The Commey vs. Mariñez, Adam López v. Jason Sánchez and Jared Anderson vs. Kingsley Ibeh airs at 10 p.m. ET live on ESPN
The light suitors Richard Commey Yes Jackson Mariñez they woke up Thursday morning ready to fight in a 10-round co-feature. After Maxim Vlasov tested positive for COVID-19 and forced the postponement of the light heavyweight title battle against Joe Smith Jr., the Commey and Mariñez clash was elevated to the main event .
The two will meet Saturday night (10 p.m. ET) on MGM Grand Las Vegas’ “La Burbuja”, a three-fight show that also features the suitor. Adam Lopez defend his NABF featherweight belt in a 10-round fight against Jason sanchezand the prospect of heavyweights Jared Anderson against Kingsley Ibeh in a six-round fight.
Two days before the night of the fight, here’s what Commey and Mariñez had to say at the press conference:
– Richard Commey
“It’s been over a year since I fought. I lost my {title} against Teófimo {López}. It was a little difficult for me to accept it… But it’s already done, and I learned what I had to get out of it. I learned my lesson. It’s the moment of redemption for Commey because I still have a lot to give and I want to be double world champion. ”
“I don’t have much to prove to myself. I want to be twice world champion so now is the time to get there. Once I win this fight, there will be a lot of doors open for me. The division is hot right now. Winning this fight would put me in a good position again. “
“I’m coming back from a loss and he’s coming back from a loss. Logic. It’s a big fight for my return. “
– Jackson Marinez
“When it comes to the experience of fighting {Rolando} Romero, the whole world saw what happened. Right now I see myself as an uncrowned king, and although I lost controversially, it opened up more opportunities to me. I will take this opportunity. ”
“I just want to make it clear that they never gave us a rematch {with Romero}. We were looking for him. We were in the media doing interviews looking for him. When they saw that I had this great opportunity against Commey, that’s when they took to social media and started saying that I was dodging him and didn’t want to face him anymore. At the moment I have a great opponent in front of me, a former world champion, and I am ready to seize this opportunity. I am excited and proud to face someone like Commey. ”
COMBAT NIGHT SCHEDULE
ESPN, 22 h HE / 19 h HP
Richard Commey v. Jackson Marinez, 10 shots, lightweight
Adam Lopez v Jason Sánchez, 10 rounds, Lopez’s NABF featherweight title
Jared Anderson v Kingsley Ibeh, 6 strokes, heavyweight
ESPN +, 20 h 15 HE / 17 h 15 HP
Eric Puente v. Sergio Vega, 4 shots, lightweight
Jahi Tucker vs. Eric Rodriguez, 4 rounds, welterweight
Troy Isley vs. Bryant Costello, 4 strokes, middleweight
Floyd Diaz v Fernando Macias, 4 rounds, bantamweight
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