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Aram Avagyan Training Camp Quotes
Undefeated featherweight Aram Avagyan says he is surprising
even himself with the improvements he is making while
training in Glendale, California, to meet Jose ‘Magnifico’
Nunez in an eight-round showdown live on ShoBox: The New
Generation on Wednesday, January 20 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
“With every training session I’m getting better and better,”
said Avagyan of his work with trainer Edmund Taverdyan at
Glendale Fighting Club. “I am learning new things every day
and there are no limits to the heights I can reach. I’ll be
putting my new skills and new combinations on display on
fight night.”
Avagyan (10-0-1, 4KOs), who represented Armenia in the 2016
Rio Olympics and Panama’s Nuñez (11-0-1, 4KOs) will meet in
an eight-round featherweight bout, as part of an exciting
televised quadrupleheader live on SHOWTIME, Wednesday,
January 20, from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
The eight televised fighters are represented by five
different promoters: Sampson Boxing, DiBella Entertainment,
Paco Boxing, Kings Promotions and Salita Promotions. In the
night’s main event, Yeis Gabriel Solano (15-0, 10KOs) takes
on Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7KOs) in a 10-round junior
welterweight bout. In the co-main event, Patrick Cora (10-0,
7KOs) and Hurshidbek Normatov (10-0, 3KOs) meet in an
eight-round welterweight contest. Also scheduled for the
televised portion of the event are Martino Jules (10-0,
2KOs) and Pedro Márquez Medina (12-1, 8KOs), who will clash
in an eight-round featherweight battle.
Avagyan made his ShoBox debut last March, as part of the
last US-based show prior to the pandemic, by scoring an
eight-round majority decision over formerly unbeaten
Dagoberto Aguero. The 29-year-old says training camps in the
US are a necessary part of his future plans.
“America is the heart of boxing,” he said. “You have to come
here if you want to make a name for yourself. All the best
sparring and all the best coaches are here. For amateur
boxing, there are great gyms all over the world, but for pro
boxing, you have to be here, or you are nowhere.”
An old-school type fighter who will gladly take one to give
one, Avagyan says he’s ready for anything the 22-year-old
southpaw Nunez can throw.
“I’m ready for anything. I am coming in like a warrior to
defeat my enemy. Fighting on Showtime is a dream come true
and I will show the fans my fighting heart in battle that
night. My opponent is a good fighter and a worthy challenge,
but there will be no stopping me. I am fighting for my
dreams and my country of Armenia.”
“Aram is an undefeated fighter with four undefeated fighters
on his record and he is only 10-0,” said Avagyan’s promoter,
Dmitriy Salita. “That accomplishment makes him one of the
hottest prospect/contenders to watch in 2021. I am grateful
that he has an opportunity to showcase his skills to a
nationwide audience on the first ShoBox of 2021.”
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