{"id":83449,"date":"2019-10-22T14:19:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T19:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=83449"},"modified":"2019-10-22T14:26:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T19:26:39","slug":"robert-easter-jr-vs-adrian-granados-battle-it-out-october-26th-on-showtime-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=83449","title":{"rendered":"Robert Easter, JR Vs Adrian Granados Battle It Out October 26th on Showtime &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=83449\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=83449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-83450 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/maxresdefault-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Former world champion Robert Easter Jr. and all-action veteran Adrian \u201cEl Tigre\u201d Granados will go toe-to-toe this Saturday, October 26 in a crucial super lightweight showdown as both fighters look to insert themselves into the title picture with a win live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be the top dog at 140 pounds,\u201d said Easter. \u201cI have to go after those guys that have the belts in this division. It doesn\u2019t matter to me who I fight. I just have to fight the best and to me all the belts in the division are up for grabs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeating Easter would definitely bring me back to championship contender status,\u201d said Granados. \u201cI feel like everything is on the line in this fight. I\u2019m treating this as if my back is against the wall. Easter being a former champ would elevate me for sure, and a win against him would go a long way.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The weight for this fight is of particular note for both fighters as Easter, a former lightweight champion, will make his super lightweight debut and Granados will move back down after suffering defeats to the 147-pound elite. Both believe big improvements could be in-store because of the weight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be stronger at this weight and more dominant,\u201d said Granados. \u201cI can do a lot more at this weight and it\u2019s more natural for me. I\u2019m stricter on my diet and I have to push a little more in training for this weight. But I\u2019ve had more success at this weight and my body is still geared towards fighting at this weight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WuM6lG_KPHg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\u201cOverall, this has been night and day from the training camp for my last fight compared to this camp. I was so sick during camp for my last fight that we were almost ready to cancel the fight. This camp has been totally different. I feel completely healthy now and can\u2019t wait to put on great performance on October 26.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt it was time to make the move up and explore a higher weight class,\u201d said Easter. \u201cMaking 135 pounds wasn\u2019t that hard for me, but I was taking off too much muscle to make that weight. Now I\u2019ll definitely have more power and be better hydrated. I\u2019ll feel much more comfortable heading into the fight and inside the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that the guys I\u2019m facing in this weight class will be stronger too, so we\u2019ve been working a lot with my strength and conditioning coach. We\u2019re doing lots of legs and upper body drills. I\u2019m focusing on staying strong, as well as keeping the cardio up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Easter bringing his slick boxing style and top flight speed to the table, and Granados being known as a come-forward fighter who never lets his opponent rest, the winner could be determined by which fighter is able to impose their will and adjust as the fight progresses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGranados will come to fight,\u201d said Easter. \u201cI know that. I\u2019ll try to use my boxing skills and not just stand there banging with him, but you never know how it\u2019ll play out until we actually get in the ring. You can\u2019t really put together a blueprint. I\u2019ll just have to adjust to whatever style he brings to the table on October 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGranados is a tough fighter, and I\u2019ve had a plenty of tough fights, but he\u2019s been in there with some great fighters. I know he\u2019ll test me, but I\u2019m ready for whatever he throws at me. I\u2019m training really hard for this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this fight is a classic boxer versus puncher-brawler,\u201d said Granados. \u201cI am going to apply the pressure and I\u2019m going to come out to take this one from him. I think Robert is a tough, good fighter, but I\u2019ve been in there with lots of elite fighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to be back at my natural weight. I know that he\u2019s the taller, longer fighter, but I\u2019m not much shorter than him and I know that I have what it takes to beat him when I\u2019m at my best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and King\u2019s Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com or at the Santander box office (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. &#8211; 2 p.m.).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] Former world champion Robert Easter Jr. and all-action veteran Adrian \u201cEl Tigre\u201d Granados will go toe-to-toe this Saturday, October 26 in a crucial super lightweight showdown as both fighters look to insert themselves into the title picture with a win live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa. \u201cI want to be the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[20903,15817],"class_list":["post-83449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-jr-vs-adrian-granados-battle-it-out-october-26th-on-showtime-boxing-news","tag-robert-easter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}