Consensus #1 Pound-For-Pound Fighters in the World, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, (45-0, 38 KO’S) and WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Carlos “El Principe” Cuadras, (35-0-1, 27 KO’s) continued their busy media schedule on Monday just five days prior to their highly anticipated battle on Saturday, September 10 at The Fabulous Forum and telecast live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
In a very jovial mood, Gonzalez and his team including his trainer Arnulfo Obando and manager Carlos Blandon, met with a large contingent of media who have flown in from Nicaragua in advance of the country’s most popular athlete’s quest for a fourth divisional world title. The fight will be telecast LIVE in Nicaragua on Channel 4 for it’s population of over 6,000,000 to watch.
Cuadras visited the ESPN Los Angeles studios for the A Los Golpes TV show taping where he was given lessons for beating Gonzalez by Boxing Legend Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez
“I loved training in Big Bear for this fight. Coach Abel and “GGG” were very welcoming, it was very calm there and we were able to work very well in peace.”
“With my training in Big Bear for the first time, I feel that I’m in better shape than I’ve ever been. I want to continue training there in the future.”
“I know Carlos says a lot about my nickname but on Saturday night he will feel the fists of Chocolate.”
“I never think about losing, the only way I can lose is if somebody truly beats me, I won’t beat myself and I won’t overlook anyone.”
“I need to throw combinations and keep him off-guard to win the fight.”
“This fight is for all my people in Nicaragua and especially dedicated to my mentor, the great Alexis Arguello.”
“I don’t think about other fights or how high I can move up. I just focus on Saturday night against Cuadras.”
Carlos “El Principe” Cuadras
“I’m very excited to be fighting at The Fabulous Forum, it has such a long history of great fights and champions battling there, especially in the lower weight classes.”
“I feel a great deal of pride in defending my belt for the Mexican people. I’m sure there will be a lot of Mexican boxing fans for me as well as a great deal of Nicaraguan fans for Roman.”
“This was my first time meeting Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., right away he wanted to give me pointers for Saturday night.”
“He throws multiple combinations but I’m too big and strong for him.”
“I like being a world champion and I plan on staying that way on Saturday night.”
“Doesn’t matter to me, knockout or decision, I will win.”
Photos/Courtesy K2 Promotions
This week both fighters have busy media schedules with numerous appearances in addition to their final press conference on Tuesday and media workouts on Wednesday.
This Friday, both fighters will hit the scales at the Official Public Weigh-In, outdoors at 12:00 p.m. at The Fabulous Forum. Admission and parking (enter through Prairie Avenue entrance) is FREE to the public, the weigh-in will take place in the Northwest Parking area.
On Saturday afternoon, boxing fans are encouraged to arrive at The Fabulous Forum early as the LIVE HBO World Championship Boxing telecast of the World Middleweight Championship between Boxing Superstar and Undefeated, Unified Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, (35-0, 32 KO’s) and Undefeated Welterweight World Champion “The Special One” Kell Brook, (36-0, 25 KO’s) will be screened on the venue’s large Terrace LED screens from London starting at 2:30 p.m. PT. Parking lots will open at 2:00 p.m. PT on the day of the event. Doors will open to the World Championship Boxing event at 4:30 p.m. PT.
Co-featured on September 10 and also telecast live on HBO World Championship Boxing along with Chocolatito vs. Cuadras is a 10-round junior middleweight rematch of the epic 2016 “Fight of the Year” candidate between Yoshihiro Kamegai, (26-3-2, (23KO’s), and Jesus “Renuente” Soto-Karass, (28-10-4, 18KO’s). The first bout scored a draw, took place on April 15 in Downtown Los Angeles.
Tickets for this outstanding evening of professional boxing priced at $300, $200, $100, $50 and $25 are now on sale through Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000) and the Forum Box Office.
Chocolatito vs. Cuadras is presented by K2 Promotions in association with Teiken Promotions. Kamegai vs. Soto-Karass 2 is presented by K2 Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Teiken Promotions.
