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Tyler Tomlin Training Camp Quotes
Six-time Tennessee Golden Gloves champion Tyler “Short Fuse”
Tomlin (13-0, 9 KOs) will make his SHOBOX: The New
Generation debut when he squares off against Chann Thonson
(10-0, 7 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight bout that will
open the SHOBOX telecast this Friday night LIVE on SHOWTIME®
(9 p.m. ET/PT) from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona,
N.Y.
The night of fights are part of an unprecedented
International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in
nearby Canastota, N.Y., where Olympic Gold Medalist and
SHOBOX alum, Andre Ward, will be inducted during the
three-year, three-class ceremony. The tripleheader telecast
is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, whose owner, Lou
DiBella, is a 2020 Hall of Fame inductee and being formally
inducted along with the classes of 2021 and 2022.
Here is what Tomlin had to say about ahead of Friday’s
showdown:
On his recent training camp:
“For this camp I traveled to Tampa Bay and got some good
work with multiple pros who were pushing me hard. My father
Daryl, who is my head coach, has been breaking down
Thonson’s style and we have a great game plan in place. I’ve
learned a lot over the past few camps and I’m feeling great
going into this fight.”
On his matchup with Chann Thonson:
“Thonson is undefeated for a reason, he’s a good fighter
with a lot of talent. I’m going to make it a rough and
brutal fight, something he hasn’t seen yet. We both have
power, but I feel mine is superior. Whatever he tries to do
on fight night, I’ll have an adjustment waiting for him.
It’s going to be an exciting fight, one the fans will be
talking about, that I can guarantee.”
On making his SHOBOX debut:
“SHOBOX is where all the great fighters started their
championship run and I want to follow in the footsteps of
all the champs in the past. This is the moment in my career
that I’ve be dreaming about since I was kid fighting in the
amateurs. I knew one day I would be fighting on the big
stage and now it’s time to seize the moment.”
On fighting during Hall of Fame weekend:
“It’s going to be an honor fighting in front of so many
great Hall of Famers. It’s extra special that my promoter
Lou Dibella will be getting inducted this weekend. I just
want to soak it all in and be special on fight night.”
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