{"id":103701,"date":"2021-05-13T19:59:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T00:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103701"},"modified":"2021-05-13T20:00:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T01:00:06","slug":"luis-nery-brandon-figueroa-press-conference-goes-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103701","title":{"rendered":"Luis Nery &#8211; Brandon Figueroa Press Conference Goes Nuts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- RSR AD 1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"7759247395\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103701\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103701\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-103702 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image003-300x75.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image003-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image003-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image003.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Undefeated super bantamweight champions Luis \u201cPantera\u201d Nery and Brandon \u201cHeartbreaker\u201d Figueroa faced off Thursday at the final press conference before their world title clash live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, May 15 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.<\/p>\n<p>The press conference also featured former unified super bantamweight champion Danny Roman and hard-hitting Ricardo Espinoza, who meet in the 10-round co-main event, plus undefeated super featherweight contender Xavier Martinez and former world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos, who duel in a 10-round showdown that kicks off the telecast at 10 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>The event is promoted by TGB Promotions. Martinez vs. Burgos is promoted in association with Mayweather Promotions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at AXS.com. Dignity Health Sports Park will be open to fans in a limited capacity, with all guests remaining socially distanced and subject to local and state health guidelines throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p>Nery vs. Figueroa will see the powerful two-division champion Nery pursue a signature win at super bantamweight, while the rising Figueroa looks to use his all-action style to earn a career-best victory and announce his presence amongst the sport\u2019s elite. The winner of this fight will face WBO 122-pound champion Stephen Fulton, Jr. on September 11 on SHOWTIME in a unification showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what the fighters had to say Thursday:<\/p>\n<p>LUIS NERY<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the ring, I\u2019m going for the finish. Everything is on the line. I just have to prove what I\u2019m capable of inside the ring. I don\u2019t care about anything else but that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people got carried away about my performance from my last fight. You\u2019re going to see that my power translates on Saturday. Brandon is going to be the first person to see how my power really translates to super bantamweight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all been waiting to fight with fans in the stands. The fans are part of the thrill of boxing and how boxing is supposed to be. I can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ready to fight anybody that will improve my legacy. I want to keep winning and moving up divisions and putting together a resume that matches up with all of the legendary Mexican fighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrandon\u2019s style really fits with what I want to do in the ring. I know that I can achieve everything that I want in this division and show all of my skills in this fight. This style will go better with mine than Aaron Alameda\u2019s did in my last fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just need to put on a great fight Saturday. This is going to be an all-out war from the first round on. People are going to be talking about it for a long time after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m only focused on Brandon Figueroa. After that fight, I\u2019ll be ready for Stephen Fulton, Jr. Once I beat him too, he can tell me how my power feels at this weight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BRANDON FIGUEROA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had what was probably one of the best training camps of my career. I\u2019m more than ready for this fight. I feel like all of my advantages are going to be used Saturday night and I just can\u2019t wait. It\u2019s going to be an exciting fight. If I\u2019m this excited now, I can\u2019t imagine what it\u2019s like with the fans there. I\u2019m willing to put it all on the line Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNery is going to learn a lot about me on Saturday night. My size will definitely help me. I feel like he hasn\u2019t fought a guy this big, this strong and he\u2019s going to find out on Saturday night. I\u2019ve trained tremendously for this fight. I have the best conditioning in the 122-pound division. My volume output speaks for itself and I feel like a lot of people underestimate me. After Saturday night, they won\u2019t. Once the bell rings, it\u2019s go-time and I come to fight. I come one hundred percent and I\u2019m coming to take that belt home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis game is all about proving yourself in and out of the ring. I feel like my hard work speaks for itself. My fights speak for themselves. I\u2019m just glad I get to share the ring with Luis Nery. I know he comes to win as well, but I don\u2019t think he wants it as bad as I do. If it goes my way, Stephen Fulton is next and that\u2019s a fight that I\u2019ve been wanting for a long time. It\u2019s time to unify. If that\u2019s not what you come to boxing for, then what are you in boxing for?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFulton is the fight I\u2019ve been wanting. I know he\u2019s been talking a lot. First of all, I need to get through Luis Nery. I just can\u2019t wait for these big fights and these big names. I\u2019ve been trying to fight Fulton for a while and now it\u2019s going to be made if everything goes well Saturday night. He\u2019d be next and I can\u2019t wait to put on a show again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Luis Nery comes to fight. He\u2019s a strong fighter at the 118-pound division but the 122-pound division is a different story. I feel like we\u2019re just going to have to find out Saturday night, though. I come forward. I bring the pressure and I\u2019m definitely going to bring the power, the size and all the advantages I have to make sure that we give the fans a great show. I do respect him as a fighter but we\u2019re just going to have to find out Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like this is a fight that could be Fight of the Year. I know everything is on the line and I\u2019m going to go out there and make sure I give it my all. If I do that, it\u2019s going to be a great fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DANNY ROMAN<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a former unified champion and I\u2019m still overlooked. I\u2019m still the guy who you have to beat at super bantamweight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going against a great opponent. He has a high knockout rate, so I have to fight a smart fight. Props to him for taking the fight, but I\u2019m not overlooking him. Everyone is a threat when they get in that ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that the champions are trying to avoid me and skip over me for other fights. But I deserve respect and I\u2019m going to show why they\u2019re avoiding me on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspinoza is a great fighter who has great power. I\u2019m taking this fight like I\u2019m facing another champion. Anything can happen inside of the ring. All I can control is my performance against Espinoza on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to make a statement on Saturday night. I\u2019m going to show everyone that I\u2019m still at the championship level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RICARDO ESPINOZA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDanny Roman has fought some really quality opponents that are high in the rankings, but this is my time. This is when I show that I can step up in competition and prove that I belong with the best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason why I think I\u2019m going to win this fight, more than anything, is because I believe in myself. I have a great team behind me and if I have faith in myself, all good things are going to happen from now on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI admire a lot of fighters but I don\u2019t want to compare myself to any of them. I am Ricardo Espinoza and I\u2019m one of a kind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDanny Roman is definitely a great opponent and I feel like my preparation and training can showcase why I can be considered one of the best in the division. Saturday night will be a great showcase for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>XAVIER MARTINEZ<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to see me stay composed throughout this whole fight. I was winning my last fight decisively and I got too overconfident. I fell asleep against an experienced fighter and he took advantage, but I was still able to get the win. I learned from that and I\u2019m going to take it into this fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not too worried about a late opponent change. I had a sparring partner who was very similar to Burgos, so it worked out well. This is another big fight for me. Fighting someone with his experience will make me step up my game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think fighting in front of the fans is going to help all of us. The fans give us a lot of drive. It\u2019s going to make this an even more exciting night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is boxing, and in order to find out what you\u2019re made of in this sport, you have to go through adversity. Getting knocked down two times can defeat a fighter mentality. I learned a lot from that fight and it\u2019s helped me become a more mature fighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to keep my foot on the gas. I\u2019m going to stay on my toes. All it takes is one punch to change the fight. I just have to stick to the game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JUAN CARLOS BURGOS<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fight will be on short notice, but it won\u2019t affect me at all because I have been training since January. I was going to fight in Tijuana on February 27, that didn\u2019t happen. I was going to fight in early May, that didn\u2019t happen. So even though the fight is on short notice, I am plenty ready to go on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXavier Martinez is a good fighter. He is undefeated for a reason and I\u2019m sure that we\u2019re both going to give the fans a show. It\u2019s going to be a great fight but I am coming plenty prepared and ready to give the fans the show they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a reputation that I have come up short in the big fights. But against \u2018Rocky\u2019 Martinez for example, I felt like I won the title and the judges just robbed it from me. I am more than ready to redeem myself and show what I am capable of on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is definitely a big fight for me and I\u2019m going to have a great opponent in front of me in Xavier Martinez. I have a lot to give still and I want to show that Juan Carlos Burgos is here to stay still.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated super bantamweight champions Luis \u201cPantera\u201d Nery and Brandon \u201cHeartbreaker\u201d Figueroa faced off Thursday at the final press conference before their world title clash live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, May 15 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. 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