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Antonio DeMarco: "I Dare To
Say My
Sparring Partners Are Better Than Valero"
Any warrior will say that when he is preparing for a battle
inside a ring, his sparring partners are a very important
ingredient for his success and for the interim WBC
lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17KO), who is
preparing for his title bout against the absolute champion
Edwin Valero (26-0, 26KO), it isn't any different.
"It is very important, the sparring partners help me with my
work and they are willing to do anything. The partners I am
using right now have the right style for Valero," DeMarco of
Los Mochis but living in Tijuana, MX, said. "They are
pressuring me and they are making me work. I am working on
my reflexes and working me hard, at full capacity."
At the same time, his
sparring partners have measured DeMarco's development as
he prepares for February 6th in Monterrey, MX.
"I think he is doing great, he has very solid punch. I
have a lot of confidence in his punch as well as his
intelligence and his ability to box intelligently,"
Marvin "Cachorro" Quintero (18-2, 14KO), who is also
trained by Romulo Quirarte and his sons, stated. "I
think he is doing good right now and we are about three
weeks away from his fight and I think he is going to get
even better. I don't think Valero will be able to stop
him."
"I help him according to the instructions of Don Romulo.
I try to follow them to a 't'. It doesn't matter if he
gets the best of me as long as it helps him and he wins
his fight. We are gym partners and whatever I can do to
help him, I will."
As well as Quintero, welterweight southpaw Israel
Ornelas (7-3-2, 4KO) has laced up the gloves to help
DeMarco.
"I think DeMarco has a great chance against Valero. I
have seen both fight and DeMarco has power and speed,"
Ornelas stated. "Valero throws a lot of punches but with
what I have seen with sparring with DeMarco, I think he
has enough tools to be able to handle Valero."
"He's smooth. He uses his distance well since he is
tall. I think once he gets a little bit more speed he is
going to be even better," the undefeated Mercito Gesta
(16-0-1, 7KO), of Cebu City, PI, but living in San
Diego, CA, said. "I think it is going to be a tough
fight for both of them. I think there is going to be
some knockdowns for both of them in that fight."
For the 24-year-old DeMarco, his sparring partners are a
big part of his preparation and he believes that if he
could handle them, he will not have any problems with
the Venezuelan champion.
"I do think that I have the correct sparring for this
fight and I do dare to say that my partners are more
technically sound that Valero. Valero has power but my
sparring partners are more complete boxers."
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