Boxing Workout Quotes:Corrales – Casamayor – Darchinyan – Donaire
Two boxers with a genuine disdain for each other will duke it out with bad intentions for a third time when Corrales defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) and RING lightweight titles against former world champion and longtime adversary, southpaw Joel “El Cepillo†Casamayor, on Saturday, Oct. 7, during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME.
In the co-feature bout of a world championship doubleheader that begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast), Vic Darchinyan will risk his International Boxing Federation/International Boxing Organization (IBF/IBO) flyweight crowns and against world-ranked Glenn Donaire.
Saturday’s SHOWTIME BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP telecast is the second night of fight cards airing on the network during the Free Preview Weekend that runs Friday, Oct. 6 through Monday, Oct. 9. On Oct. 6, “ShoBox: The New Generation†will air two semi-final bouts as the super middleweight tournament continues live at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME (delayed on the west coast).
DIEGO CORRALES (40-3, 33 KO’s)
“Casamayor is a little grief stylistically. He is a southpaw and he knows all the tricks to use in that stance. My goal is to come out of this fight with no cuts.â€
“I don’t care about the comments. Honestly, I am having a good time. On October 7, no one, not Louis DeCubas Jr., no one from the camp will be in that ring except Joel Casamayor.â€
JOEL CASAMAYOR (33-3-1, 20 KOs)
“I have been calling him (Corrales) out for three years. On October 7, we’re going to war. I feel like fine wine. The older I get, the better I get.â€
“Saturday night, I’m going to put him in his grave. It is time to end him.â€
VIC DARCHINYAN (26-0, 21 KO’s)
“I think Donaire is a good fighter. He is a good puncher. He will give me a good fight. The fact that he likes to fight on the inside works right into my plan. I don’t want him running from me. I will knock him out before the 12th round.â€
“I will give a good fight. I think he (Donaire) will give me a couple of good rounds before I knock him out.â€
GLENN DONAIRE (16-2-1, 9KO’s)
“I am very excited to get a shot at the No. 1 fighter at 112 (pounds). I have been training for about six weeks. I have never been so prepared. I have no fear…â€
“I know this fight is going to be a war. I am going to drain him. If he gets careless, I will knock him out.â€
