On Tuesday evening, 8CN talked to undefeated lightweight, Michael Angelo ?The Artist? Perez. The 2008 Golden Gloves Champion already boasts a record of 9-0-1, with 4 KOs in his young professional career. He will be fighting for the first time in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey on the undercard of Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse. The event will be held at Newark?s Prudential Center.
8CN: How are you doing Michael?
MP: I?m doing good.
8CN: You have a big fight coming up on November 6. How?s training?
MP: Training?s been great. We been steppin? it up in training camp for this fight. I know it?s gonna be my first fight at home, so I have to show up a little bit. You know what I mean?
8CN: Do they have an opponent lined out for you yet?
MP: No, not yet. We had an opponent, but he pulled out.
8CN: You?re a 2008 Golden Gloves Champion. At what age did you start boxing?
MP: Umm?age of 7.
8CN: Talk a little bit about what it was like to make the transition from amateur to pro boxing.
MP: Umm, for me it wasn?t really a big transition. I had a pro style in the amateurs. That?s why? I mean? I went far in the amateurs, but I didn?t really go as far as I could because th
