At the moment Matchroom held their last press convention earlier than this weekend’s welterweight title unification between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis. With each boxers and their respective groups in attendance, all took turns talking about their preparations and expectations for the combat.
Stanionis on his last ideas heading into this combat towards Boots
“It’s an enormous alternative. I do know Ennis is an excellent fighter however I got here right here to offer my all, my coronary heart, put greatest present that I can. I do know they may suppose they knock me out or one thing — initially I’ve by no means been knocked out so we’ll see. It’s all the time a primary time however April twelfth I’m going to do my greatest and I got here right here for a victory not simply to stroll within the park.
“This camp was my most brutal coaching, it was the longest, I sacrificed rather a lot, I depart my household. My spouse is pregnant, the infant may come in the present day or tomorrow so it’s numerous sacrifices I put as a result of I like the game and I consider in myself and April twelfth I’ll give all my coronary heart.”
Ennis on this headlining card towards Stanionis
“I’m prepared to indicate out. I’m able to placed on a present, present why I’m the most effective on this planet. Come Saturday night time I’m going to take dwelling all these belts…We anticipate him to do what he usually do: come ahead, carry stress, attempt to throw numerous punches, attempt to jab, attempt to hook. That’s it, you recognize, a typical stress fighter and I don’t suppose he can do a lot else aside from that.”
