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José Alfredo ‘’Little Devil’’ Zuniga, Mexican challenger for the WBA Interim champion Alberto ‘’Chiquito’’ Rossel from Peru, is already in Peruvian land, and he is determined to take the belt home.
Ricardo Aguilar and Nicolas A. Rangel, who will be responsible to assist in this important battle, traveled with him.
After a long journey from his native Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, the ”Devil” appeared in Peru and doesn’t come with good intentions. The Mexican boxer has experience in this division and will certainly complicate the local boxer’s defense.
”I accepted this fight because I have everything to win and I have shown that I never quit a fight”
With his characteristic good humor and great confidence he told the promoter to have the belt ready because he will take it with him”, although he respect the champion “Chiquito” Rossel.
”Little Devil” is a boxer who not only makes his city proud, he has Roberto Almazan as trainer and an excellent team of parents, a team of young people who day to day are motivated to reach their goals, to be like or even better than their role model, their friend and coach Jose Alfredo ”Little Devil” Zuniga.
Before travelling, “Devil” had a meeting and dinner with the people of the boxing school ‘’Roberto Almazán’’ who support him, who gave him the farewell and wish him well.
‘’I am very motivated to win, we did no come from so far to leave it in the dressing room. They changed the game when the change dates, but honestly they don’t know what is coming, in my career it is not the first time a leave a party without the cake.’’
‘’They will know me, and Devil will appear to Rossel on Saturday,’’ he said.
The World Boxing Association 108 lbs interim champion, Alberto “Chiquito” Rossel from Peru, trusts he will keep his belt on Saturday when in the fight against the Mexican José Alfredo “Diablito” Zúñiga.
Rossel said to Peruvian press that he hopes his opponent better be very well prepared for the fight because the “the title will stay in Peru. You will see who is the best, and you will fight with a champion”.
That was the answer to the words said by the Aztec when arrived in Peru, that he will win and the he would take the belt away from the host champion.
“You will win, but only the experience because the belt stays in Peru” Rossel stated.
Most important, the champion already has a clear strategy to keep his belt, “I studied Zuñiga, I have seen the few videos he has” he said to Peruvian press and then said that the fight will be hard with a demanding opponent, and said “I am calm and well prepared for Zuñiga, who is a very offensive fighter, who is always looking for the attack”.
In every occasion Rossel has spoken to the press, he has insisted on the good preparation he had for this Saturday commitment, besides “I come in great shape in spite of my sports age and my boxing trajectory, I want to keep the title that was so hard to win”.
The World Boxing Association 108 interim title fight between Alberto “Chiquito” Rossel and the Mexican José Alfredo Zúñiga, in Lima, will be scored with the half point system.
The supervisor of the fight is the Venezuelan Noryoli Gil, and the referee, the Panamanian Julio César Alvarado.
The scorecards will be in charge of the Panamanian David Singh, the Venezuelan Jesus Cova and the Puerto Rican Raul Nieves.
