Antonio DeMarco:Edwin Valero Knows I Respect Him!Despite being in the middle of his intense preparation for his next bout against current WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26KO), interim WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17KO) is well aware of the comments that have been attributed to him that have caught the attention of the undefeated Venezuelan champion.  Photo by MainEventsMedia.com “I don´t like to be the type of fighter that talks bad about my opponents. I don´t thrash talk and I don´t give bad opinions. That is why in interviews I try to give good answers and I concentrate on what I say,¨” DeMarco calmly stated. “Edwin Valero knows that I respect him as a boxer and as a person and I have always said that he is a great champion and for me it is an honor and a privilege to challenge him for his world title. He should know from other interviews of mine that I am not that kind of person.” DeMarco is also not easily swayed by reports that Valero sees past him and is thinking of bigger future fights instead of their championship bout on February 6th in Monterrey, MX. ¨What I do know is that as boxers we like to dream, and he sees in his future fighting Manny Pacquiao or Juan Manuel Marquez, that we all dream of. He feels comfortable saying that because of his motivation and his confidence in winning and I think it is good, it is the confidence that each one of us has and we must respect it,” DeMarco added. “I will hold back my predictions but If given the opportunity, I would love those fights also.” ANTONIO DEMARCO IS READY! Photo by MainEventsMedia.com With only two weeks to go, the interim WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17KO) feels more than ready for the biggest night of his life when he faces the full-fledged champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26KO) for the absolute title on February 6th in Monterrey, MX. “Many things pass through my mind before a fight. I feel very motivated, optimistic and I just want the day to be here already, that moment so that I can feel the adrenaline and do what I really love doing which is to climb into the ring and feel those butterflies in my stomach,” DeMarco of Tijuana, MX, by way of Los Mochis, stated. “We are in great shape, we feel good and with only two weeks to go I would dare to say that if the fight was tomorrow, we would be ready.” His trainer, Romulo Quirarte, added that training camp has gone just as planned. “It is going very good, just like we planned it,” Quirarte said. “It is going according to the strategy.” The bout along with the semi main event between welterweights Luis Carlos Abregu (28-0, 23KO) and Richard Gutierrez (24-3-1, 14KO) will be broadcast by Showtime in the United States and Televisa in Mexico. |
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