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Phil Lo Greco Gives His
Thoughts
On Porter vs. Broner On June 20
World ranked welterweight contender Phil LoGreco (26-1, 14
KO) won a unanimous decision over Rafael Cobos on March 6,
at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This victory followed a loss
to Shawn Porter, who is on the books to face Adrien Broner
June 20 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand.
Lo Greco sees the Broner/Porter match as an entertaining
fight. “I think it s a good match up,” he said. “The fact
that the weight is 144 makes it more competitive because
Broner is the smaller guy. If Shawn doesn't have weight
problems, I give him the edge. Broner doesn't like to be
bullied as we saw with Maidana. Porter has a better style,
but can still bully him.”
After signing with Al Haymon in December, LoGreco is now
living in Las Vegas, and training at Long Life Fitness with
James Long and Miguel Diaz, and is working toward a fight
date.
“I expect a fight date soon,” he said. “I'm anxious to get
back in the ring. I've got a lot of catching up to do after
a two year layoff (before the Cobos fight) so I'm staying in
the gym and I'm going to be ready.”
Nicknamed the “Italian Sensation”, Lo Greco has been able to
get acquainted with the Italian community in Las Vegas. “I
had a great time at the San Gennaro feast, and am really
looking forward to visiting the Italian American Club here,”
he said. “Their president, Angelo Casarro used to be an
amateur boxing judge and is a big boxing fan, so we got a
lot in common.”
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