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Q & A WITH VIC SALUDAR PhilBoxing.com Sat, 26 Dec 2015  Filipino amateur standout and world title contender Vic Saludar (11-1-0, 9KO) will challenge WBO minimumweight champion Kosei Tanaka (5-0-0, 2KO) of Japan on New Year's eve, Dec. 31, at the Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya, Japan. Saludar, who leaves today for Japan, answers questions about this fight. Q: How do you feel fighting under ALA Promotions? A: Masayang masaya po ako. Thankful ako sa manager ko na nagtulong sa'kin para mapasok sa ALA Promotions. (I'm happy. I'm thankful to my manager who helped me signed up with ALA Promotions.) Q: Is it important to you to give your country a World title and to be the second fighter from ALA promotions to be a World Champion? A: Opo. Para sa akin, malaking chance na ito. Ito na po ang pinaka importanteng fight ko sa career ko, kasi ito ang dream ko at dahilan kung bakit nag pro ako. Gusto ko po maging World Champion. Pagsisikapan ko'ng mabigyan ng karangalan ang bayan ko dahil napakalaking bagay po kung manalo ako at ma represent ang Pilipinas at maging pangalawang World Champion ng ALA Promotions. (Yes. This is a big chance for me. This is the most important fight of my career because this is my dream and the reason why I turned pro. I want to be a world champion. I'll try to give honor to my country and this is big if I win representing the Philippines and becoming the second world champion of ALA Promotions. Q: Bilang isang former National Team standout, paano ka naghahanda para sa pinaka una mong World Title fight? (As a former national team standout, who do you prepare for your first world title fight?) A: Mas focus po ako sa training ko ngayon kasi alam ko ito ang pinaka malaking laban ko sa career ko. (I'm more focused on my training now because I know this is the biggest fight of my career.) Q: Nakita mo na ba ang fight videos ni Tanaka? May adjustment ka ba'ng ginawa sa training mo dahil sa style nya? Ano ang fight strategy mo? (Did you see the fight videos of Tanaka? Did you make any adjustments because of his style? What is your fight strategy?) A: Opo. Ang adjustment para sa akin, mangyayari sa ibabaw ng ring. Depende po yun kung paano siya lalaban. Napag-usapan namin sa coach ko na dapat palagi akong naka position sa harap nya para maging ready akong sumugod at mas madali ako makapag-adjust. (Yes. For me the adjustments will be done inside the ring. It depends on how he fights. My coach and I talked that I should always be in a position in front of him so I would always be ready to strike anytime and to make fast adjustments.) Q: Ano sa tingin mo ang magiging advantage at disadvantage mo sa kanya? (What do you think is your advantage or disadvantage against him?) A: Sa napanood kong laban sa videos niya, medyo mahina yung mga suntok nya. Sa tingin namin, wala siyang masyadong power, so doon ako mag fo-focus, babanatan ko po pagkakita ko ng opening. Ang dapat ko po namang bantayan ay ang suntok nya na bigla-biglaan din minsan. (From the videos I've seen, he doesn't have much power in his punches. I will focus on that weakness, I will try to catch him if there's an opening. At the same time, I'll have to be careful of his punches that sometimes come quickly.) Q: Paano mababago ng laban na ito ang pagiging isang boxer mo? (How will this fight change you as a boxer?) A: Malaking chance po ito para sa akin. Sa career ng Boxing, hindi lahat nabibigyan ng pagkakataon na makipaglaban para sa isang World Title. Alam ko magiging mas mabuti akong boxer pagkatapos ng experience na ito. Maraming salamat po sa lahat. (This is a big chance for me. In boxing, not all had been given the chance to fight for a world title. I know I will become a better boxer after this experience. Thanks to all.) Photo: Vic Saludar (R) connects with a left straight against Michael Kaibigan during their 8-round bout at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City on July 11, 2015. Saludar went on to win by 4th round knockout against Kaibigan.  |
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