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Vito Mielnicki Jr. Training Camp Quotes
On Saturday, April 11, at the Adrian Phillips Theater at Jim
Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, and broadcast live
on ProBoxTV (7:00 pm ET), WBO 5-, IBF 9- and WBC 11-ranked
Vito “White Magic” Mielnicki Jr. (22-1, 13 KOs) of Roseland,
New Jersey, will defend his WBC Continental, IBF USBA & WBO
Global Middleweight Championships against undefeated Omar
Ulises “La Bala” Huerta (15-0-1, 13 KOs) of San Ysidro,
California via Tijuana in the 10-round main event.
Presented by Sampson Boxing, in partnership with Paco
Presents and ProBoxTV, the jam-packed card 10-round
co-featured bout will pit undefeated Cuban Yan Marcos (14-0,
10 KOs) of Miami via Havana against also undefeated local
favorite Dwyke Flemmings Jr. (11-0, 10 KOs) Paterson, New
Jersey, for the WBA Intercontinental & USBA Super
Welterweight Championships
Tickets for ProBoxTV’s “Mielnicki vs. Huerta” start at $65
and are available now through Ticketmaster or at the Jim
Whelan Boardwalk Hall Box Office: (609) 348-7512.
The event is Presented by Sampson Boxing, in partnership
with Paco Presents and ProBoxTV.
Here is what Mielnicki had to say about training camp,
Huerta and more:
About training:
Training camp is going great. I’m in Houston putting it the
work with Ronnie Shields. I have great sparring and my
strength and conditioning and nutrition are on point. We’re
excited for April 11. We’ve got a tough opponent in front of
us, but we’re looking to make another statement.
On his opponent Huerta:
I watched tape on him. He’s a tall southpaw and a good body
puncher. He likes to use angles. He’s 15-0 for a reason and
I’m expecting the best version of Omar Huerta on April 11.
On fighting in Atlantic City on ProBoxTV:
It’s exciting. Atlantic City is new for me. I fought in the
Prudential Center a bunch of times. This should be an
exciting atmosphere and a different feel on another big
stage. Should be exciting when everybody supports me shows
up. I plant to give them their money’s worth that night. It
should be a a great night of fights.
Is he doing anything different in training for this fight?
I’m not really doing anything different for this fight. To
me, every fight is a world title fight. Ever since my first
career hiccup I realized this isn’t something to play with.
Every fight is a world championship fight, and every fight
could be your last because it’s dog eat dog. Throughout
these 12 weeks I’ve been locked in and putting in the hard
work.
How does he picture the fight playing out?
I feel like Omar will be tough to figure out the range at
first. He’s tall and I’m tall. I feel like it’ll be exciting
and action packed. I gotta do what I gotta do. Control the
pace and make it known that I’m in charge. That how it has
to be with everybody. The action you see all the time on
ProBoxTV, you will see again in this fight.
On his relationship with trainer Ronnie Shields
Ronnie and I have been together for close to three years and
seven or eight fights. We have a great relationship, not
just with boxing but outside the ring too. The last few
fights I felt like we’ve grown together and have really
meshed. He’s seeing what I’m seeing in the ring. We are on
the same page. Being around him and these great fighters, it
only levels you up and makes you even better. The last few
years have been a great experience for me. I’m like a sponge
taking it all in and learning from him on a daily basis It
has been a blessing.
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