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LUIS COLLAZO DISCUSSES KEITH THURMAN CLASH: "I'M EXCITED...STICK TO THE GAME PLAN AND DO WHAT I DO"

By Press Release | July 02, 2015
LUIS COLLAZO DISCUSSES KEITH THURMAN CLASH:

"I'm excited for next week. July 11 is going to be a great fight and the boxing fans will be very happy...In this sport, anything can happen. I'm just coming in here prepared for this fight July 11 and you can count on me bringing my best to the ring in July. I'm just ready. Once that bell rings...I just have to stick to my game plan. I'm prepared to go out for this fight and stick to the game plan and do what I do...Whoever sticks to the game plan the best is who should come out victorious," stated former world champion Luis Collazo, who spoke during a recent conference call about his upcoming July 11 clash with undefeated welterweight champion Keith Thurman. Check out what else he had to say!

Luis Collazo: Hello everyone. It's great speaking to you guys today. I'm excited for next week. July 11 is going to be a great fight and the boxing fans will be very happy.

Q: Can you tell me your opinion about where you think Keith Thurman is compared to all the top guys you've faced?

LC: I believe Keith Thurman is doing heck of a job. He's undefeated, I don't take anything away from him. In this sport, anything can happen. I'm just coming in here prepared for this fight July 11 and you can count on me bringing my best to the ring in July. I'm just ready. Once that bell rings, it's just the tapes out the window; everything is out the window. Whoever sticks to the game plan the best is who should come out victorious.

Q: Do you have any thoughts Luis about going and fighting Keith in the front of his home crowd?

LC: Well there are negative and positives. I've been going and taking care of business and you want some excitement, so that's my job as a fighter and if that means putting pressure on him, I can. But I got to do my job.

Q: Luis do you enjoy the role of underdog and coming on the road against a hometown opponent?

LC: Absolutely I'm going to go my whole career. There's nothing new. Keith Thurman is the champion, so hey, if I got to go to his backyard to fight for this world title, that's what it is. I'm just blessed to get the opportunity and we want to give the fight fans what they want to insight them, and come July 11 on ESPN, is going to be a heck of a fight.

Q: Luis what maybe have you learned from all of these kind of underdog roles that are going to help you prepare for Keith Thurman?

LC: Go out there and be me. I had a great training camp too. I've got another week and a half and then I go out there and do what I love to do and do what I do best.

Q: Luis how do you tune out your opponent's reputation as you focus and prepare for this bout?

LC: He got to train for his part and I got to put out for my part. It's okay. I've been in this situation before, so I just got to stay prepared and stay focused and let him do what he has to do.

Q: Luis you're obviously a veteran fighter you're coming in with a lot more experience than Keith but what do you see your advantages are in this fight where you could get the victory especially in his home territory?

LC: I just have to stick to my game plan. I'm prepared to go out for this fight and stick to the game plan and do what I do. So then I'm caught up with the hype and I just have fun.

Q: Have you seen any weaknesses in his fights where you could take advantage of?

LC: Every fight you have to come prepared for and yes, you're going to see weaknesses while you're watching the fight with all the fighters, but once you get in that ring, it's totally different, so we just got to stick to the game plan and like that we can get the victory.

LC: Excited for next week. This is about time for the countdown to start in a couple of days but on Saturday night, it's a great night of boxing on ESPN and I'm blessed and blessings to all.

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