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FNU qhia tias txhua qhov kev ua si: Holm vs. Cyborg Recap, Stephenson v. Ho Choi Preview, Can UFC Boxing Work: Look Ahead to 2018

This FNU Combat Sports Show covers a wide range of important topics and events. We recap Holly Holm’s brutal battle with Cris Justino at UFC 219 and look forward to a great Fight Night 124 card on the 14th.

We report on Mike Tyson’s new Pot Ranch in California, Big John McCarthy Joining the Bellator Analyst Crew, Vinny Paz getting wrapped up in assault charges, and Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor 2 chances.

Tony discusses the upcoming boxing schedule and we also get off topic and talk some football and basketball. Tony even updates us on the Canelo vs. GGG rematch negotiations.

 

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FNU qhia tias txhua qhov kev ua si: Canelo/GGG controversy, Featured Guest Eddie Barraco

This episode of the FNU Combat Sports Show features special guest Eddie Barraco. Eddie was a fighter who last connected with us when MySpace was still cool (check out Eddie’s Facebook page Here), and it’s been too long. We cover a wide range of issues and catch up on what he’s been up to as a first class MMA trainer in Las Vegas. ntuag, Tony and Rich also discuss the abhorrent judging of Adelaide Byrd, who scored the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight 118-110 in favor of Canelo, who by most accounts lost a close fight at best. Additionally we touch on Ana Julaton’s transition from boxing to MMA, Conor McGregor’s upcoming appearance before congress, and former heavyweight champion boxer Michael Moorer’s new job punching out looters in Florida.

 

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FNU qhia tias txhua qhov kev ua si, Canelo vs. Golovkin Preview and Prediction, Jon Jones Stripped, Struve Knocked Out, UFC Fight Night Preview

We cover a wide range of combat sports topics in this week’s episode. From a $22 million settlement awarded to a debilitated boxer and his family to Jon Jones getting stripped of his belt again for a positive steroid test, ntuag, Tony and Rich discuss it all. We also make our predictions for Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin. We recap Stefan Struve’s TKO loss to Alexander Volkov and preview UFC’s upcoming fight night event as well. We even spend some time discussing all the MMA fighters making the move to boxing.

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez & GennadyGGGGolovkin Stacked Pay-Per-View Card To be streamed live on RingTV.com, powered by Flipps Media

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Fight Week activities and non-PPV fights to be
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NEW YORK, NY(September 12, 2017) – RingTV.com and Flipps Media today jointly announced the fullSupremacyfight week streamed activities, headlined by hnub Saturday no hmo ntuj (Sept. 16) super-fight between two-division, current The Ring magazine and lineal world middleweight titlist Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and reigning IBF/WBA/WBC Middleweight World Champion GennadyGGGGolovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), in the 12-round main event on Mexican Independence Day.
Canelo vs. Golovkin”, presented by Golden Boy Promotions and GGG Promotions, will air live on www.ringtv.com Pay Per View ($79.99) in the United States and Canada, starting at 8 p.m. LI / 5 p.m. PT, from an already sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The PPV broadcast will be available to watch in HD, in both English and Spanish.
Watch Canelo vs. Golovkin here
RingTV.com will be the online programming apparatus for purchasing and viewing theSupremacyPPV with Flipps Media providing technology to driveSupremacyprogramming.
The non-PPV undercard and other fight-week programming, including theSupremacyfinal press conference and official weigh-in, will be streamed live globally, FREE on the FITE TV app, available for iOS and Android devises, as well as on www.FITE.tv (see schedule below).
Tattoo Live and Ring TV Live feature live interviews about the latest from Canelo vs. Golovkin Fight Week from Las Vegas.
FITE TVSUPREMACYFIGHT-WEEK LINE-UP
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12
3:00-4:45 p.m. LICanelo vs. Golovkin Grand Arrivals
9:00-9:30 p.m. LIRing TV Live
10:00-10:30 p.m. LITattoo Live
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13
3:00-4:15 p.m. LICanelo vs. Golovkin Final Press Conference
6:00-7:30 p.m. LICanelo vs. Golovkin Undercard Media Workouts
9:00-9:30 p.m. LIRing TV Live
10:00-10:30 p.m. LITattoo Live
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
2:00-3:00 p.m. LICanelo vs. Golovkin Undercard Press Conference
6:00-6:30 p.m. LIGolden Boy Boxing on ESPN Weigh In
10:00-11:00 p.m. LILive Between The Ropes
FRIDAY, SEPT. 15
3:30-4:30 p.m. LICanelo vs. Golovkin Official Weigh In
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
6:00-8:00 p.m. LICanelo vs. Golovkin Undercard
8:00-12:00 p.m. LICanelo vs. Golovkin Live Pay-Per-View Event
The mythical pound-for-pound title is also at stake in theSupremacymain event as the Alvarez vs. Golovkin winnerboth fighters are rated among the top 5 in virtually all polls used to rank fighters regardless of weight classeswill become the undisputed world middleweight champion and arguably the world’s best of the best.
RingTV.com, powered by Flipps Media, will live stream four pay-per-view fights and three preliminary bouts. The eight fighters in the four pay-per-view fights have a combined 217.3.3 (147 KOs) record, including the 86-1-1 (67) Canelo-GGG record.
The English language stream will have Golden Boy Promotions blow-by-blow announcer Beto Duran, while veteran boxing reporter and Ringtv.com editor Doug Fischer will serve as color commentator. In Spanish, commentary will be supplied by Jorge Milhe thiab Ernesto Amador.
In the 10-round co-feature, unbeaten featherweights JosephJoJoDiaz, ❏ Jr ❏.(24-0, 13 KOs) thiab JorgePilonLara (29-0-2, 21 KOs) battle in the World Boxing Council (WBC) Title Eliminator to position the winner for a world title shot against WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russel, ❏ Jr ❏.
2012 U.S. Olympian Diaz, fighting out of South El Monte, California, is the reigning North American Boxing Federation (NABF) and North American Boxing Organization (NABO) featherweight champion. The slick southpaw is rated among the top 10 by all four major sanctioning bodies – WBO #1, WBC #2, IBF #4 and WBA #9 – as well as No. 7 by The Ring magazine. His Mexican opponent, Lara, is ranked No. 5 thiab 6, respectively, by the WBC and WBA, in addition to No. 9 by The Ring.
A pair of undefeated super middleweights, former IBF bantamweight world champion RandyEl MatadorCaballero (24-0, 14 KOs) thiab DiegoThe Golden KidDe La Hoya (19-0, 9 KOs), will square off in the 10-round NABF super bantamweight title fight.
California-born Caballero, ranked No. 6 by the WBC, will defend his NABF crown against De La Hoya, the WBC Youth World Champion De La Hoya, and cousin of the event’s promoter, Hall-of-Famer Oscar tsib La Hoya. The young Mexican with thegoldensurname, De La Hoya, is also rated among the among the top 10 by all four major sanctioning organizations – WBC #4, IBF#6, WBO #7 and WBA #9 – in addition to being ranked No. 9 by The Ring.
In the opening PPV fight, undefeated Tennessee lightweight RyanBlue ChipMartin (19-0, 11 KOs) defends his WBC Continental Americas title against a dangerous, upset-minded Mexican, FranciscoPaquitoRojo (19-2, 12 KOs), in a scheduled 10-round fight. IBF #9 and WBO #14 Martin faces the stiffest test of his young professional career in WBC #8 Rojo, who earlier this year knocked out WBC No. 1 contender Dante Jordon in the fifth round.
Three undefeated prospects will be showcased in the three preliminary bouts that will be streamed live on Ringtv.com. Ukrainian welterweight SerhiiEl FlacoBohachuk (4-0, 4 KOs) meets an opponent to soon be determined in a four-round bout, while Dallas super lightweight Vergil Ortiz (6-0, 6 KOs) meets Cesar Valenzuela (7-1, 2 KOs), of Phoenix, in a six-round match. 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Marlen Ezparza (2-0), fighting out of Houston, faces Aracely Palacios(8-7, 1 KO), of Mexico, in the streaming event opener.
All fights and fighters are subject to change.

RAGING BABE BRUNCH RETURNS SEPTEMBER 16TH; PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT PRICHARD COLON FOUNDATION

LAS VEGAS – Lub Xya hli ntuj 24, 2017September, 16th is a huge day for boxing in Las Vegas, with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez facing GennadyGGGGolovkin in a must-win contest for the king of the middleweight division. As boxing’s elite descend on the Las Vegas Strip, the Raging Babes of Boxing will once again gather to network, laugh and bond over brunch.

This year’s event will be held at the Mandalay Bay’s Border Grill, with views of Mandalay Bay’s beach, and the unlimited mimosas that brunch attendees have come to expect over four years of Raging Babe events. More importantly, attendees will enjoy opportunities to meet and network with some of boxing’s top executives, most important behind-the-scenes players and inspirational women from across the industry.

The event continues to grow, with over 50 women attending the last brunch “New York, New York,” nyob rau hauv 2016, and Raging Babe founder Michelle Rosado expects a full house for September’s brunch. Rosado settled onShine Brightfor the event’s theme. “Who shines brighter than the women of boxing,” said Rosado. “This event has grown to be so much more than a bunch of women sharing a meal. Experiences, talents and stories of heartbreak and triumph are shared at these events. They have come to mean a lot to the women working tirelessly to advance this sport of ours.

As past events have done, Shine Bright will honor one of boxing’s most influential women with the Luminary Award. “I can’t wait to share our honoree’s story,” said Rosado, who indicated the award winner would be announced soon.
Shine Bright will benefit a cause close to Rosado’s heartthe recovery of boxer Prichard Colon.Prichard has made some great strides in his recovery, but the fact remains that the therapy he needs, the medical expenses, the support that his family needs, doesn’t end. His family has sacrificed everything to help him get better, and he sacrificed everything to entertain us in the ring.Rosado, along with boxing manager and entrepreneur Livvy Cunningham, created the Facebook group, “Pray 4 Prichard,” which has been a place for the Colon family to find encouragement and support via messages from boxing fans all over the world. A percentage of the proceeds from Shine Bright will benefit the Prichard Colon Foundation, which funds the hefty monthly insurance premiums that are essential to Colon’s recovery.

For information on attending or sponsoring the Raging Babe Brunch, Shine Bright, please contact michelle@ragingbabe.com.

FNU qhia tias txhua qhov kev ua si: Fighter Uprising in the UFC Continues; GSP vs Bisping Cancelled; Canelo vs. GGG takes spotlight From Floyd vs. Conor

This week Tom, Tony and Rich discuss how boxing is winning the combat sports battle for market share. We recap Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, ❏ Jr ❏. and preview UFC 211. We also talk about the planned superfight between Canelo and Triple G, Gennady Golovkin. We break in with the news of GSP vs. Bisping getting cancelled and go on to explore multiple UFC fighter complaints from Tom Lawlor to Luke Rockhold to Anderson Silva. We will be moving the show to rantsports.com next week so stay tuned on the transition details.

 

We also touch on our interview from last year withTHEJames Krause, who just won his first fight in The Ultimate Fighter house on the current season of the reality TV tournament. This interview is from just prior to the UFC sale to WME/IMG and company, and it’s very eye opening:

 

Flipps Media Inc. announces star announcing team In English & Spanish for live stream of “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, ❏ Jr ❏. Live on Pay-Per-View, Hnub vas xaum, Tej zaum 6, from Las Vegas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Doug Fischer, Beto Duran, Erik Morales & Jorge Milhe

NEW YORK CITY (Tej zaum 4, 2017) – Flipps Media has announced a team of veteran boxing announcers to handle its live stream, both in English and Spanish, for hnub Saturday no night’s mega-fight between “Canelo” Alvarez thiab Julio CesarJCChavez, ❏ Jr ❏., on Pay-Per-View at www.Canelo-Chavez.com in the United States and Canada, starting at 9 p.m. LI / 6 p.m. PT, from sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The English language stream will have Golden Boy Promotions blow-by-blow announcer Beto Duran, while veteran boxing reporter and Ringtv.com editor Doug Fischer will serve as color commentator. In Spanish, Mexican sports reporter and television personality Jorge Milhe will call the action with one of the greatest Mexican boxers of all-time, future Hall of Famer, ErikEl TerribleMorales, as color analyst.
Morales is a seven-time, four-division world champion who retired with an outstanding 52-9 (52 KOs) professional record. He was 18-5 in world title fights, 16-8 (6 KOs) versus world champions. defeating some of the biggest names in boxing during his 19-year pro career, such as Manny Pacquiao, Paulie Ayala, Marco Antonio Barrera thiab Wayne McCullough.
We’re very happy to have such an experienced, highly-respected team of announcers working this great night of boxing for English and Spanish speaking boxing fans in North America,” Flipps Media spokesperson Michael Weber Hais. “They’re among the best in the business at their trades. Erik Morales is a boxing icon in Mexico.
Canelo vs. Chavez, Jr.”, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with TGB, is available to watch in HD in English and Spanish on the www.Canelo-Chavez.com or Canelo vs Chavez Jr. Online PPV websites for a suggested retail price of $69.99.
Boxing fans can watch the entire Canelo-Canelo, ❏ Jr ❏. Pay-Per-View card live on http://www.Canelo-Chavez.com on any computer or mobile device. All supporting events including the Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. press conference, weigh-in, and undercard fights will be streamed live globally FREE on the Canelo-Chavez.com website, the FITE.tv web site and on the FITE app available for iOS and Android devices.
The event is available for pre-order now at www.Canelo-Chavez.com
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Flipps Media Inc. to stream Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, ❏ Jr ❏. Live on PPV, Hnub vas xaum, Tej zaum 6, from Las Vegas

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NEW YORK, NY (Tej zaum 1, 2017) – Flipps Media has announced that it will stream the May 6thsuper fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez thiab Julio CesarJCChavez, ❏ Jr ❏., live on pay per view in the United States and Canada, starting at 9 p.m. LI / 6 p.m. PT, from sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Canelo vs. Chavez, Jr.”, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, is available to watch in HD in English and Spanish on the Canelo-Chavez.com website for a suggested retail price of $69.99.
Boxing fans can watch the entire PPV card, headlined by the Alvarez-Chavez, ❏ Jr ❏. 12-round fight being contested at a catch-weight of 164 ½ pounds, live at http://www.canelo-chavez.com from any computer or mobile device. All supporting events including the Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. press conference, weigh-in, and undercard fights will be streamed live globally free on the Canelo-Chavez.com website, the FITE.tv web site and on the FITE app available for iOS and Android devices.
We’re thrilled to host the biggest boxing event of the year, Canelo vs. Chavez Jr.,said Flipps Media Co-founder and CEO, Kosta Jordanov. With this amazing PPV card, the English and Spanish HD feeds, and top boxing experts in the live chat, this will be an amazing night for all fans!”
Our team here at Golden Boy Promotions has been working with Flipps Media for over a year now and we are thrilled that they are helping make this ‘can’t miss fightavailable to an even wider boxing fan base,” said Golden Boy Promotions Founder and CEO, Oscar tsib La Hoya.
Tus “Canelo vs. Chavez, Jr.PPV card is loaded with exciting knockout artists, with eight of the main card fighters having a combined record of 272-18-2 nrog 194 knockouts, highlighted by the Alvarez-Chavez, ❏ Jr ❏. cumulative record of 98-3-2 nrog 66 stoppages.
Alvarez vs. Chavez, ❏ Jr ❏. is one of the most anticipated fights, easily a Fight of the Year candidate, featuring two of the highest-profile Mexican warriors, fighting on Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Twenty-six year-old Alvarez (40-1-1, 34 KOs) is the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) world junior middleweight and The Ring magazine middleweight champion. The wildly popular fighter is moving up in weight to fight Chavez, Jr., who has dropped back down from light heavyweight.
Alvarez is 10-1 (6 KOs) in world title bouts, in addition to being 11-1 (4 KOs) in fights against current or past world champions: Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan, Miguel Vasquez (twice), Carlos Manuel Baldomir, Lovemore N’dou, Kermit Cintron, Austin Trout, Erislandy Lara thiab Liam Smith.
The son of legendary Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez, Chavez, ❏ Jr ❏. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight world champion. He has defeated world champions such as Carlos Molina, Sebastian Zbik thiab Andy Lee during his 13 ½ year professional career.
In his first pro loss, Chavez Jr. lost a 12-round decision to Sergio Gabriel Martinez, who survived a final round knockdown as Chavez tried to finish off the famed Argentinian.
The 10-round co-feature also has explosive potential as middleweights David Lemieux (37-3, 33 KOs) thiab MarcosDoradoReyes (35-4, 26 KOs) have a higher combined knockout percentage than Alvarez-Chavez. ❏ Jr ❏.
Lemieux, 28, is a highly skilledfighter from Montreal and a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight world champion. He is 12-1 in his last 13 fights, since his loss to unified world middleweight champion GennadyGGGGolovkin.
At stake for Lemieux is a possible throw-down with “Canelo” later this year. The Canadian slugger has quality victories over Curtis Stevens, Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam, Gabe Rosado, Fernando Guerrero. Lemieux is currently world rated among the top seven middleweights by all four major sanctioning bodies – WBO & WBC #4, WBA #5 and IBF #7 — as well as No. 3 los ntawm (independent) The Ring.
Reyes, fighting out of Chihuahua, Mexico, went thedistance in 2015 with Chavez, Jr., in a loss by way of 10-round unanimous decision. Reyes is a former WBC FECOMBOX middleweight and Mexican light middleweight champion.
Former Interim WBC super lightweight champion LucasLa MaquinaMatthysse (37-4, 34 KOs) returns to action for the first time since October 3, 2015 against Maryland welterweight EmmanuelTranzformerTaylor (20-4, 14 KOs).
Matthysse is a fan-favorite fighter, power-puncher from Argentina. His signature victories have been against former world champions Ruslan Provodnikov, Lamont Peterson, Humberto Soto, DeMarcus Corley thiab Vivian Harris
Taylor was a decorated American amateur boxer who owned a 186-26 amateur record, including three gold-medal performances in the National PAL Championships. The 26-year-old has never been stopped as a professional, taking world champions Adrian Broner thiab Chris Algieri the distance. Taylor has defeated Karim Mayfield, Victor Manuel Cayo thiab Raymond Serrano, among the more notables.
Rising featherweight star JosephJoJoDiaz, ❏ Jr ❏. faces fellow undefeated Californian Manuel Avila in a 10-round bout with future world title fight implications.
The 24-year-old Diaz, ❏ Jr ❏. (23-0, 13 KOs), ib 2012 U.S. Olympian, is the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) featherweight champion. He is the No. 2 contenders in the WBC and WBO world ratings, as well as No. 7 in the IBF. His most recent fight was a win by a 10-round unanimous decision (100-90 X 3) over 30-1-1 Horacio Garcia last December.
Avila, rated No. 10 by the WBC, is a live underdog having defeated 28-6 Jose Ramirez, 24-7 Prosper Ankrah thiab 23-6 Rene Alvarado in his last three fights.
The event is available for pre-order now at www.Canelo-Chavez.com
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2 TIME WORLD CHAMPION & OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER YURIORKIS GAMBOA CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 6, IN LAS VEGAS

Box Fan Expo is the ultimate fan experience event that gives boxing fans the opportunity to meet-and-greet top fighters, current and former world champions, boxing celebrities and industry people in an up-close personal setting.

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Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 28, 2017) – 2-Time world champion and Olympic Gold Medal winner, Yuriorkis Gamboa has confirmed that he will appear and have a booth to Meet & Greet his fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 3rd edition of Box Fan Expo that will take place Saturday May 6, 2017 during Cinco De Mayo weekend. The Boxing Expo will also coincide with the mega fight between Canelo Alvarez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, that will take place later that evening.
Gamboa will appear for the first time at this yearsExpo and will be signing gloves, photos and selling merchandise. Fans will have an opportunity to take pictures with the former world champion and Olympic Gold medalist.
He will be raising money for an amazing woman named Ivonne Lugo, who suffers from PKD, an inherited chronic kidney disease. She is in urgent need of a liver and kidney transplant. Gamboa is generously using his time and effort to fundraise in hoping to save her life. Please go to Https://ivonnes.fund and help out this great cause.
Gamboa joins the list of over 50 current and past World Champions boxers who have appeared at the Expo, meeting their fans in person.
Gamboa is a Cuban professional boxer. He is a former unified featherweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2009 mus 2011, thiab IBF title from 2010 mus 2011. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Olympics, and bronze in the featherweight division at the 2005 World Championships.
Gamboa joins Al Bernstein, Thomas Hearns, Kronk Boxing, WBC, Christy Martin, Mia St.John, Fernando Vargas and Joel Casamayor among early commitments to this year’s Box Fan Expo.
Box Fan Expo has been a huge success with fans and boxing industry people. Many boxing stars have attended the last two Expo’s such as Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Roy Jones Jr., Sergio Martinez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Judah, James Toney, Vinny Pazienza, Mikey Garcia , Mia St.Johns, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks and many more
Exhibitors such as boxing gear, apparel, new equipments, energy drinks, alcohol, supplement products, broadcasting media, sanctioning bodies and other companies who wish to participate will once again have a chance to showcase their brand to fans, media and the boxing industry.
Tickets to the Box Fan Expo are available online
Box Fan Expo is the ultimate boxing fan experience event, which allows fans to Meet and Greet Boxing Superstars of today, current and former world champions, Legends of the sport and other boxing Celebrities at their booth. On Site, fans will experience different activities from Autograph Sessions, Photo Sessions, FaceOff with your favorite boxers, as well as a chance to purchase merchandise and memorabilia from their booth, plus so much moreyou won’t want to miss this must-attend Expo!
Box Fan Expo will also feature top boxing organizations, promoters, ring card girls, famous trainers and commentators as well as boxing gear companiesALL UNDER ONE ROOF”.
Throughout the next 6 weeks leading up to the Event, there will be weekly updates on the many stars that will commit their appearance at the Boxing Expo. And for anyone in the Boxing industry or other Exhibitors (non-industry), who would like more information on sponsorships opportunities or reserve a Booth, contact Box Fan Expo:
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Willie Monroe, Jr.: “I know Canelo would fight me.

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Philadelphia, PAJ (October 5, 2016)–After his emphatic unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Rosado on September, 17th, it was widely understood in the boxing industry that middleweight contender Willie Monroe, ❏ Jr ❏. would get an opportunity to face Canelo Alvarez in a bout this winter or next spring.
Now it seems, Canelo’s team, led by trainer Eddie Reynoso, have seemed to do a 180 degree turn, and they don’t want their prized fighter anywhere near the former world title challenger.
I don’t think it’s Canelo himself, but it is his team. I know Canelo would fight me,Hais Monroe. “I think it is trainers who fear that they can’t prepare Canelo for my style.
Monroe points to pre-fight talk that came from Canelo’s side that the winner of the fight between Monroe & Rosado would be the front-runner to receive the fight with Alvarez.
If he is a true man, they should stick to their word. The plan was for the winner of that fight to be able to fight Canelo. They thought Rosado would win, and he would just be a guy that would get pounded by Canelo.”
If the shoe was on the other foot, and it was me who did not want to fight an aggressive fighter, I would look like a punk.”
They keep putting me on theBside, and I just keep on winning. Remember Rosado was the guy who kept saying he was going to knock me out and talking a lot, calling me scared and a bum; I am not that type of guy. I don’t have nine gold chains around my neck or gold teeth in.”

Watch the fight with Rosado. I stood in the middle of the ring with my feet planted in. I was waiting for Rosado to come in, and after I hit him a few times, he looked scared and it was me pressing him
.”
All I want is the opportunity. Canelo got to where he is by fighting big names, so I feel I deserve this opportunity.”
Photos by Emily Harney / Banner Promotions