Vargas, Joval's Final Remarks on HBO "After Dark" Battle
3/1 - HBO's "Boxing After Dark" this week features a return of a star, Fernando Vargas, taking on a tough challenger, Raymond Joval.
Fernando Vargas: ”I am very excited about Saturday night. We
worked hard in camp. Danny Smith is a great trainer.
"When I decided I was ready to come back I asked who
Ishe Smith’s trainer is because Ishe helped me prepare
for the De La Hoya fight. He was hard to it in camp.
Danny has opened my eyes. I thought I knew everything
there is to know about boxing.
"You’re going to see
something on Saturday. Just wait...I’ll be moving
back down to 154 after this fight...I want to
thank my Corpus Christi fans”
Raymond Joval: “The road to victory is my road. That’s my road
to get to the middleweight championship. In 2000 when
they held the middleweight championship series, I
didn’t get any offers from the big promoters.
"Keith
Holmes, Joppy, Hopkins, and Trinidad were invited. But
I wasn’t. I don’t know why. I realized I had to make
the move to the United States, the biggest stage in
the world. In 2003, I came to the U.S. Saturday night
is a great opportunity for me.
"Vargas is a great
opponent for me. I want to show everyone a great
fight. It will be a classic.
Tracy Harris Patterson (Joval trainer): “Ray’s looking
forward to a big fight Saturday night. He didn’t come
out to be an opponent. He’s in great shape. Ray will
prove to the world he is one to be reckoned with.”
Dennis Dueltgen (Main Events): “Main Events is very
happy to be back in Corpus Christi, a city where we
have a long, proud history. In 1984, we brought Corpus
Christi its first big fight when Hector Camacho fought
Rafael Williams.
In 1986, we brought the city its
first world title fight when Frankie Warren fought
“Buddy” McGirt. We also had many other fighters
compete here: Pernell Whitaker, Evander Holyfield,
Mark Breland, John-John Molina, and Lupe Suarez. This
Saturday we have two-time world champion Fernando
Vargas.”
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