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Jaime Munguia vs. Jimmy Kelly
Final Press Conference
The pride of Tijuana, undefeated Mexican super-star Jaime
Munguia (39-0, 31 KOs), and his opponent, former world title
challenger, Jimmy “Kilrain” Kelly (26-2, 10 KOs) of
Manchester, UK hosted their final press conference today.
The fighters will face off at Anaheim’s Honda Center in a
12-round super middleweight fight on Saturday, June 11, live
on DAZN worldwide, excluding Mexico.
Fighters feature on the DAZN undercard Oscar Duarte (21-1-1,
17 KOs) of Chihuahua, Mexico, and his opponent, Mark
Bernaldez (23-5, 17 KOs) of Cotabato, Philippines, were also
in attendance to talk about their upcoming 10-round super
lightweight fight. Additionally, Evan Sanchez (11-0, 6 KOs)
of Parlier, CA, and IBF Minimumweight World Champion,
Yokasta Valle (24-2, 9 KOs) of San Jose, Costa Rica, also
participated in the festivities to promote their upcoming
events.
To watch the whole stream, including a press conference with
fighters on The Golden Boy Fight Night: Munguia vs. Kelly
Prelims: Japhethlee Llamido (7-0, 3 KOs), Alejandro "Pin-Pon"
Reyes (7-0, 3KOs), and Carlos Ocampo (33-1, 21 KOs), click
HERE.
JAIME MUNGUIA, FORMER WORLD CHAMPION, AND UNDEFEATED
CONTENDER:
“I feel excited to be back in Anaheim. I want to thank
everyone for being here. I am happy with my training camp. I
think we are well prepared, and we will show it off this
Saturday.”
“There have been some opportunities that didn’t happen;
let’s hope that they do happen in the future. Jimmy Kelly is
a great fighter, he has all my respect, but I think I will
raise my hands in victory on Saturday.”
“I moved to Big Bear for more sparring opportunities, mostly
due to my size. There is more variety and available fighters
[to go spar in Big Bear], so it helps me more. It’s
beautiful, a great place to train, and we are there 100% to
work.”
JIMMY KELLY, FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER:
“At the end of the day, it’s me in the ring. I’ve been to
Australia and got robbed, and I came back and beat Kanat
Islam. I got an opportunity here, and I’m looking forward to
it. I’m going up against one of the best, and I’m confident
I will get the job done. I also want one of those Rolexes.”
“I’ve been at a good level. My camp was great, a little
short, but I was in preparation anyways. I’m looking forward
to the fight.”
“[Other fighters] probably don’t give me a chance because
I’m quiet; I keep things to myself. I’m a family man at
first. That’s my most important job. It’s my daughter’s
birthday on the day of the fight. So I’m going to do it for
her. I’m not a flashy person and don’t have too much on my
name, but I come to fight. I’m going to be fighting my ass
off.”
OSCAR DUARTE, SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER:
“I am very excited. I am ready to win this Saturday. I am
happy to be back in [Southern California]; it’s been about
three years since I fought here last. I am very motivated,
well prepared, and hungry for victory. I will dedicate this
fight to all the Mexican fans to show them who Oscar Duarte
is.”
YOKASTA VALLE, IBF MINIMUMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION:
“I feel very excited to fight in a Munguia undercard. It’s a
dream come true to be fighting here in Anaheim. I won’t let
you guys down! I’m going to defend my title for the fifth
time. First, I want to defend my title, then I would like to
unify, and you guys know who has the belts. I want to fight
all the champions in my weight.
EVAN SANCHEZ, SUPER WELTERWEIGHT PROSPECT:
“I feel honored. This is my fourth time opening for DAZN on
a Golden Boy card. I feel ready. This training camp was
amazing. I fixed many things I did wrong in my last fight
and am ready to perform. I always put on a show. I have been
progressing and learning. I’m learning from every fight.”
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, GOLDEN BOY:
"It's going to be an entertaining fight. I've been studying
Kelly for a while now. He's the real deal. He's coming back
from an amazing win, and I strongly feel that when you're
from the hotbed of boxing overseas in the UK. You have a
chip on your shoulder. Whenever Jamie Munguia fights, it is
going to be an action-packed fight. It's a great fight on
paper, and once the bell rings, it will be a war."
"In terms of Charlo, we were ready to make the fight. We
were ready to do whatever it took to give Jaime Munguia the
fight he wants, and everybody has been asking for. One thing
about Charlo and the whole PBC stable is that they hide
behind Al Haymon; that's the bottom line. We don't want to
make ordinary fights; we want to make the best fights. I
hope Charlo grows some balls and tells his promoter to fight
the very best. These are the fights boxing needs and the
fights the fans deserve."
"I'm not going to exclude our partner DAZN from any type of
negotiation. There's always room for negotiation. Meet us
halfway; we can walk across the street; we can meet in the
middle of the street. There is no protection; Mungia is
ready for anyone. They're hiding behind Al Haymon, and
that's the bottom line. If the fighters really want to
fight, they have to stop saying, 'talk to my
promoter/manager.' The fighters have a voice, and they need
to use it."
FERNANDO BELTRAN, CEO ZANFER BOXING & JAIME MUNGUIA’S
CO-PROMOTER:
“It’s a real honor to be here and co-promote another great
event with Golden Boy. I think Jaime is one of the best
fighters in the world and absolutely is the one fighter
representing Mexico right now.”
“The last fight [at the Honda Center] was very exciting,
very electric, and this fight is going to be sensational. It
will be a great party, a great fiesta for all the Mexican
and Mexican-American boxing fans. I really believe it’s
going to be a night to remember.”
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