MARES EYES DONAIRE IF HE BEATS MOREL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 20 Apr 2012
Abner Mares.
Former bantamweight champion Abner Mares who relinquished his title to move up in weight and face Puerto Rico?s Eric Morel is eyeing current WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire among other big names on his wish list.
Mares said the decision to move up to 122 pounds ?was obviously a team decision. Why not? I think 122 is really interesting right now. Big names are there. I?ve fought everybody at 118 and 122 has great names and I can face all these guys back-to-back and I?d love to. I?m blessed and thrilled that this next fight is for a 122 pound title.?
Asked who he would like to fight at super bantamweight Mares named five possible opponents and said ?all of them would be great fights.?
He went from bottom to top naming Victor Terrazas, Fernando Montiel, Rafael Marquez, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr, Jorge Arce and added ?the big name that is up there is, no doubt, Nonito Donaire. If all those fights can be made I?m more than willing to take those fights.?
But Mares first needs to take care of business against the 37 year old Puerto Rican Eric Morel who has a record of 46-2 with 23 knockouts compared to Mares who is undefeated with 23 wins, 1 draw and 13 knockouts.
The Mares-Morel fight card at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas will be telecast on a slightly delayed basis on the popular weekly boxing show ?Big Time Bakbakan? on AKTV IBC 13 beginning at 12 noon right after Viva Sports ?The Main Event? which will feature highlights of the 12th Annual ?Flash? Elorde ?Banquet of Champions? at 11 a.m.
Morel has conceded that the 26 year old Mares who is some eleven years younger ?is a great fighter, but my age is nothing but a number. I'm in great shape, my speed is there and I have more power. I feel like nothing is going to stop me. I can guarantee you that age isn't catching up to me."
Asked what his more recent fights against Agbeko, Yhonny Perez and Vic Darchinyan have given him, Mares said "I'm not worried and I'm not training any different because he's 37 years old. I'm not training less because he has more fights. I'm just training like I always train for any opponent. I just look at this fight like another fight. Another opponent, another fight. I've fought top opposition and I've been able to adjust to every fighter. That's just because of the way I train and the way I set myself mentally. I'm not concerned with my age, younger, older. I know he trains hard and I do expect a tough fight. None of that crosses my mind."
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