JAIME MUNGUIA VS. JIMMY KELLY FIGHTER WORKOUT QUOTES
Former world champion and undefeated Mexican super-star Jaime Munguia (39-0,
31 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico, and his opponent Jimmy “Kilrain” Kelly (26-2,
10 KOs) of Manchester, UK hosted a media workout today to kick off fight
week. On Saturday, June 11, the fighters will face off at Anaheim’s Honda
Center in a 12-round super middleweight fight, live on DAZN worldwide,
excluding Mexico.
As part of the festivities, the co-main event fighter Oscar Duarte (21-1-1,
17 KOs) of Chihuahua, Mexico, was also onsite to show off his hard work for
the media in attendance. He is set for a 10-round fight against Mark
Bernaldez (23-5, 17 KOs) of Cotabato, Philippines. Additionally, fighters
featured on the undercard, Evan Sanchez (11-0, 6 KOs) of Parlier, CA,
and Carlos
Ocampo (33-1, 21 KOs) of Ensenada, Mexico, were also in attendance to speak
about their upcoming events. Sanchez will participate in an 8-round, super
welterweight, DAZN live stream opener against Carlos Ortiz (12-5, 12 KOs)
of Torreon, Mexico. Ocampo will fight Vincent Rodriguez (40-10-1, 21 KOs)
in an 8-round super welterweight part of The Golden Boy Fight Night:
Munguia vs. Kelly Prelims on DAZN and the Golden Boy Boxing YouTube page
starting at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.
Santa Ana fan-favorite Ronny Rios (33-3, 16 KOs) was also in attendance to
promote his upcoming fight against Murodjon “MJ” Akhmadaliev (10-0, 7 KOs)
on June 25. Their 12-round face off for the WBA and IBF World Super
Bantamweight World Championships will take place at the Tech Port Arena in
San Antonio, TX and will also stream live, worldwide on DAZN.
Below are what the fighters had to say about their upcoming fights:
JAIME MUNGUIA, FORMER WORLD CHAMPION AND UNDEFEATED CONTENDER:
“I feel very good this training camp. We are all happy, we have been
putting in a lot of hard work and we are ready to face Kelly this Saturday.”
“We decided to make the move to Big Bear in search of sparring partners. I
am getting bigger and need sparring partners of my size. Although Otomi,
does have great fighters, the issue for me is the size and also, less
fighters are willing to go out there for sparring. In Big Bear we are in
the boxing hub of Southern California and have more access to fighters
willing to make the drive for a sparring session.”
“It’s difficult to be in a training camp away from my friends and family.
But I love my job, I love boxing. I also motivate myself to work hard for
my friends and family. They are the biggest and the daily motivation that I
have to push harder everyday to be the best for them.”
“I have to be careful with Kelly. I know he is coming with nothing to lose
and everything to gain so I have to make sure not to let my guard down on
Saturday.”
JIMMY “KILRAIN” KELLY, FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER:
“I am feeling very good about my first time on the west coast. I feel
settled in. I am looking forward to the opportunity.”
“Jaime has a lot of experience, he’s unbeaten, he’s a big puncher. I have
trained accordingly and am looking forward to Saturday night.”
“I focus on myself. I know some fighters have taken an aggressive approach
and perhaps they have played into the hands of Munguia. Perhaps a loose
approach is something to look at.”
“I have been waiting for a good opportunity to happen. When the phone rang,
even though it was only four weeks’ notice, I decided to do it. Fortunately
I was already in training for a show so I felt comfortable saying ‘yes’”
