Mexican star and former world champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and reigning WBA Tremendous Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach kicked off struggle week occasions Wednesday with an open to the general public media exercise earlier than they meet for Cruz’s Interim WBC Tremendous Light-weight Title this Saturday, December 6 headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View occasion out there on Prime Video from Frost Financial institution Middle in San Antonio.
The media exercise additionally featured two-division world champion Stephen Fulton Jr., who takes on WBC Tremendous Featherweight World Champion O’Shaquie Foster for Foster’s title within the co-main occasion.
Additionally figuring out Wednesday had been WBA Middleweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara and hard-hitting challenger Johan Gonzalez, who meet in a 160-pound world title struggle, plus rising Mexican star Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. and high contender Shane Mosley Jr., who kick off the pay-per-view at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT for the Interim WBC Middleweight Title.
Here’s what the fighters needed to say Wednesday from the Occasion Middle at Pica Pica Plaza in San Antonio:
ISAAC “PITBULL” CRUZ
“It’s been 5 years since I used to be right here in San Antonio and I’m so glad to be again. I’m right here to placed on a present. The love means a lot to me and I’m gonna give that love proper again.
“This can be a essential struggle and I’m ready each bodily and mentally to take this win house on Saturday.
“In 2020 we began off the pay-per-view in San Antonio and now I’m right here headlining the pay-per-view. I’ve to make this struggle one other seminal second in my profession.
“I can promise you that that is gonna be an thrilling struggle, spherical after spherical. And I’m gonna get the win.”
LAMONT ROACH
“San Antonio is nice and I’m glad to be again. I can’t wait to placed on a present for everybody on Saturday night time.
“It fuels me to hold the load of my metropolis on my again and are available right here and carry out like I’m speculated to.
“It feels good to be right here reaping the advantages on my exhausting work. I’m gonna proceed headlining and proceed to be an enormous identify within the sport.”
STEPHEN FULTON JR.
“Crucial factor is to grow to be the primary three-division world champion from Philadelphia and stamp my legacy.
“To come back from the town I come from, to perform one thing that not one of the different nice fighters have achieved, it means all the pieces to me.
“I like the vitality of the followers right here. I’ve fought in Texas a number of instances and gotten a number of knockouts right here.
“You’re gonna see an ideal efficiency, but when the knockout is there, I’m positively gonna placed on a hell of a present for everybody on the market.”
ERISLANDY LARA
“I’m simply targeted on preventing, regardless of who the opponent is. I’m not even gonna point out that man’s identify trigger he doesn’t deserve it.
“I’m glad to be on this massive card. It means rather a lot. We’re gonna go on the market ready and see what our opponent does and take it from there.”
JOHAN GONZALEZ
“I’m actually enthusiastic about getting this chance. I’m right here and I’m right here to win. I’m right here to shock the world.
“Earlier than the struggle towards Jarrett Hurd I skilled exhausting, stayed disciplined and bought the win. That is no completely different. My fundamentals and my starvation to be the most effective will make the distinction.
“I’m gonna placed on a present for everybody. I’m not gonna let anybody down. That’s an important factor to me.
“I’m nonetheless coming all the way down to earth in regards to the pleasure I’m feeling to get this chance. On Saturday it will likely be a brand new feeling to grow to be world champion.
JESUS RAMOS JR.
“I’m right here to cease his momentum. We’re gonna give the followers a present. This can be a massive second for me. I’m blessed to be right here preventing in Texas for the primary time and I’m gonna get pleasure from it.
“I’m gonna present all the pieces on Saturday night time. I’ve bought rather a lot to my sport and I’ve been working exhausting to point out everybody.
“I like to struggle recurrently and placed on a present. Hopefully I can stick with it subsequent yr and carry the momentum from Saturday night time.
SHANE MOSLEY JR.
“That is what we struggle for. Championships, to be on an ideal stage with nice followers. I’m excited and I’m residing the dream.
“A win would imply all the pieces. It might make everybody who’s had my again proud. I’m preventing for them.
“I really feel like Ramos is undefeated proper now, so it’s an enormous alternative for me to beat him decisively. We get to set the tone for this card and I can’t wait.”
