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Weights & Quotes From Montreal
Lemieux & Rubio Ready For War
By Daniel Cloutier
Marco Antonio Rubio did make the weight at 1 pm Thursday at
the radio station Radio-Énergie. He was seven ounces over
the weight, at this weigh-in. But, two hours after he was
OK. At his second try, he had a weight of 159.15 pounds.
Lemieux had a perfect weight of 159.6 pounds. The two
fighters did not talk to the media.
Russ Anber, David Lemieux’s trainer, said, "I can guess that
Rubio was struggling to maintain his weight during is
training camp, but it is his problem, not ours. David has
working like hell during his two months and a half of
training, but he was constantly careful with his weight. I
did a great job to be prepare for the most important fight
of his life. David is a few hours away from his biggest
challenge, the biggest test of his career, but he is
extremely confident. I know that he will fight with is heart
and brain. You know David is like me, he has never accepted
a close win. He wants to always win clearly. I really think
that he deliver the best performance of his career Friday
night."
Bernard Barré, Yvon Michel's assistant, the scout of the GYM
group and the men who put Lemieux on contract, said, "David
is maybe the best puncher in the Canadian boxing history,
but never has he taken a punch harder than the punches he
will take against Rubio. It will a tremendous test for his
chin. If David can take all the Rubio’s power punches, he
will certainly win the fight. David is a more complete
fighter than Rubio, but Rubio has huge experience and he his
a real warrior."
Trainer Howard Grant will be in the Adonis Stevenson’s
corner Friday night. Stevenson is involved in the semi-final
of the show. He will fight the American Derek Edwards in a
NABA super middleweight championship fight.
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