COLORFUL Canadian champion Tyson Cave is certain of the scenario after his title tussle with World Boxing Organization Asia-Pacific bantamweight champion AJ Banal this Saturday night in the main event of ?Pinoy Pride 7?Battle at Mactan? at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City and that he will exit the ring unscathed and with the belt around his waist.
Cave, with his usual flamboyant persona, is confident that he won?t get tagged by his Filipino adversary?s power punches and promised to leave the fight without a single cut or bruise on his face. Convinced that his skills are far more superior to Banal?s, he even added a wager.
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?I?ll give him five dollars every time he touches me and add it to his purse,? Cave, 15-1 with five knockouts, said in the press conference yesterday at the Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.
Unfazed
Despite the Canadian?s constant trash-talk, the 22-year-old Banal was unaffected and kept his cool and will just reserve his strength inside the ring.
?We have studied his game. It doesn?t matter how fast he is, even if he?s the wind, he?ll get hit,? he said in vernacular.
Although Banal didn?t issue a prediction, he hinted that the fight won?t go the distance.
?I?m very serious. I will try my best to end this early,? said Banal, 24-1-1 with 19 knockouts.
Important
This fight is very crucial for Banal?s career because a win could earn him a rematch with Rafael Concepcion, the boxer that gave him his only career loss.
?I will think about this fight first and then Concepcion,? he said.
Cave thinks that Banal shouldn?t overlook him because he is better than Concepcion.
?How does he even think about Concepcion? I?m better than Concepcion. I?m going to beat Banal and he can fight Concepcion. If he wins against Concepcion, then I?ll give him a rematch,?
Also seeing action in the blockbuster boxing show are wily veteran Michael Domingo and knockout artist Lorenzo Villanueva, which are both taking on two tough Indonesian champions in 10-round bouts.
Domingo is trading leathers with Richard Samosir, while Villanueva faces experienced pug Eddy Camaro.
