“鉴于我们的风格, 这是不可能的. I think this is going to be an early night and I’m planning on having my hand raised.
“The layoff didn’t affect me against Robert Guerrero, so I don’t see why it will affect me now. That’s why I keep my style consistent. The only difference is the character across from me in the ring. This fight will depend on how John wants it to go, because I’m coming to fight.
“I’m just looking to get in the ring and take advantage of this opportunity I’ve been given. I’ve made changes that have made my whole game so much easier. It’s a totally different mentality that I have now.
“训练营去伟大. I’ve made a lot of changes in my lifestyle and I’m dedicated 100 percent to boxing. Things have never been better.”
“我认为这不会超过六轮. I’m confident about that. We’re going to be ready for anything Molina brings.
“I’ve been doing a lot of healing physically, 心理和精神上. I’m looking to show on Saturday that I’ve got everything together.”
约翰·莫利纳JR.
“I feel excited and confident. Maybe overconfident, 但我已经准备好了. We did our job in the gym and now we are ready for the fight.
“I have to expect the best version of Omar Figueroa. He is a smart kid. I don’t know if he is trying to entice me into a war right away. I don’t know what his game plan is, but we will find out on Saturday.
“Fans need to tune in on FOX and FOX Deportes February 16. This is going to be a war and I believe we’re going to steal the show.
“This isn’t my first go around against a Joel Diaz-trained fighter. I did it before with Ruslan Provodnikov and now it is my job to beat Figueroa.
“I am not affected by being considered the underdog. Every one of my fights, fans make money. I think Provodnikov I was 11-1. When you become a veteran in the sport, you stop worrying about stuff like that. Talk is cheap.
“There is a lot at stake for me. I don’t feel pressure, but there is a lot at stake. Every fight of my career I have something to prove and Saturday is no different.”
唐尼·马歇尔
“This is my first big opportunity and I’m ready to take full advantage. I’m going to show everybody where I’m at.
“I’m going to take it as it comes in the ring. 我们有一个游戏计划, but I’m a creator in the ring. I create on the go. I’ll fit in where I can and go with the flow of the fight.
“The only challenge I see is his height. He’s obviously very tall at six-foot seven-inches. We know what we have to do to break him down. I don’t even really see the height as a challenge, because I spar with heavyweights all the time.
“我 10-0, but I only started boxing when I was 20, 大约 10 几年前. I don’t have the time like young prospects who want to play around, I want to fight any and everybody I can right now.”
卡洛斯BALDERAS
“I feel excited and anxious to get back in the ring. I’m ready physically and mentally. I know that my opponent won’t be ready for the heat I’m going to throw at him.
“This year I’m looking to be busy. I want to be back in the ring in April if everything goes well on Saturday. After this fight I’m going to move to Los Angeles and add trainer Roberto Alcazar to my team. He’s had a lot of experience in big fights and I think he’s going to be a great help. I can really understand clearly what he’s trying to teach me.
“I’m going to show everyone that I’m the real deal once again. I’m going to prove why these fighters can’t make it through a fight with me. This year is all business for me.”
WBA Featherweight Champion Santa Cruz Takes on Mexico’s Rafael Rivera in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & 福克斯周六驱逐出境, 二月 16 来自洛杉矶微软剧院. 住在洛杉矶
LOS ANGELES (二月 5, 2019) – WBA羽量级世界冠军 狮子座圣克鲁斯, one of Los Angeles’ most popular boxing stars, hosted a media workout at Fortune Gym in Hollywood Tuesday as he nears his primetime showdown against拉斐尔·里维拉 that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, 二月 16 at Microsoft Theater at L.A. 住在洛杉矶.
圣克鲁斯, who was joined by his father and trainer Jose Santa Cruz, showed off the skills that have made him a can’t-miss attraction. Santa Cruz was originally scheduled to face Miguel Flores, but he was replaced by Rivera after Flores suffered an injury in training.
Here is what the workout participants had to say Tuesday in Hollywood:
LEO SANTA CRUZ
“We kept our training camp going despite the change of opponent. We always train the same no matter who the opponent is.
“We spar against fighters who have every different kind of style, because the opponent could always bring something new to the ring. My dad tells me to always be prepared for any kind of style. We are ready for whatever the opponent brings into the ring.
“I’m always staying in shape whether I’m in the gym training for a fight or not. When they call us and tell us what the fight is, we’re always ready.
“I know that Rivera has fought some good opponents like Joseph Diaz and Joet Gonzalez, and he’s gone the distance with them. He’s given them tough battles. He’s shown that he’s a tough fighter who will leave everything in the ring.
“This isn’t going to be an easy fight. Rivera is tougher than people have given him credit for in the past. It motivates me to try to be the first to knock him out. If I have the opportunity for it, I’m going for it. Most important though, is to come out of there with the victory.
“Sometimes when my dad is having tough days dealing with the cancer, I want to stay at home with him, but he tells me to go to the gym and train hard. So I tell him that we’re going to work hard for him. We both motivate each other.
“(WBC羽量级冠军) 加里·拉塞尔JR. is the fight that I want. He beat me in the amateurs, but in the pros I get 12 发. I think that I can beat him.”
JOSE SANTA CRUZ, 利奥的父亲 & 训练者
“We didn’t worry too much about the opponent change. I don’t think it makes too much of a difference. Leo is going to be at his best and ready for whoever steps into that ring.
“We didn’t let the change effect our routine. We continued the same preparations as always so Leo is ready to fight. We respect every opponent too much to ever fall behind in conditioning.
“I think this is going to be a good fight. Leo is always very competitive and any time he can win a fight he knows it will be big for his career.
“Leo is 30-years-old right now and I think that he will be retired by 35. He has a lot left to accomplish in this sport and our team is going to keep pushing him to be the best that he can.”
理查德·谢弗, 主席 & Ringstar体育的CEO
“Top to bottom this is just a great card. It’s going to be toe-to-toe action downtown at L.A. 直播. It’s an affordable ticket at $30, and that gives you the chance to see one of the stars of the sport in a slugfest.
“Leo Santa Cruz always brings great action and drama when he enters the ring. You have to be on the edge of your seat during a Leo Santa Cruz fight and I expect nothing less next Saturday night. Rafael Rivera has nothing to lose in this fight, and that is the recipe for a tremendous showdown.
“Boxing at Microsoft Theater has caught on. That fight in January between Caleb Plant and Jose Uzcategui had a great atmosphere and it is just a beautiful place to watch the fights. Microsoft Theater is becoming the indoor ‘war grounds’ of boxing.”
汤姆·布朗, TGB促销总统
“Rafael Rivera put up a great fight against Joseph Diaz Jr., and he came back against Joet Gonzalez and lost a split-decision, but he really won that fight. Rivera should only have one loss on his record.
“Rivera is going into this fight with the same granite chin that he showed everyone against Diaz. He was prepared and ready when the call came for this fight. He’s a great replacement. Leo better be ready and not take him lightly.”
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关于SANTA CRUZ VS. 里维拉 里奥·圣克鲁斯vs. Rafael Rivera is a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes event that will see featherweight world champion狮子座圣克鲁斯 担当 墨西哥 拉斐尔·里维拉 在周六的主要赛事中, 二月 16 来自洛杉矶微软剧院. 住在洛杉矶.
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LOS ANGELES (二月 5, 2019) – Mexico’s Cesar Juarez battles former champion Ryosuka Iwasa of Japan in a 12-round IBF Super Bantamweight title elimination match and undefeated IBF Junior Flyweight Champion Carlos Licona of Mexico clashes with South Africa’s DeeJay Kriel in non-televised action presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday, 二月 16 at Microsoft Theater at L.A. 住在洛杉矶.
Action will also see 2016 中美. 奥林匹亚 卡洛斯Balderas (6-0, 5 科斯) in a special six-round lightweight attraction, 前冠军挑战者 雨果·森特诺, JR. (26-2, 14 科斯) 会议 Oscar Cortez (27-3, 14 科斯) in an eight-round middleweight bout and伊万Redkach (21-4-1, 16 科斯) 决斗 Tyrone Harris (26-13, 16 科斯) in an eight-round welterweight match. The Balderas fight is a swing bout for the FOX and FOX Deportes telecast that will air live if time permits.
华雷斯 (23-6, 17 科斯) has worked his way back into title contention since losing to Isaac Dogboe in a super bantamweight championship match last January. The 27-year-old from Mexico City fought three more times in 2018, scoring two stoppage victories and a unanimous decision over Jorge Sanchez most recently in September.
岩佐 (25-3, 16 科斯) won the IBF Super Bantamweight title with a TKO victory over Yukinori Oguni in 2017 and successfully defended it with a unanimous decision over Ernesto Saulong last March. The 29-year-old from Kashiwa, 千叶, Japan most recently lost the title by unanimous decision to T.J. Doheny in August.
Mexico’s Licona (14-0, 2 科斯) was very busy in 2018, fighting four times and winning the IBF Junior Flyweight title with a split decision over Mark Anthony Barriga on December 1. The 23-year-old from Mexico City, Mexico will be making his first title defense against the 23-year-old Kriel (14-1-1, 6 科斯). Fighting out of Johannesburg, 南非, he will compete for the first time in the U.S. and is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Xolisa Magusha in March.
Non-televised undercard action also features unbeaten prospect何塞·戈麦斯 (11-0, 4 科斯) 面对 Jorge Luis Guzman(5-2-1, 2 科斯) 在六轮超轻量级回合, undefeated super featherweight prospectJerry Perez (10-0, 7 科斯) 会议 Ivan Benitez(12-2, 4 科斯) in a four round match and a six-round super featherweight clash betweenNeri Ariel Romero(11-0, 7 科斯) 和 Roxberg Patrick Riley(13-1, 7 科斯).
Rounding out the card is undefeated super lightweight prospectJulian Rodarte (14-0-1, 6 科斯) competing against米格尔·门多萨 (23-15-2, 22 科斯) 在八轮比赛, Philippine featherweight and former world champion马龙Tapales (31-2, 14 科斯) stepping in for a 10-round attraction and the pro debut ofShon Mondragonin a four-round super bantamweight fight.
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关于SANTA CRUZ VS. 里维拉 里奥·圣克鲁斯vs. Rafael Rivera is a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes event that will see featherweight world champion狮子座圣克鲁斯 担当 墨西哥 拉斐尔·里维拉 在周六的主要赛事中, 二月 16 from Microsoft Theater at L.A. 住在洛杉矶.