PAGARA: ?WE HAVE JUAREZ'S STYLE FIGURED OUT? (PRESSCON PHOTOS)
By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 08 Jul 2016
SAN MATEO, CA ? WBO Inter-Continental super bantamweight champion 'Prince' Albert Pagara of the Philippines appeared calm and relaxed as he meet face to face for the first time his highly touted challenger Cesar Juarez of Mexico during Thursday's final press conference held at the San Mateo Event Pavillon ahead of their bout this Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) at the San Mateo Event Center on 'Pinoy Pride 37: Firsts of the Future'.
Pagara, who repeatedly heard from Juarez camp that he is not on the same level with Juarez, said ?Nakuha na namin yong style niya, hindi kami kabado? (We've figured out his style, we're not worried).
It's no secret that Juarez puts pressure on his opponents by continually moving forward and try to smoother his opponent with his non-stop punching, a style that brought 2012 fighter of the year Nonito Donaire Jr into deep waters during their world title fight last Dec. 11 in Puerto Rico where Donaire escaped with a victory in a fight of the year candidate.
Pagara's trainer Edmund Villamor also said that they have prepared a Plan B if their initial approach to the fight won't work. ?We have a Plan B if he changes his approach to the fight,? Villamor said. ?We will see it during the actual fight and adjust accordingly.
Both fighters professed that they are in tip-top condition and raring to give their all come Saturday.
Meanwhile Juarez, who earlier said that he will not lose again against any Filipino fighter, said he wants a rematch with Donaire after getting past Pagara. ?I want to prove that I can beat Donaire. I want a rematch.?
Albert Pagara and Cesar Juarez pose during Thursday's press at the San Mateo Event Center Pavillion.
Jason Pagara and Abraham Alvarez.
The boxers and trainers pose with TFC / ABS-CBN executives and ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer.
Albert Pagara and Cesar Juarez at the Golden Gate Bridge.
Albert and Jason Pagara at the Golden Gate Bridge.
The main supporting bout between WBO No. 1 junior welterweight Jason 'El Nino' Pagara (38-2-0, 23KO) and his Mexican opponent Abraham Alvarez (21-9-1, 10KO) promises to be a slambang affair as Alvarez, whose 9 loses were all by knockout, promised to ?win by knockout or lose by knockout.?
?I will live and die in the ring,? Alvarez said.
To which Jason responded, ?I like that, That's a style that I want.?
The Jason Pagara-Alvarez fight will be contested in the welterweight 147 lb limit.
The official weighin will be held at the Serramonte Mall in Daly City tomorrow, Friday, at 12:00 noon
The well-attended press conference was streamed live on Facebook by TFC and questions from Facebook users to the boxers were also accepted. After the presscon, Pagara and Juarez and their teams to the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco for a well-deserved photo-op.
Tickets for Saturday's event have been reportedly been selling well with the ringside and the next most expensive tickets already sold out.
Meanwhile, an updated list of undercards are below:
Ricardo Pinell, San Mateo, CA vs Roberto Yong, Phoenix, AZ
6 rounds Middleweight
Mauricio Zavaleta, San Leandro, CA vs Darrne Mallard Jr, Sacramento, CA
6 rounds Jr Middleweight
Pete Duran, Mexico vs Edgar Gabejan, Philippines
8 rounds, Super Featherweight
Israel Hernadez, San Leandro, CA vs Michael Flores, Los Angeles, CA
4 rounds Flyweight
Lennard Davis IV, Oakland, CA vs David Figueroa, Oxnard, CA
4 rounds Junior Welterweight
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