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Nery vs. Hovhannisyan Final Press Conference
With only days left for their WBC Super Bantamweight
Eliminator main event, Luis “Pantera” Nery (33-1, 25 KOs) of
Tijuana, Mexico and Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (21-3, 17
KOs) of Los Angeles by way of Yerevan, Armenia hosted a
press conference today to discuss their 12-round fight. The
event is set to take place on Saturday, February 18 at Fox
Theater Pomona and is presented in association with Zanfer
Boxing. The event will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN
beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST/ 8:00 p.m. EST.
Also on hand were members of the undercard to give comments.
In the co-main event, Shane Mosley, Jr. (18-4, 10 KOs) will
fight in a 10-round super middleweight fight against
Chihuahua, Mexico’s Mario “Aguila” Lozano (33-10, 24 KOs).
Ricardo “El Niño” Sandoval (20-2, 15 KOs) of Rialto will
participate in a 10-round flyweight bout against Jerson
Ortiz (17-6, 8 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua. Opening up the
DAZN broadcast, Rowdy “Legend” Montgomery (8-4-1, 6 KOs) of
Victorville will face Christian “Ruso” Olivas (22-8, 19 KOs)
of San Ysidro in an eight-round super middleweight match.
This is what the participants had to say:
LUIS "PANTERA" NERY, FORMER TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION:
"First and foremost I would like to thank Oscar De La Hoya,
Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN for making this fight a
possibility. I feel very happy to return to the ring for a
big event that awaits for us on Saturday. I want to thank
Zanfer Boxing, Fernando Beltran, and Abraham Perez for
always supporting me.
“It’s going to be a great fight. Azat is a great fighter. I
have been watching him for a long time. He is a strong
fighter - he throws punches and has resilience in the ring
and has never been knocked out before. These are the types
of challenges that I like to have that make me a better
fighter."
AZAT "CRAZY A" HOVHANNISYAN, SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
CONTENDER:
"Hello everyone, I am in good shape, I had a very good
training camp. Everything is very good. We are ready for
February 18.
I know Luis Nery. He is a good fighter with a good left
hand. I have a great new coach named Julian Chua. We are
ready to put on a good show."
SHANE MOSLEY, JR., SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT FIGHTER:
“I’m feeling great. I want to thank Golden Boy, Oscar, DAZN,
the Fox Theater and to everyone involved. I am very excited
to be fighting in my hometown - where I was born, where I
grew up. It’s an honor to fight here and hopefully I get to
do it again in the future.
“I have a good, strong veteran in front of me coming after
me, trying to deter me in my hometown that I have to defend.
And if all goes well, keep pushing up the ladder like
Bernard said. I thank you guys for being here. It’s going to
be a great night."
MARIO "AGUILA" LOZANO, SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT FIGHTER:
“Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity. We feel
very good. We had a good preparation for this fight. When
they offered us this fight, it gave us great pleasure to
know they had considered us for a great fighter like Shane
Mosley, Jr. We are ready to leave everything on the ring."
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS:
"This main event fight was made by the actual fighters
positioning themselves, and putting themselves in this
place. This is an eliminator for the WBC - we have the No. 1
and No. 2 fighting each other which is unheard of in boxing
these days - but that’s what Luis Nery and Azat Hovhannisyan
bring to the table. They are old school, they are fighters
who understand exactly what it takes to become a world
champion. It’s never an easy road. But winning, and going
down that road and performing gets you to the big prize of
winning a world title."
BERNARD HOPKINS, GOLDEN BOY PARTNER:
“You fight inside the ring, we fight outside for you. We’re
rooting for you to get to the top of the ladder. Golden Boy
is here to stay. We have an exciting fight night with this
eliminator. All fighters should be working towards
elimination, to bigger venues, to bigger crowds, to bigger
opportunities.”
MAURICIO LOPEZ DE CARDENAS, ZANFER BOXING:
“On behalf of Fernando Beltran and the Zanfer Boxing team I
want to thank Oscar and the Golden Boy team, DAZN, the media
and the fans for this. It feels great to be back in the
United States with Luis Nery.
“Nery has had a very good preparation for this fight. He
spent an enormous time away from his family and friends to
train in Mexico City for this fight. We are very sure that
Nery is prepared for this fight and is ready to fight
anyone."
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