Boxing day this Saturday will offer, starting at 02:00 (Spanish peninsular time), an exciting night held at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale (Arizona). The event will have a unique Spanish representation, because Samuel Carmona (8-0-0, 4 KOs) will face off Julio Cesar ‘Rey’ Martinez (18-2-0, 14 KOs), a duel in which the boxer from the Canary Islands will achieve the WBC flyweight world title.
Carmona He has remained undefeated since making his professional debut in 2019, exactly one year since the Mexican held the belt he will be playing for in this fight. The island boxer considers that he is “very good” physically and mentally to “face the opportunity of his” life”, because he has been “working hard for this” for many years and wants to “continue to fulfill dreams “, after reaching the goal of becoming an Olympian in Rio de Janeiro 2016.
“I am proud to represent Gran Canaria and be a future world champion, because we can achieve it, we will bring the belt to the island, ”he declared. Carmona, 26, admitted he faces a “very strong” rival, the reigning world champion who will defend his title for the fifth time since 2019, but is practicing life “passes once” and does not want to lose it.
The evening will also feature a stellar clash in between John Francis Estrada (43-3-0, 28 KOs) and ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez (51-3-0, 41 KOs), who closed their historic trilogy in a fight for the WBC super flyweight championship belt. Their two previous duels took place in the years 2012 and 2021, with a victory for each.
Source: La Verdad
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