The boxer of Bilbao Jon Fernandez “Jonfer” going back to the ring Saturday October 28 at the Rayo Vallecano club in Madrid against the English Andy Colquhoun.
Having just arrived from Las Vegas, where he appears to have set up his second home, he will finish preparing for the fight in Madrid, where he also lives and trains with former boxer Nico González.
Jonfer’s history in the United States, the mecca of boxing, is well known. A year after debuting at the La Casilla pavilion in Bilbao, at the age of 19, he signed a contract in New York with Lou DiBella and fought there 3 times, achieving victories that earned him a nomination for the best knockout of the year and young boxer. in the whole world..
He fought there twice more, this time with the promoter Sampson Lewkowiczagainst current WBC world champion O’Shaquie Foster and against Dominican Republic hopeful Michael Rivera, couldn’t walk away with his arm up.
“I want to give my 100%, I’ve always wanted to, so now it’s time to train in the US, not just to prepare for the fight but continuously, we’ve been doing it for a long time,” declared Jonfer. . “The training sessions are very intense and every day we learn from each other, the level is terrible,” he assured.
“Linares, Ugas, Lara, Nico Ali, among many others, passed through my gym. The sparring partners are of a very high level and I feel very comfortable with them. We left without a date and we came back because we had to fight, but after Christmas we came back,” he said.
Jonfer wants to go home. “I also live in Madrid because my team and promoter are from there, and in addition to training, I have other projects, but since I have free time I go back to Bilbao to enjoy my people and my city, ” he says.
Right now, He has accumulated 24 victories, 21 of them by KO. He became Spanish champion at 130 and 140 pounds, WBC junior world champion, WBC silver world champion, WBC Latin world champion and European Union champion at 135 pounds.
This Jonfer 2.0 works at the renowned Salas Boxing Academy in Las Vegas with its creator Ismael Salas, one of the best coaches in the world. “I have a fighter who is better than some in the USA right now, his name is Jon Fernánde,” the Cuban said on a well-known boxing podcast.
Jonfer’s love affair with the Americas seems to have grown stronger again, as his name has been heard and he has been considered for important matches. Recently, among others, against the undefeated prospect Ernesto Mercado or the IBO world champion Zhankosh Turarov, where negotiations did not materialize.
In this situation, the Basque had to return from Nevada, and his promoter PCI Promotions organized an interesting fight against the English boxer with a 16-3-1 record. The night will be exclusive and some tickets are sold in Madrid stores, but it can be seen completely free on the channel that the boxer himself has on Twitch. There, like other fashionable social networks, he is very active, creating programs and broadcasting evenings with his New Boxing Era project.
As soon as he is an official contender for the Silver EBU super lightweight title (formerly the European Union title), for which he currently competes, and without wanting to discuss the future with scheduled fights, he wants to compete for that title in Bilbao . “I have been saying for a long time; I miss playing in Bilbao. “This is my home, this is where I reap my greatest joy and it is in front of my people,” he assured.
The title auction is scheduled before the end of the year, as his rival Frances Walid Ouizza took advantage of the option of voluntary defense and that fight will take place on November 4. “We are looking forward to it and seeing how it is resolved. I want to box in La Casilla, but we have to check how his future is, if not, anywhere in Bilbao,” he said.
“My goal is always to be in big matches and nights, to fight with the best. My team has the roadmap and I trust them. The future is the fight in Madrid, then we will have the EU title and then who knows. Obviously, if there is a chance at the World Cup, we will try to be in that fight, there are many factors to consider, but my readiness has never been a problem, on the contrary,” commented the boxer who, at 28 years old. old and Knowing that his career could be long, he hopes to “bring important titles back to Bilbao.”
Source: La Verdad
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