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LAS VEGAS (Noviembre 20, 2018) – Former World Boxing Organization (WBO Youth World Heavyweight Champion Alexander “The Great” Flores, promoted by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxeo (JJR), 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, California, the heavy-handed Flores (17-1-1, 15 KOs) is confident as he trains at home to face Parker in his backyard.
“There is no way this fight goes 10 rondas,”Dijo Flores. "Voy a noquearlo. 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.”
La única derrota de flores’ como profesional llegó 3 ½ years ago against former world champion Charles Martin for the North American Boxing Association (NABF) corona. Flores, who took the fight with only two weeks’ notice, fue detenido en la cuarta ronda.
“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, Jr. Boxeo. “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. "Para mí, 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 años.
“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. Esta es una pelea peligrosa, one that Joseph Parker is fighting for his career.”
Parker, sin embargo, may be looking past Flores, according to his recent statements in the media. Primero, 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.
Mientras tanto, Flores is training like Rocky to make a major statement, one that promises to surprise a lot of boxing fans.
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Sobre Roy Jones Jr. Promociones de boxeo:
Co-fundada en 2013 por el 10 veces campeón mundial Roy Jones, Jr. y Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (JJR) Promociones de boxeo está en camino a reinventar el boxeo. JJR ya se ha hecho un gran impacto en la comunidad del boxeo en unos pocos años. La creación de contenido estimulante para CBS Sports, Tiempo De La Funcion, ESPN y Bein Sports en algunos de los mejores lugares en todo el país, RJJ ha demostrado que está conquistando la dulce ciencia del deporte..
Con base en la capital lucha del mundo, Las Vegas, Nevada, Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions está subiendo a la cima a un ritmo rápido, la adición de talento joven para su crecimiento estable: super bantamweight Joseph Agbeko, super flyweight Aston Francis Palicite, super welterweights John Vera and Daniel Rosario Cruz, super featherweight Randy Moreno, gallos Max Ornelas y Tony López, cruiserweight Adrain Taylor and middleweight Shady Gamhour, pluma Eduardo Vázquez, super lightweight Kendo Castaneda and heavyweight Alexander Flores.
