Malik "King" Scott, Juan Manuel "JuanMa" Lopez, Daniel Ponce de Leon and Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs spoke to the media during an open workout at Amelia Municipal Boxing Gym in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico in advance of their respective fights this Saturday, March 15 bouts at Cloliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, which will air LIVE on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and SHOWTIME EXTREME.
MALIK SCOTT, Top Heavyweight Contender
"In a sense it's weird getting in the ring with a friend. Me and Deontay love each other, but we don't love each other that much to not go out for the heavyweight championship of the world.
"My career, my life and the trials and tribulations I've gone through to get here, it's all on the line Saturday night.
"Deontay is big, 6 foot 7 and he fights every inch of it. I also see a lot of loopholes in his game so I need to take advantage of them.
"I plan on taking him into deep water and baptizing him. It's not going to be easy but I have a strategic game plan and I'm going to stick to it."
JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ, WBO International Junior Lightweight Champion
"I'm so proud fighting here in Puerto Rico, this is mi tierra [my land]. I can't describe it, Puerto Rico is a piece of my heart.
"My weight is on the dot for tomorrow and on Saturday I'm going to give my Puerto Rican fans a great fight.
"Ponce De Leon is a different fighter now than he was back then when we first met. He's faster, more experienced and better prepared. It's going to be a war. When that bell ring on Saturday, there going to be thunder bolts, so get ready."
DANIEL PONCE DE LEON, Former WBC Featherweight World Champion
"I'm a different guy than the guy I was when I fought JuanMa and he knows it. I know is not going to be easy, but I'm ready and I'm back.
"I've trained very hard and coming Saturday night, my fans are going to see a Ponce De Leon that is going to make them proud. "
DANIEL JACOBS, Middleweight Contender
"It's a privilege for me to be in Puerto Rico. It's my second time here and I really appreciate the land and the people because they appreciate the sport of boxing, all the way down to the grandmothers.
"I'm on the road to success from beating cancer, this is my fifth fight now. I've captured the WBC Intercontinental belt and hopefully this is just another stepping stone to get me to the world championship.
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"Garcia vs. Herrera," a12-round WBC Super Lightweight World Title on Saturday, March 15, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions, Swift Promotions in association with PR Best Boxing and sponsored by Corona and AT&T. The co-main event, Deontay Wilder vs. Malik Scott, is a 12-round WBC Final Heavyweight eliminator bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will air live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). In the main event on the SHOWTIME EXTREME (7 p.m. ET/PT) (Delayed on the West Coast) portion of the card, former world champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Daniel Ponce de Leon square off in a 10-round rematch for the WBO International Junior Lightweight Title.
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