Jermain Taylor speaks - Watch Live Boxing
By Media Report on Doghouse Boxing (Oct 12, 2012)
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Tonight former
undisputed middleweight champion Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor
(30-4-1, 18KO’s) will step back into the ring and continue on his
comeback trail as he takes on Raul Munoz (21-15-1, 16KO’s) in a 10-round
middleweight bout. Highlights of the bout will be aired on ShoBox: The New Generation. In the ShoBox main event blue-chip prospect Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (10-0, 6KO’s) looks to keep his unblemished record intact when he takes on Philadelphia’s Tevin Farmer (7-3-1, 1KO) in an eight-round lightweight matchup.
In the televised co-feature, undefeated up-and-coming prospects Jonathan Cepeda (12-0, 11KO’s) and Lamar Russ (10-0, 6KO’s) will square off in an eight-round middleweight bout. The
event is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Rumble Time Promotions
in association with Gary Shaw Productions and Universal Promotions SHOWTIME® will begin live coverage at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
"I feel great. Physically and mentally I feel I am on the top of my game," said Taylor.
I am ready to go out
there and make a statement. I want to show the world that I am ready for
the best that the middleweight division has to offer. I fully expect to
be fighting for a world title belt sometime early next year."
The bout on Friday will be Taylor’s third consecutive fight on the SHOWTIME® network
since returning to the ring in December of last year. Taylor went on a
two-year hiatus from the ring following his early departure from the
coveted Super Six Tournament in the super middleweight
division. Taylor has since moved back down in weight to where he ruled
as the undefeated middleweight champion of the world from 2005-when he
ended Bernard Hopkins’ record-setting reign-to 2007. In Taylor’s most
recent outing in April, he won a dominant 10-round unanimous decision
over previously undefeated Caleb Truax. Taylor is hoping to work his
way into another title shot in 2013, but he must first get by Munoz.
"In order for Jermain to
return to championship form he has to stay busy," said promoter Lou
DiBella, who has promoted Taylor from his first professional bout.
"Skills need to be rediscovered and confidence needs to be built. An
active, prepared and confident Jermain Taylor can still be a force to be
reckoned with at the highest level of the middleweight division."
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"It took us about five
years to get our first crack at the world title so I knew once we
returned that it was going to take us some time to get Jermain back to
where he was when he beat Hopkins," said trainer Patrick Burns. "I am
extremely happy though where Jermain is right now. Physically he has
been there for some time now, but more important was his mental aspect.
He needed to get back to where he was mentally and to get that
confidence back, and I can assure you that it is there. That is what
excites me the most about Jermain right now. He has his confidence back
and knows that he has the ability to once again be the best
middleweight in the world."
The event is promoted by
DiBella Entertainment and Rumble Time Promotions in association with
Gary Shaw Productions and Universal Promotions. Tickets are priced at
$100, $75 and $40, and can be purchased through the Ameristar Casino or
by calling (314) 267-2204. Doors open at 5:30PM with the first bout scheduled for 6:00PM.
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