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Jacobs Hungry For Super-Middleweight Success
Daniel Jacobs says he’s a happy fighter now he’s campaigning
at Super-Middleweight as he makes his debut at 168lbs
against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at the Talking Stick Resort
Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday night, live on DAZN on
US and Sky Sports in the UK.
Jacobs (35-3 29 KOs) closed the book on his time at
Middleweight in May with a unification clash with Canelo
Alvarez in Las Vegas, and the two-time World ruler now
embarks on his quest to become a two-weight World champion.
The ‘Miracle Man’ begins that journey in Phoenix against
Chavez Jr (51-3-1 33 KOs) the Mexican star that is also
hunting two-weight World honors, but Jacobs has warned the
168lbs division that the extra weight moving up has made a
huge difference to his mood in camp.
“It's been amazing,” said Jacobs. “I've been able to be
genuinely happy, to focus only on training and focus only on
my skillset and not on the idea of cutting 10 to 15 pounds
before the weigh in. So, it's a big deal for me and I'm
happy and I'm looking forward to showing everyone in the
world that it wasn't an excuse last time around.
“It was the actual fact of me cutting the weight and that
would make a difference in the previous fights that I've
been having. So now you're going to see, in my opinion, a
better version of myself and I look forward to that.
“I'm able to be a lot freer when it comes to putting more
food and necessary foods in my body. I don't have to limit
myself and most importantly, I don't have to go through that
weight cut process that always drains me the 48 hours before
the fight.
“I think with this last fight; it really took a toll on me.
Obviously, we know the stipulations. I was in a contract
with my last bout, so that was a clear indication for me
that maybe I need to try and test the waters in 168 pounds
just to give myself an opportunity to be myself, to be 100
per cent and camp has been beautiful.”
Chavez Jr and Jacobs clash on a huge night of action in
Phoenix as Julio Cesar Martinez takes on Cristofer Rosales
for the vacant WBC World Flyweight title.
The Welterweight division is in focus on the card as Maurice
Hooker starts his quest to become a two-weight World
champion as he moves up to Welterweight and takes on Uriel
Perez on his bow at 147lbs. Josh Kelly is one of the stand
out talents in the Welterweight division, and he meets
Winston Campos as he closes in on a clash with European
champion David Avanesyan at the start of 2020. Olympic gold
medal man Daniyar Yeleussinov is another Welterweight star
on the card and he looks to impress in his ninth pro outing
against Alan Sanchez.
Gabriel Rosado will have a keen eye on the main event as he
fights for the 38th time as a pro against Humberto Ochoa
while Brit star Liam Smith continues his charge to a second
World title reign in a ten round clash with Roberto Garcia.
Three of Matchroom Boxing USA’s bright young things complete
the stacked card in Nikita Ababiy, Reshat Mati and Raymond
Ford.
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