{"id":61855,"date":"2016-07-28T15:39:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T20:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=61855"},"modified":"2016-07-28T15:41:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T20:41:47","slug":"leo-santa-cruz-carl-frampton-stun-media-during-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=61855","title":{"rendered":"Leo Santa Cruz – Carl Frampton STUN Media During Press Conference!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Leo\"<\/a>The fighters spoke to media Thursday at the Dream Hotel Downtown in Manhattan. Here is what the participants had to say:<\/p>\n

LEO SANTA CRUZ<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad that my whole family is here and I\u2019m thankful to my whole team that got me ready for this opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy to have my dad here. We thought about not taking this fight when he got the [cancer] diagnosis. He\u2019s always been there with me since the beginning of my career. Since I was very small. When the doctors told me that he would be in my corner, I was even more ready for this fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that this is going to be an interesting fight. We\u2019re both undefeated and we\u2019re going to make it a war. Neither of us wants that first loss. We\u2019re going to leave it all in the ring. This won\u2019t be an easy fight. It\u2019s a 50-50 fight. The fighter who wants it the most will win the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want boxing fans from every background \u2013 Latino people from everywhere \u2013 Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans \u2013 to come out and support me and come watch a great fight on Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n

CARL FRAMPTON<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve worked very hard in the gym and I feel strong at 126 pounds. This new weight suits me and you will see the result in the ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing can compare to this opportunity. People know me in Belfast, but Leo Santa Cruz is a three-weight world champion who gives me the opportunity to become more well known.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fight sells itself. I respect all my opponents until I\u2019m disrespected myself. I respect Leo because of his actions and because of the great fighter that he is.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a different animal now at 126 pounds. I was only performing at 70 or 80 percent of what my capabilities were. I\u2019m feeling strong and I\u2019m a different fighter. This will be my best performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored to be on a bill with so many great fighters. There are four fights that could probably top a bill in their own right. I\u2019m honored to be here and I\u2019m going to get the victory on Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n

MIKEY GARCIA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve done this but I\u2019m very excited to be back. I want to thank everyone who helped put this fight together.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody has said it all. We\u2019re ready. We\u2019re prepared and we\u2019ve had a great training camp. Rojas has the boxing skills to make this complicated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have better skills than any fighter put in front of me. This will be the beginning of the next stage of my career. The most memorable part of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

ELIO ROJAS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very thankful for this opportunity. I\u2019m really happy about being on this show. In this fight. I know I\u2019m being brought in as an opponent, but I\u2019m going to let the fans know that I\u2019m not just an opponent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know who Mikey Garcia is. I have all the abilities to win on July 30. I\u2019ve always been a boxer who was never protected. I always prepare to win the fight and this will be no exception.\u201d<\/p>\n

TONY HARRISON<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just excited to be back on a platform like this. I\u2019m ready put in work. I know my opponent doesn\u2019t speak much English, but I bet he speaks hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo disrespect to Ricky Hatton, because what he\u2019s done for his country and for Rabchenko is amazing, but I don\u2019t care about it at all. Seeing Ricky over there fuels me even more to get the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just had a son, he\u2019s three months old. He\u2019s my new motivation. We\u2019ve pushed it to the max in training camp. I\u2019m ready to swim with the sharks. I\u2019ve transitioned from a sprinter to a marathon runner. I\u2019m ready to go into the later rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready to put Detroit back on the map. One thing you know about Detroit, we\u2019re about that action. On Saturday, we\u2019re coming for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERGEY RABCHENKO<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very nice country and a great city for boxing. It\u2019s my first time here and it\u2019s very exciting. I\u2019m going to give the fans a really good fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know my opponent is a young, strong kid fighter and he will be ready. I want him to be ready so that we can give the fans a great show.\u201d<\/p>\n

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI hear young guys like Tony Harrison and Tevin Farmer come up here and talk, it reminds me of my young days. The gym I train in down in Miami is full of young guys hungry to break through. That\u2019s the feeling we all used to have in the gym. It starts to rub off on you when you hang around motivated people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to have great motivation and that fire to return to the top level. I took a couple steps back after the Garcia fight and gradually stepped up. I think Gabe is another step up. He\u2019s a hungry and motivated guy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Gabriel Bracero, not only as a fighter, but I know his spirit. We came up together in the same generation of New York fighters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all love and respect. But this Brooklyn Belt, it looks pretty nice. This is staying here in Bensonhurst.\u201d<\/p>\n

GABRIEL BRACERO<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank Tommy Gallagher, my trainer. He always stood by my side and always believed in me. No matter what the critics said. It\u2019s because of him that I\u2019m standing here now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve made mistakes in life. I was away from this sport for a while. Boxing was always my dream though. I stayed focused so that I can come out and do what I\u2019m doing now. Not too many people can bounce back from a situation like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaturday is a big fight and I\u2019m looking forward to it. I\u2019m really thankful that Paulie gave me this opportunity. I always followed his career and his successes. It was a dream of mine to come out here and have the same success he had. I looked up to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be here right now and to be able to fight Paulie is incredible. He\u2019s giving me the opportunity to reach his level of success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI encourage everyone to come out Saturday night. I\u2019m going to leave my heart in the ring. That Brooklyn Belt is beautiful and I can\u2019t wait to have it around my waist. This is business, not personal. You should get ready to see fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n

IVAN REDKACH<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very thankful to be part of such a great event. I changed a lot about my training heading into this fight. I\u2019ve trained with the great champion Leo Santa Cruz and it has me ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to show everyone in the ring what I can do, not up on the stage with my words.\u201d<\/p>\n

TEVIN FARMER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank my training staff for preparing me for battle Saturday night. I\u2019m thankful for this opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is another chance to show the world who I am. I have about three years with no losses. I started boxing as a hobby. But when I realized how much talent I had, I started training right.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I started taking this sport seriously, I\u2019ve been taking guys out easily. Ivan Redkach will get this work. It\u2019s going to be easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not about talk. A lot of people don\u2019t know who I am, but everyone will know on Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n

AMANDA SERRANO<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be here with these great fighters is an amazing opportunity. I\u2019m very honored. I\u2019m ready to fight and successfully defend my title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to show all the critics and non-believers that female fighters have the talent and courage of the male fighters, and we\u2019re here to stay. Come out on Saturday night for a great show.\u201d<\/p>\n

BARRY MCGUIGAN, Frampton\u2019s Manager, Former World Champion & Hall of Famer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be here in Manhattan for this potential Fight of the Year. The whole team that made this fight happen has been fantastic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to say that we\u2019re thrilled that Jose Santa Cruz is back on his feet, every one of our families is affected by cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a clash of styles that could make it a fight of the year. We have the utmost respect for Leo Santa Cruz, but we\u2019re here to win and we will win.\u201d<\/p>\n

LOU DIBELLA, President of DiBella Entertainment<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that this is the best card that I\u2019ve ever been able to promote. This is the deepest boxing card from top to bottom that I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cBarclays Center has become one of the homes for great boxing. It is the premier venue right now for boxing in this country. The Brooklyn Boxing program is something that Barclays Center is truly committed to.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re from Brooklyn, then you want that Brooklyn Belt. It\u2019s about carrying the mantle of being that guy from Brooklyn. That\u2019s what both Paulie and Gabe are going to try to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main event is one of the elite fights that can be made in the sport. These are two amazing fighters. The winner won\u2019t just be a featherweight champion; the winner will have an argument for the pound-for-pound list.\u201d<\/p>\n

STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive Vice President & General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSHOWTIME has been bringing its viewers the best, most competitive fights of the year, and Saturday will be no exception.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 154-pound division is the deepest and hottest in the sport. Tony Harrison and Rabchenko are looking to make their mark and get up to the next level of the division.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Mikey Garcia back is a treat. It\u2019s a big positive for the sports of boxing. Elio Rojas is not just an opponent though. He is tough, he is hungry and I expect this to be an amazing fight as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main event is again the best versus the best. Two of the most aggressive fighters in any division. There\u2019s nothing else to say about this fight other than that it will be all action. I think this fight could be better than Thurman vs. Porter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proudest of all to have the best versus the best. This is what boxing should be. You should be there if you can on Saturday night and if not, watch on SHOWTIME, you will not be disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n

BRETT YORMARK, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is arguably the strongest card from top to bottom that we\u2019ve had in Brooklyn since we\u2019ve hosted fight cards. This will be a great follow-up to the incredible Thurman vs. Porter fight last fight. We expect another headlining fight that could be a leading contender for Fight of the Year. We are honored to welcome these two great competitors to Brooklyn. They are two of the most exciting fighters in the sport and we wish both of you the best on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaturday\u2019s card certainly has a Brooklyn flavor to it. It begins with Bensonhurst\u2019s Paulie Malignaggi taking on Gabriel Bracero from Sunset Park with the Brooklyn\u2019s World Championship on the line.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmanda Serrano, another Brooklynite, will be the first women ever to defend her title at Barclays Center. We look forward to seeing you in the ring on Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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