{"id":77628,"date":"2019-01-10T23:27:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T05:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77628"},"modified":"2019-01-10T23:35:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T05:35:36","slug":"devin-haney-xolisani-ndongeni-weights-press-conference-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77628","title":{"rendered":"Devin Haney &#8211; Xolisani Ndongeni: Weights &#038; Press Conference Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77628\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=77628\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77629 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/thumbnail-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/thumbnail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/thumbnail.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Photo by Rosie Cohe\/Showtime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unbeaten lightweight and rising star Devin Haney and fellow undefeated Xolisani Ndongeni both made weight just a day before their ShoBox: The New Generation 10-round main event headlines a tripleheader live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET\/PT) from StageWorks of Louisiana in Shreveport.<\/p>\n<p>The precocious Haney (20-0, 13 KOs), a seven-time national junior amateur champion who turned pro at age 17, headlines on ShoBox for the third time when he takes on South Africa\u2019s 28-year-old Ndongeni (25-0, 13 KOs), who like Haney is unbeaten and spent four months training at the Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas in 2017. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The event is promoted by Devin Haney Promotions and Bishop Promotions LLC, in association with Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing. Tickets, starting at $30, are on sale now and available at www.akafights.com.<\/p>\n<p>In the ShoBox co-feature, featherweight prospect Ruben Villa (14-0, 5 KOs) of Salinas, Calif., will take on Ruben Cervera (10-0, 9 KOs) of Colombia in an eight-round matchup. The telecast will open with young heavyweights Frank Sanchez (10-0, 8 KOs) of Cuba and former college football player Willie Jake Jr. (8-1-1, 2 KOs) of Indianapolis, Ind., squaring off in another eight-round bout.<\/p>\n<p>All the fighters weighed at Paradise Theatre located inside Margaritaville Resort Casino.<\/p>\n<p>FINAL WEIGHTS, REFEREES AND JUDGES<\/p>\n<p>Lightweight 10-Round Bout<\/p>\n<p>Devin Haney \u2013 134 \u00bd lbs.<\/p>\n<p>Xolisani Ndongeni \u2013 134 \u00be lbs.<\/p>\n<p>Referee: Bruce McDaniel (Monroe, La.); Judges: Laurence Cole (Dallas), Pat Dayton (Monroe, La.), Mickey Lofton (Monroe, La.)<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight 8-Round Bout<\/p>\n<p>Ruben Villa \u2013 126 \u00be lbs.<\/p>\n<p>Ruben Cervera \u2013 126 \u00bd lbs.<\/p>\n<p>(Contracted weight is 128 pounds)<\/p>\n<p>Referee: Laurence Cole (Dallas); Judges: Bruce McDaniel (Monroe, La.), Pat Dayton (Monroe, La.), Mickey Lofton (Monroe, La.)<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight 8-Round Bout<\/p>\n<p>Frank Sanchez \u2013 216 \u00bc lbs.<\/p>\n<p>Willie Jake Jr. \u2013 239 \u00bd lbs.<\/p>\n<p>Referee: Bruce McDaniel (Monroe, La.); Judges: Laurence Cole (Dallas), Pat Dayton (Monroe, La.), Mickey Lofton (Monroe, La.)<\/p>\n<p>FINAL QUOTES:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s1v1ZKCqaI8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>DEVIN HANEY:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a 10-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental and WBC International belts, so it\u2019s a big deal. This is a true step up for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for me build a name in different areas of the country. I\u2019ve fought in Southern California and Philadelphia, and now I\u2019m fighting in Louisiana. This fight I will show who Devin Haney is. In this fight I\u2019ll showcase my skills and I\u2019ll show my full arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy style is not a style that people want to fight. I will fight whoever is out there. We haven\u2019t been getting a lot call backs. I\u2019ve had other offers from all the top promotion companies, but I want to remain independent and make my own decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy opponent has an awkward style. I know he has a lot of confidence and he thinks he can beat me. That\u2019s great for him, but he hasn\u2019t faced anyone with my combination of speed and power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of my career I think it would be great if the world continued to say, \u2018I don\u2019t know if he can take a punch.\u2019 That would be the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>XOLISANI NDONGENI:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve trained and sparred with guys at Mayweather\u2019s gym in Las Vegas for four months in 2017. I learned a lot got some great experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see a young, good prospect in Devin Haney. I just have to keep to my game plan. He doesn\u2019t realize how fast I am. I\u2019ll show some different looks, and know what he\u2019s planning to do. Whatever Haney brings, I\u2019ll adjust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in some deep waters and I have more rounds than Haney. That experience will pay off for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been knocked down once in my career. It was early and I came back to knock him down five times and won the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaney wants to be called a contender. I\u2019ve been a contender and I know what it takes to be at the top level of the sport. I\u2019ve never taken a fight I wasn\u2019t prepared for or thought that I couldn\u2019t win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RUBEN VILLA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is exciting and what we\u2019ve been working toward. The contracted weight is 128 for this fight, but I\u2019m a natural featherweight at 126. I\u2019m a southpaw but a natural righty. I throw a lot of jabs, that\u2019s my style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m representing Salinas and want to be a world champion someday. I\u2019m only 21 years old, and to already be fighting on ShoBox is a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople say I don\u2019t have the knockouts, but it\u2019s in my mind and they will come. The power and knockouts will come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI once beat Devin [Haney] by unanimous decision in the amateurs. I was 15, and it was in the finals of the Junior Olympics. Devin\u2019s real slick and aggressive and he moves well. That\u2019s how you beat him.<\/p>\n<p>RUBEN CERVERA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never been to the U.S., and I love it here. The press conference and the amount of attention this fight is getting is amazing. I\u2019m used to watching this kind of stuff on T.V. But my mind is totally focused on this fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have power in all my punches. I\u2019m a strong fighter who has to take a step up in my career. I\u2019m young, only 20 years old, so I\u2019m anxious to get my career going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Villa is a southpaw. I\u2019ve fought lefties several times in my career and have had no problem with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot of talent in Colombia, but there aren\u2019t the resources there to have a good career. You have to sacrifice a lot and that\u2019s what I\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FRANK SANCHEZ<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 6-foot-4 and use my height to my advantage. I defected from Cuba in 2016 and my family is still in Cuba. My brother is the only one here in the States with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m living in Miami now and training there. That will be my home base now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to fight [Deontay] Wilder. I want to be world champion so maybe someday I will. His technique is a little bit wild.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had great amateur experience and am a former member of the Cuban national amateur team. I know that will help me. I know there\u2019s never been a heavyweight champion from Cuba, and I plan to be the first one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WILLIE JAKE JR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndianapolis is a tough town to be a boxer because there\u2019s not a lot going on there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played college football [for Pasadena City College] but I hurt my wrist and decided to go into the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Frank] is a little fellow. He needs some maturing. I know they do things differently there in Cuba, but we both are fighting for our families. I\u2019m going to let him know he needs to be a cruiserweight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] Photo by Rosie Cohe\/Showtime Unbeaten lightweight and rising star Devin Haney and fellow undefeated Xolisani Ndongeni both made weight just a day before their ShoBox: The New Generation 10-round main event headlines a tripleheader live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET\/PT) from StageWorks of Louisiana in Shreveport. 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