Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ López hopes to knock out Reiya Abe in the fight on March 2 where he will defend his title featherweight of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Verona, New York, and then seek the unification of belts.
In statements collected by BoxingScene after a training session in California, Venado López explained that he is preparing to neutralize Abe’s style and warned that the first rounds of the fight will be difficult, but He hopes to finish Abe before twelve rounds.
“I decided to do my camp here in Los Angeles so I could be a little closer to my family. I feel very good here. We have tall lefties who move a lot because we will need to neutralize Reiya Abe’s legs. We’re going to need to cut the ring a lot, so we’re preparing for her fighting style. He is a very slippery fighter. He doesn’t really like fighting. Therefore, it will be difficult to catch him in the early rounds. But we have great training partners. You can tell by the black eye one of them gave me. I think we are doing a great job and I hope to win this fight by knockout.“, said.
“My long-term goal is to fight the other champions and become a unified champion. I welcome a fight with whoever is next in line. Honestly, I want to unify the titles quickly and establish myself as a great champion and then move up to 130 pounds. The fans know that I give everything in the ring. I always look for a fight. I always look to win by knockout. They know I come here to fight. Then it will be a real war. It’s going to be a little complicated in the first rounds, but everyone knows that when I get in the ring, there will always be a war,” he added.
It should be noted that the Venado López team He had asked the IBF for special permission to be able to hold the unification fight. with Robeisy Ramírez, who at that time was still the monarch of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), but was denied and ordered to face Reiya Abe. Now the Mexican will have to go through the Japanese to seek to become unified featherweight champion.
Instead, Reiya Abe wants to be crowned world champion for the first time and will have the opportunity to do it against Venado López. The last time the Japanese entered the ring was last April when he defeated former two-weight champion Kiko Martínez by unanimous decision.
Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ López, 29, continues to establish himself as one of the best featherweight fighters and has in mind unifying the belts. The Mexican has a record of 29 wins (16 knockouts) and 2 setbacks.
For his part, Reiya Abe, 30, is the mandatory challenger of the IBF and will try to take the belt from the Mexican. The Japanese have a record of 25 victories, 10 by way of sleep, and three defeats in his professional career.
Keep reading:
· Venado López will defend his title against Reiya Abe in March, according to reports
· Venado López aims to unify titles after another successful defense against Joet González
· Venado López challenges Robeisy Ramírez after expressing his desire to unify the titles: “I hope we can meet soon”