Charly Suarez (L) lands a jab on Yohan Vasquez throughout their bout in August of 2023. Picture by Mikey Williams/Prime Rank Inc by way of Getty Photos
After three a long time in boxing, Charly Suarez has realized to roll with the punches outdoors the ring as effectively.
For the previous a number of months, Suarez had been anticipating to combat fellow unbeaten contender Henry Lebron on April 13 on the American Financial institution Middle in Corpus Christi, Tex. These plans modified a pair weeks in the past when Lebron withdrew, leaving Suarez to face alternative foe Luis Coria in an eight-round junior light-weight bout on the Prime Rank promoted card, which is headlined by the ring return of heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson in opposition to Ryad Merhy.
Switching from Lebron, a counterpunching southpaw, to an aggressive orthodox fighter required a big adjustment to coaching. Fortuitously for Suarez and crew, there are many right-handed boxers on the Prime Rank gymnasium in Las Vegas, the place they’ve been coaching for the previous three months.
“That’s the best way it’s in boxing, there are conditions like that…so I’m at all times prepared,” stated the 35-year-old Suarez (16-0, 9 knockouts) of San Isidro in Davao del Norte province, Philippines.
Coach/supervisor Delfin Boholst says that Suarez’s in depth newbie expertise, which culminated in a spot on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, is why he can regulate simply to a change in opponent.
Charly Suarez celebrates after defeating Yohan Vasquez. Picture by Mikey Williams/Prime Rank Inc by way of Getty Photos
Coria (15-6, 7 KOs) might have extra losses on his report, however the 25-year-old from the southern California city of Perris has proven himself to be a troublesome out since turning professional in 2016. The Robert Garcia-trained fighter has by no means been stopped, having knocked down junior light-weight contender Robson Conceicao in an in depth choice loss in 2020, and narrowly dropping to favored boxers Enrique Vivas and Adam Lopez.
Coria’s final bout was in December, when he misplaced a call to as soon as overwhelmed fighter Omar Salcido, additionally in Texas. Suarez is preventing for the second straight time within the U.S., having defeated Yohan Vasquez final August in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“He’s younger and a preventing boxer. I’ve seen his fights, he’s good,” stated Suarez, who’s assisted within the nook by his cousin and fellow ex-Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga.
“I can’t say that I’ll knock him out however I’ll do my finest to win the combat.”
“Luis Coria is a really sturdy fighter. He has a Mexican coronary heart,” stated Boholst.
“I’ve seen his actions and Charly can deal with this man so long as he’s in nice form. Coria has losses however he’s a really sturdy fighter. We don’t need to give him any kind of probability. That is boxing, if we make a mistake you’re finished.”
Regardless of the change in opponent, the combat brings excessive stakes for Suarez, who’s rated no. 5 by the IBF and no. 11 by the WBO. Suarez says he has been informed by Prime Rank matchmakers {that a} win over Coria is more likely to result in a combat in opposition to Andres Cortes (21-0, 12 KOs), a hard-hitting contender from Las Vegas who’s coming off stoppages over Bryan Chevalier and Xavier Martinez in his final two fights.
Suarez, who’s preventing for the second straight time within the U.S., hopes that conserving his successful streak will result in a title combat in opposition to IBF junior light-weight titleholder Joe Cordina, who defeated Suarez by break up choice of their bout on the 2016 Olympics.
“For now I have to win this combat,” stated Suarez. “One step on the time.”
Ryan Songalia has written for ESPN, the New York Day by day Information, Rappler and The Guardian, and is a part of the Craig Newmark Graduate Faculty of Journalism Class of 2020. He may be reached at [email protected].
