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Danny Roman Training Camp Quotes
Former unified super bantamweight world champion Danny Roman
shared insight into his training camp and more as he nears
his showdown to regain top billing against unified WBC and
WBO 122-Pound World Champion Stephen Fulton Jr. taking place
this Saturday, June 4 live on SHOWTIME from The Armory in
Minneapolis headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
The Los Angeles-native Roman (29-3-1, 10 KOs) first became a
champion in September 2017 when he traveled to Japan to stop
Shun Kubo and capture the WBA belt. After three successful
defenses, Roman added the IBF title in a 2019 action fight
against then unbeaten T.J. Doheny. Following a narrow
split-decision loss to Murodjon Akhmadaliev in 2020, Roman
bounced back with dominating victories over Juan Carlos
Payano in September 2020 and Ricardo Espinoza in May 2021.
Now, he will look to regain his unified status at 122-pounds
against the fast-rising Fulton in a matchup of
highly-skilled and aggressive combatants. Here is what Roman
had to say ahead of Saturday’s showdown:
On his matchup with Stephen Fulton Jr.:
“I’m up against a very skilled fighter who doesn’t have many
flaws, but every man has a weakness, and I’m going to
exploit Fulton’s. I believe my style will be very difficult
for him to adjust to. He’s never been in the ring with an
experienced fighter like me. I know what needs to be done to
be victorious in this fight. The world will see a greatly
improved version of myself in this fight. I’ll be throwing a
lot of punches till the final bell and I’m preparing to go
the distance.”
On fighting for another world championship:
“I’ve worked my way back to this position with a lot of
sacrifice, dedication and perseverance. These opportunities
don’t come by for most fighters, so I’m grateful to my
entire team for believing in me and sticking by my side. I’m
fighting for two world titles, this time for the WBC and WBO
belts, and best believe I’m going to leave everything in the
ring.”
On his recent training camp:
“I’ve added some elite strength and conditioning to my
weekly workouts for this camp and I feel stronger than ever.
In addition, I’m super focused on my diet and eating
correctly. I’ve paced myself perfectly in this camp, and I
know on fight night I’ll be peaking.”
On fighting once again on SHOWTIME:
“I’ve never lost a fight on Showtime, so it’s fair to say I
relish the fact that I’m fighting on this network. Everyone
knows that if you’ve fought on SHOWTIME, you’ve made it to
the pinnacle of boxing. SHOWTIME is legendary for having
shown some of the greatest fights in boxing history. I’m
hoping my fight with Fulton lives up to the great fights of
the past.”
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