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?SCAR VALDEZ / JESSIE MAGDALENO MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES PhilBoxing.com Fri, 21 Oct 2016  LAS VEGAS, NEV. (October 20, 2016) -- Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight world champion ?SCAR VALDEZ and undefeated No. 1 junior featherweight contender JESSIE MAGDALENO held a Media Workout on Thursday at Jack Rabbit Boxing Club in Long Beach, Calif. Both men are in deep training for their respective world championship fights which will take place as the co-features to the MANNY ?Pacman? PACQUIAO - JESSIE VARGAS WBO welterweight world title fight, on Saturday, November 5, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Valdez (21-0, 18 KOs), from Nogales, Mexico, who represented Mexico in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, was the first Mexican fighter to qualify for two Olympic games. He will be making his first title defense, against No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Hiroshige Osawa (30-3-4, 19 KOs), from Osaka, Japan. Magdaleno (23-0, 17 KOs), from Las Vegas, Nev., will be challenging four-division world champion NONITO ?The Filipino Flash? DONAIRE (37-3, 24 KOs), from General Santos City, Philippines, for his WBO junior featherweight title. Not only did they look ready, they sounded ready. Here's what they had to say:  ?scar Valdez "When you are a champion there is pressure to maintain your performance and keep your world title. I am defending against a tall, rangy fighter who has more fights than me. He really has an awkward style of fighting which is challenging for me as well. However it is nothing I have not seen before. I am going to win this one for Mexico."  Jessie Magdaleno "I am going against Nonito who is smart in the ring, has a dangerous left hook I must deal with. A real good hard shot to the body will take away some of his left hook power. And once he really opens up it's better for me to get in big punches. He will be strong for about five rounds then there will be a fade and we will take it over. He's a tough competitor for sure. But this is my dream fight, not his." Manny Robles on ?scar Valdez "?scar is a world champion for these reasons - dedication, determination, will to win, and the desire to be the best ever. "While training ?scar we always told him 'your next fight is your biggest ever -- your world title fight.' Now he is a world champion and he knows the real challenges of keeping the title belt. "I've trained champions like Reggie Johnson, Martin Castillo, Israel Vasquez, Mike Anchondo and now ?scar. Those champions shared similarities in deep focus and strong desire. ?scar possesses those qualities too. I think he will become one of the greatest champions of all time." Manny Robles on Jessie Magdaleno "Fighters like a lot of attention, a trainer who cares for him. That was my priority when I began training Jessie for this big title fight against Nonito Donaire. "Jessie has done everything we've asked. We pay a lot of attention to him and he has responded with such hard training and dedication. "Jessie has sparred for many rounds -- 12 rounds yesterday alone - - and he is totally prepared to beat Donaire." Brad Goodman. Top Rank matchmaker "Nonito and Jessie each have one-punch knockout power. This could be a one-punch knockout fight but I am not sure who wins it." *********************** Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions and Wynn Las Vegas, the Pacquiao - Vargas world welterweight championship event will be produced and distributed live by Top Rank? Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, and will be available on all conventional platforms, including all major cable and satellite systems, as well as Top Rank's digital distribution via www.TopRank.tv and mobile devices. Remaining tickets to the Pacquiao vs. Vargas world championship event are priced at $1,000, $700, $500, $300, $100 and $50, not including applicable service fees. They may be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office, online at http://www.unlvtickets.com/, at UNLVtickets Outlet Town Square Las Vegas and La Bonita Supermarkets. To charge by phone call 702-739-FANS (3267) or 866-388-FANS (3267). For fight updates go to www.pacvargas.com and www.toprank.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/trboxing or facebook.com/trboxeo, and on Twitter at twitter.com/trboxing or twitter.com/trboxeo. Use the Hashtag #PacVargas to join the conversation on Twitter.  |
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