The Cuban boxerGuillermo Rigondeaux will debut next June 21 inBare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), a style of boxing without gloves, in which he will seek to be champion.
In an interview conducted last week with the boxer and published on the “Boxeo de Altura” Facebook page, the 43-year-old from Santiago said he felt very good in preparation for the event.
His trainerEric Castano He said it was very easy to make the transition from classic boxing to bare-handed boxing with Rigondeaux.
“It is very easy when you have a double Olympic champion, double professional world champion, several times in the amateur world, won all the titles in the AIBA (International Amateur Boxing Association), the transition is impressive, it becomes very easy,” he assured. Chestnut.
That idea was also conveyed by Rigondeaux by sending a clear message to those who worry about his age and health during this fight.
“I wish those critics a long life and that they can see how far I am going to go. I'm going to be a champion, that's known," he said.
Guillermo Rigondeaux returned to the ring last year, after a domestic accident kept him away for 363 days.
“I want to tell you that the legend is back,” he said in a poster held at theHialeah Park Racing & Casino at "Cuban Boxing Night 3".
Rigondeaux suffered serious burns to his eyes in March 2022 after a pressure cooker exploded in his home. The serious accident not only put his return to the ring in doubt, but alsoHe also made people fear that he would go blind..
The Cuban has a professional record of 20-3-1 and has delivered 14 knockouts in his career.
Now we have to wait until June 21 to see what his performance will be like in this new challenge that he set for himself when he entered bare-hand boxing.
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