FABIAN Rojo is eager to extend his unbeaten record to 9-0 when the big-punching Phoenix southpaw tackles Daniel Gonzalez later this evening. Aged just 22, Rojo is busy ticking off career boxes, including forcing his way onto huge local shows.
โIโm very proud and very excited to be on such a card. Iโm nervous, but the nerves are the good ones. Theyโre the ones that I know are going to help me get through this fight, look good and get that win. Everybody is going to be here to support me. I feel the love, I feel the support and that makes me even stronger. Itโs the support that makes me feel even stronger for tomorrow,โ he told Boxing News at yesterdayโs weigh-in.
โWeโre doing very well, Iโm here putting forward my best efforts and Iโm very excited to fight. My preparation went great, I worked really hard. I had great sparring and I know Iโm ready.โ
Simply winning the bout against Gonzalez, a grizzled Albuquerque campaigner who already knows what it is like to taste defeat, will not be enough. Rojo is ready to reintroduce that losing feeling to him on the undercard and look good doing it.
โItโs a great card and itโs very important to win, but itโs also important to look good doing it. I want to make everyone feel proud and excited and Iโm ready. Itโs going to be a great fight. Iโve worked a lot on my footwork, my head movement and my defence. I know that Iโm here to give everybody a show,โ he added.
Setting the scene for two lower-weight warriors later in the evening, Rojo looks up to fighters and styles that inspire him to do better.ย
โThereโs a lot of great fighters. I really like Victor Ortiz. Also, I know Lomachenko isnโt Mexican, but I really love his style. His angles, his movement. I practice them a lot.โ
Speaking of angles and movement, Bam Rodriguez has mastered them to a fine art. Meanwhile, Estrada is the master of closing distance and quickly turning up the dial, round after round. The main event is unlikely to disappoint.
โItโs a great fight,โ agreed Fabian Rojo. โGallo has a great style and I know that Bam comes ready to bring the heat. Both are ready and I think itโs going to be a great fight.โ