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Omar Juarez Training Camp Quotes
All-action super lightweight contender Omar “El Relampago”
Juarez plans to give fans a show and take his opponent into
“deep water” when he faces unbeaten phenom Emiliano “El
General” Vargas in a 10-round attraction featured on a PBC
Pay-Per-View event available on DAZN through Prime Video
Saturday, December 5 from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale,
Arizona.
The bout is part of a loaded five-fight pay-per-view lineup
headlined by undefeated Mexican superstar and unified WBA
and WBO Cruiserweight World Champion David “El Monstro”
Benavidez in a high-stakes unification clash against WBC
Cruiserweight World Champion Michal Cieslak.
The 27-year-old Juarez (21-2, 8 KOs) made a name for himself
with an exciting style that he brings to the ring time and
time again and is currently riding a seven-fight winning
streak that dates back to 2024. Now under the helm of top
trainer Bob Santos, Juarez’s current run includes an
impressive four-win 2025 that featured a dominant decision
over Omar Rosario. A native of Brownsville, Texas, Juarez
has achieved recognition in his community by uplifting the
state’s youth through motivational speaking, receiving
commendations from the Texas State Senate and the Texas
House of Representatives for his altruism.
Here is what Juarez had to say about facing Vargas, training
camp in Las Vegas and more:
On what kind of fight fans can expect and what a win does
for his career:
“It’s gonna be an exciting fight. Both of us are in there to
prove something. I’m coming to hurt him and I’m coming to
win. I have no doubt in my mind that I’m gonna win. I think
he’s overlooking me and underestimating me. He thinks I’m a
typical Mexican pressure fighter. But the fans are gonna see
me break Vargas down and take him to deep water.
“This is a great win to have on my resume and get me closer
to a world title shot. My team is managing my career
perfectly, so I know that winning this will get me a big
opportunity next.”
On his assessment of Emiliano Vargas:
“He sparred my brother, but that was many years ago. From
what I’ve seen, he’s a fighter who reacts. He’s a
fast-twitch type of guy. He reacts off of your reaction. But
the guys he’s fought are very flat-footed. They’re
telegraphing everything and you can see what they’re gonna
do. He’s gonna try to do that with me, but I’m gonna be two
or three steps ahead of him. Vargas hasn’t fought anybody
who’s gonna take it to him like I will. It’s gonna be
exciting once he sees that I’m not a normal fighter.”
On tapping Bob Santos as his lead trainer:
“Bob has been my manager since the beginning of my career,
but has also been my little brother Sebastian’s trainer from
his pro debut. That’s where I started to see that there are
levels to this when it comes to guidance from the corner.
When it came down to my tougher fights, I realized I needed
to get better. I’m a hard worker, but I also realized with
Bob that I needed to work intelligently. I was doing a lot
wrong. The change was the best thing I could have done for
my career.
“I don’t think it’s that he added anything, but he gave me
more peace of mind that I’m a really good fighter who can
adapt to anything. I’ve been flowing in these sparring
sessions with big name fighters. I had been stressing in my
head too much in my past fights and I wasn’t letting my
movement be fluid. When I watch those fights I realize that
I was too far into my own head. Bob helped me re-wire my
brain so that I can say that I know who I am, I just have to
go out and perform.
On what he learned from losses earlier in his career:
“When you get signed and you’re winning, there’s obviously a
big crowd around you hyping you up. It’s the same story that
every fighter goes through, and I went through it. People
started doubting me and stopped believing in me. That kind
of showed me who’s really with me. But the losses never
bothered me. I’m doing this for myself and my family. I’m a
competitor. I look for the grind. Sacrificing my time out
here in Las Vegas is gonna pay off in the end.”
On what it means to fight on a David Benavidez undercard:
“This is a stacked card and it’s the perfect opportunity to
shine and get this win, because everybody is gonna be tuning
in. The card from top to bottom is filled with a bunch of
hungry lions. We’re all coming to steal the show.”
On his message to his fans in Brownsville, Texas:
“They’ve always supported me since the beginning of my
career and I represent them everywhere I go. I represent the
special needs community everywhere I go as well and every
time I step into the ring. We’re gonna go and get this win
together.”
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