So don’t expect Herrera (15-3-1, 8 كوس) to be in awe of his opponent, former Ukraine amateur standout and rising star, تاراس Shelestyuk (14-0, 9 كوس) when they meet this الجمعة, نوفمبر. 4, in the 10-round welterweight main event on ShoBox: الجيل الجديديعيشون على SHOWTIME® (10:30 عصرا. و/PT, تأخر على الساحل الغربي) في Omega Products Event Center في تاج, كاليفورنيا.
The 5-foot-10, 27-year-old Herrera has won three in a row and is 8-1-1 since dropping a close eight-round decision to أدريان غرانادوس في فبراير 2012. One of those victories was an upset seventh-round TKO over one-time highly ranked welterweight and world title challenger ميكروفون “رشاش” Jones on Aug. 23, 2014.
Herrera is promoted by Hitz Boxing and co-managed by Cameron Dunkin and Mike Cericola.
Here are Herrera’s responses to a recent Q&A:
What are your thoughts going into your ShoBox debut?
“أنا دائما للحصول على التحدي, so I’m really excited about this opportunity. I’m definitely ready to compete against another undefeated fighter. I’m coming to show my skills to the world and prove I’m a boxer you have to pay attention to.
“At this point of my career, I want to make a move fast while I’m young. I don’t just want to be a guy with a nice record. I truly believe in my skills and that I can reach the highest level.
“I’ve been getting great help with sparring with the best of the best in Chicago. سام كولونا, George Hernandez and all the Chicago boxing coaches have been great mentors to me and I am very thankful.”
What do you know about Shelestyuk?
“He was a great amateur fighter and he’s a lefty. That’s pretty much all I need to know. The only thing I can give him is that he has experience, so I’ve got to be careful of that. But it’s nothing new – I’ve seen fighters like that.”
What kind of fight do you expect?
“I expect him to be a boxer with movement. I think he’ll try to box me. I’ll be coming forward, being aggressive. ثم, we’ll see what his game plan is.”
What is the key to winning?
“It all depends on the pressure I can apply, throwing the right punches at the right time, the accuracy of my punches. Each punch has to have a purpose. I’m definitely more of a pressure guy. I like Gennady Golovkin’s style, Julio Cesar Chavez is my idol. That is the kind of style I try to fight with.”
On fighting on ShoBox for the first time?
“I’m definitely excited because I know a lot of people will be watching. أنا لست عصبيا على الإطلاق. The cameras, the bright lights, بصراحة, I don’t care about. My focus is totally on this fight. This is the type of fight that can open a lot of doors for me.”
Is this your biggest fight and do you feel pressure?
“نعم, قطعا, this is my biggest fight — just for all the doors a win would open for me, all the possibilities. ليس هناك ضغط على لي. He’s the one representing his country with the weight on his shoulders. I’ve lost before, but that doesn’t make me an opponent.”
Are they making a mistake fighting you??
“I feel like they are making a mistake, but I also feel this is going to be a good test for him. I think Taras took the fight more for himself. But if he doesn’t know now about me, he’s going to find out.”
You boxed amateurs for one year and had 25 نهايات. وكان 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist with a boatload of amateur accomplishments. How significant is the experience of fighting amateur?
“شخصيا, إلي, the amateurs are not that important at all. It’s all irrelevant once you go pro. I know some great amateur boxers who made it after turning pro, and some who didn’t. It’s a whole different ballgame. As a pro, I believe I’ve fought better guys than he has. I’ve been tested way more than he has. You can’t take away what he did as an amateur, but fighting with the smaller gloves, with no headgear, is totally different.”
Undefeated cruiserweights Constantin Bejenaru (11-0, 4 كوس, 0-1-1 في بطولة العالم للملاكمة), كاتسكيل, N.Y.. عن طريق مولدوفا, و ستيف “السيوبرمان” بوجاج (16-0-1, 11 كوس), نيويورك, will collide in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBC International WBC Continental Americas titles in the co-feature.
ابن شقيق بطل العالم السابق في الوزن الخفيف مرتين Acelino “مؤخرة” فريتاس, مهزوم وخفيفة الوزن فيتور جونز فريتاس (12-0, 1 ND, 6 كوس), سلفادور, باهيا, البرازيل, سيعارضه المعجبون المحليون المفضلون مانويل مينديز (12-1-2, 8 كوس), من إنديو, كاليفورنيا., in an eight-round bout in the opening match of the telecast.
تذاكر الحدث التي روجت لها Banner Promotions, طومسون الملاكمة, Hitz Boxing and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing are priced at $100 (الصف الأول في الحلبة), $70 (محجوز) و $50 (القبول العام) ويمكن شراؤها من خلال الدعوة (714) 935-0900.
باري تومبكينس سوف يستدعي إجراء ShoBox من الصف الأول في الحلبة مع ستيف فرهود وبطل العالم السابق راؤول ماركيز بدور المحللين خبير. المنتج المنفذ هو جوردون قاعة مع الأغنياء Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
حول ShoBox: الجيل الجديد
منذ إنشائها في يوليو 2001, والانتقادات اللاذعة شوتايم سلسلة الملاكمة, ShoBox: وقد ظهرت في الجيل الجديد من المواهب الشابة الملائمة صعبة. فلسفة ShoBox هو البث التلفزيوني مثيرة, تحديد الحشود ارضاء ومباريات تنافسية في الوقت الذي توفر لإثبات أن احتمالات مستعدة للقتال من أجل لقب العالم. بعض من قائمة متزايدة من 67 المقاتلين الذين ظهرت على ShoBox وتقدمت لكسب لقبا عالميا يشمل: اندريه وارد, ديونتاري وايلدر, إيريسلاندي لارا, شون بورتر, جاري راسل الابن, لامونت بيترسون, غييرمو ريغونديوكس, عمر فيغيروا, نونيتو دوناير, ديفون الكسندر, كارل Froch, روبرت غيريرو, تيموثي برادلي, جيسي فارغاس, خوان مانويل لوبيز, تشاد داوسون, بولي Malignaggi, ريكي هاتون, كيلي بافليك, بول وليامز وأكثر من ذلك.
