PARRENAS WILL GO FOR A KNOCKOUT IF HE SEES AN OPENING AGAINST CARMONA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 15 Jun 2015
World Boxing Organization super flyweight champion Warlito ?Cowboy? Parrenas will go for a knockout if he sees an opening when he faces Mexico?s David Carmona in their Interim title fight on July 4 in Mexico City.
Parrenas who is ranked No. 1 is training very hard at the United Boxing Promotions Gym in Tokyo, told the New Standard/boxingmirror.com that he?s been training extremely hard and is determined to win the Interim crown from Carmona who is ranked No. 2 and is a good fighter.
Parrenas realizes that it could be difficult to earn a decision in Mexico and that while the impression is ?you must win by a knockout, it?s a question of timing and if it comes, I?ll go for it.?
Parrenas told us that he continues to spar with former Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation champion, 30 year old Takuya Kogawa whom he described as ?a smart fighter with very fast hands and you have to be in condition which is good for my stamina.?
Kogawa won the OPBF title with a 6th round technical decision over Danilo ?Pit Bull? Pena on October 28, 2010 and holds a record of 23-4 with 13 knockouts.
The 31 year old Parrenas who has a record of 24-6 with 21 knockouts said ?you must believe in yourself? but without being over-confident even as British trainer Warren Evison who works alongside Filipino trainer Sammy Bernabe said Carmona ?is a good fighter who has speed and technique? which is the reason for getting Parrenas to spar with Kogawa.
Evison said Parrenas was ?looking good and is eager? to get into the ring for the fight which was originally scheduled for June 27 but was moved to July 4.
Kogawa is coming off an eight round unanimous decision over two-time world title challenger Hiroyuki Hiataka last October 10 and also scored a ten round unanimous decision over former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro on April 7, 2013.
Team Parrenas is scheduled to leave for Mexico on June 29 with Evison confident that Parrenas who went through simulated altitude training in order to be able to handle the altitude in Mexico will ?apply pressure on Carmona ? and is motivated to capture the Interim crown.
Photo: Warlito Parrenas (R) with Bernabe.
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