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<\/a>Photo by Amanda Westcott\/SHOWTIME<\/strong><\/p>\nUndefeated super lightweight prospects Yeis Solano and Mykquan Williams both made weight a day before their main event showdown set for Wednesday, January 20, live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET\/PT) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. as ShoBox kicks off its 20th anniversary year showcasing boxing\u2019s rising stars matched tough.<\/p>\n
Making his super lightweight debut after campaigning primarily at 135 pounds over his first 15 professional fights, Solano (15-0, 10 KOs) returns to ShoBox to face the first undefeated fighter of his career in East Hartford, Conn.\u2019s Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7 KOs). The 22-year-old Williams was an amateur standout who was featured in Ring Magazine\u2019s \u201cNew Faces\u201d column in 2019, which highlights the sport\u2019s rising prospects.<\/p>\n
The co-main event features Panama\u2019s unbeaten Jose Nunez (11-0-1, 4 KOs) facing decorated amateur Aram Avagyan (10-0-1, 4 KOs) in an eight-round super featherweight matchup while featherweight prospects Martino Jules (10-0, 2 KOs) and hard-hitting Pedro Marquez (12-1, 8 KOs) meet in the eight-round telecast opener.<\/p>\n
Barry Tompkins will call the action from ringside with boxing historian Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.<\/p>\n
The event is promoted by Sampson Boxing and Paco Presents Boxing, in association with DiBella Entertainment, Kings Promotions and Salita Promotions.<\/p>\n
FINAL WEIGHTS<\/p>\n
Super Lightweight 10-Round Bout<\/p>\n
Yeis Solano \u2013 139 \u00bd lbs.<\/p>\n
Mykquan Williams \u2013 139 \u00bd lbs.<\/p>\n
Referee: Danny Schiavone; Judges: Tom Carusone (Conn.), Glenn Feldman (Conn.), Steve Weisfeld (Conn.)<\/p>\n
Super Featherweight Eight-Round Bout<\/p>\n
Jose Nunez \u2013 127 \u00bc lbs.<\/p>\n
Aram Avagyan \u2013 128 lbs.<\/p>\n
Referee: Johnny Callas; Judges: Tom Carusone (Conn.), Peter Hary (Conn.), John McKaie (N.Y.)<\/p>\n
Featherweight Eight-Round Bout<\/p>\n
Martino Jules \u2013 126 \u00bc lbs.<\/p>\n
Pedro Marquez \u2013 126 \u00bc lbs.<\/p>\n
Referee: Arthur Mercante; Judges: Peter Hary (Conn.), John McKaie (N.Y), Don Trella (Conn.)<\/p>\n
FINAL QUOTES:<\/p>\n
Yeis Solano<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel comfortable moving up to 140 pounds because I feel that I\u2019m much stronger at that weight. I feel that ultimately, this is a good move for me because I can be a much better fighter at 140 than at 135. In my last fight against Araujo, my legs were kind of gone. I attribute that to not properly hydrating and it affected me. He was honestly the toughest opponent of my career, but we got the job done. I learned that after weigh-ins, I can\u2019t become careless. I need to still be disciplined with what I eat because that definitely affected me in the fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think the long layoff is going to affect me at all. I\u2019ve been training for a fight for a long time and unfortunately because of the pandemic we had a couple dates fall through. But, throughout that whole time, I\u2019ve been in the gym training. It won\u2019t affect me at all. I won\u2019t start slow. I\u2019m strong. I\u2019ve been working hard and I will show that on fight night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that Williams is a good local fighter. I think this is going to be a good fight. Williams is very fast. He moves really well, but we have a plan to negate his speed. I\u2019ve worked really hard on my conditioning so that I can maintain my pressure throughout the fight and I don\u2019t think there\u2019s going to be a round that I won\u2019t be up on the scorecards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be my second fight in the United States. Since I\u2019ve been training here, I\u2019ve definitely noticed a difference in the caliber of fighters here versus in Colombia. One of the main differences is that here in the U.S., fighters are more technical. They are also more prepared, but I\u2019ve been getting used to this style in training.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilliams is definitely a step-up from Araujo. I look at it as an opportunity for me. It gives me a chance to show that I am in a good position now and I can\u2019t wait to show everybody what I have.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mykquan Williams<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not really paying too much attention to the fact that there won\u2019t be a crowd. The fact that I\u2019m from Connecticut probably is a little bit of an advantage because I\u2019m going to be a little more comfortable – I don\u2019t have to travel from out of state or anything like that-but I still have to go out there and show the judges that I want this fight. At the end of the day, it doesn\u2019t really matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cTraining went well. We were training before for another fight that was supposed to be on December 12, so we were already in shape. We just continued the training camp. I\u2019m not at all concerned about the layoff. We did our part in the gym. We sparred with several people. Several rounds. I\u2019m not saying there isn\u2019t going to be any ring rust because I\u2019ve been out 14-15 months, but we\u2019ve done our part in the gym to eliminate any serious problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like this is the perfect time for me to make a move. This is going to be my fifth year as a pro. I\u2019m 16 fights in, 17 on Wednesday. I feel like this is the time for me to make that next step up in my career.<\/p>\n
\u201cI watched a round or two of Solano\u2019s last fight, but that was it. We definitely worked on some specifics that can help me in this fight, but once we get in the ring, I\u2019ll be able to make the necessary adjustments if need be as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to say this will be an easier fight than my last one against Wiggins. I don\u2019t think any fight is easy. I think that I\u2019ll have more success against this opponent, though, because of the size difference. I\u2019ve faced about five southpaws in my pro career, so this won\u2019t be anything new.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jose Nunez<\/p>\n
\u201cFor this fight, I started my training camp in Panama during the pandemic. Later, I came to the U.S. and finished my camp in Coachella, California with Freddy Fundora. This is my first time in the United States and I\u2019ve been training with Freddy for exactly one month. He has helped me so much already. I\u2019ve learned a lot from Freddy, which I will show in the fight. His training camps are very rigid and very difficult, so I know that I\u2019m going to come into the fight very prepared.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truth is that I don\u2019t like to watch videos of any of my opponents. I leave that to my trainer. I trust him to do his job and come up with the right game plan. My job is to go out there and execute that game plan and come out as the victor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a different game plan every fight. Every opponent is different. I can adapt to any scenario and whatever is put in front of me. If I feel the opponent doesn\u2019t have much power in his punches, I have no problem staying in there with them and mixing it up and giving the fans what they want to see. But I also can be a counter-puncher. It all depends.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not too concerned with the fact that my opponent seems to be a slow-starter. Yes, if I find the opportunity to get him out of there early, I will take that chance. But I am more focused on winning on that night any way that it comes. I just want to give the public a good spectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aram Avagyan<\/p>\n
\u201cI made the move to train with Edmund Tarverdyan because I had a fight with him in 2019 before I started with SugarHill and I feel really comfortable with him. I have a physical coach as well, Jesse Forbes, and I need both of them. I feel comfortable with Coach Ed, so the style, the sparring partners, everything is more comfortable here. In Detroit, I didn\u2019t have the right sparring partners. I always sparred with much heavier guys, so everything here in Glendale Fighting Club is a better situation for me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true that I\u2019ve been a slow-starter in the past. It\u2019s something that we\u2019ve worked on in sparring and I\u2019m going to be starting a bit earlier this time, especially because it\u2019s only an eight-rounder. It\u2019s definitely a mental and physical adjustment that I\u2019ve had to make. In the fight against Aguero, he caught me in the second round. At that time, all I could think about was my son who had just been born. I was fighting for him, so I couldn\u2019t lose that fight. That\u2019s all mental. But I also really needed to step up my aggression and throw a lot more punches. That part was physical.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that I am ready to be considered at contender status now. I\u2019m a championship-level fighter now. I\u2019m always ready. When you stay ready, you don\u2019t have to get ready. I\u2019m in my prime and the time is now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always looking to attack. I like to move forward and I\u2019m always looking for a stoppage. If I\u2019m up on the scorecards, I won\u2019t be satisfied with that. We\u2019re here to win and to get the finish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martino Jules<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say that my last fight gave me any added confidence that I didn\u2019t already have. Even since the amateurs, I\u2019ve been fighting really tough guys. I\u2019m taking it one step at a time and seeing how I do. My last fight in The Bubble in Vegas \u2013 the biggest differences were that I didn\u2019t have my normal routine in terms of the food I usually eat, and I wasn\u2019t able to see my therapists after weigh-ins.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy fight back in February 2020 was just one round, so I really wasn\u2019t able to learn a lot about myself. I didn\u2019t know what I had to do next. My last fight, the one in June, really showed a lot of my weaknesses. It really showed me what I have to get better at. It was a tough fight and I\u2019m really looking forward to proving that I\u2019m an even better fighter than I showed I was against Pedro.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am definitely aware of the history of ShoBox and the fighters the series has produced. My promoters want me to fight better guys, and it\u2019s something that I\u2019ve been asking for from my team for a long time. I think I will fit really well into the ShoBox philosophy. Hopefully, the fans will be impressed and say that I can move really well after they watch me on Wednesday night. That\u2019s what I want to highlight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t seen much of Pedro but everybody keeps saying that he\u2019s a really hard worker and that he\u2019s a really strong fighter. I saw the fights that were available and we have a really good game plan for how to beat him. It won\u2019t be the battle of who\u2019s stronger. It\u2019s going to be a battle of wits. I want to prove that I can become a strong contender and this fight is really going to show myself that I can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pedro Marquez<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my last fight, I beat a tough fighter who was 30-1. On paper, it was definitely considered an upset. Because of the experience he had and his record, everybody thought that he was the favorite. I never worried about the record and all of that. It didn\u2019t really impress me. That\u2019s the mentality I went into the fight with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve watched a couple of Jules\u2019 fights. The main things that I took away from watching him is that he\u2019s a taller fighter and he uses his jab really well, so we will have to game plan for that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not at all worried about this being my first fight in the United States. I\u2019m just focused on my preparation and my game plan. To be honest, in a lot of my fights in Puerto Rico, I\u2019ve been the underdog. I don\u2019t want to put any pressure on myself just because I\u2019m fighting here in the States on television.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my first fight in the U.S. and my first fight without any fans. I\u2019m going to treat this fight like I\u2019m just in the boxing gym. That way, I won\u2019t have any pressure and I won\u2019t be worried about the lack of a crowd. When you\u2019re coming up in the boxing world, you don\u2019t have a big audience anyways. For me, it\u2019s better to just treat this as being in the gym working out. That\u2019s how I\u2019m going to focus and look at this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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