Luis Garcia je najbolji borac sam ikad radio.”
Garcia, World juniorsko prvenstvo zlatne medalje, prebjegao jer je razočaran nakon što je odbijen mjesto na 2008 Kubanski olimpijski tim, unatoč ga je porazio eventualne olimpijski srebrne medalje Emelio Correa, Jr. in the Cuban Olympic Qualifier. Correa is the son of 1972 Olimpijski prvak Emelio Correa, Sr., koji je još bio uključen u kubanskom amaterskom boksu, kada je izabran njegov sin preko Garcia predstavljati Kubu u 2008 Olimpijske igre. Correa lost in the championship final to James DeGale, Britanac koji je danas Međunarodni Boks Federacija (IBF) super srednjoj titula.
Nije tipična obrana-prvi kubanski boksač, Garcia je poznat kao oštar sprava za perforiranje da mnogi insajderi vjerovao je više od bilo naopako kubanskih boksača koji su prebjegao, outside of Guillermo Rigondeaux a Yuriorkis Gamboa, koji su i postali više-vremena svjetski prvaci su profesionalci.
Garcia radi iz biti prvi boks u Peekskill i Westchester boks kluba u White Plains (NY), gdje je trenirao od strane Zarez “Zglavci” Delury i njegov pomoćnik, Naslov bivši svjetski izazivač Larry Barnes (44-3, 17 Kos). A former No. 1 rangiran velter kandidat u svijetu, Barnes’ samo tri gubitke kao profesionalac bili svjetski prvaci Feliks “Tito” Trinidad, Saul Mamby a Luis Ramon “Jurij dječak” Kampus.
“On je sjajan dečko, jako pametna i poštovanja,” Delury komentirao. “Tu je neki rđa od toga off četiri godine, ali Luis živi dobro, healthy lifestyle and he hasn’t suffered any damage in the ring. On je 28, obrazovan, and a true gentleman. It’s been a pleasure working with him. Luis is a gifted boxer. He’s extremely exciting to watch and has a perfect blend of offense and defense.”
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