Fighters featured on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir “King” Khan undercard hosted a Los Angeles media workout ahead of their upcoming respective bouts set for Saturday, May 7. Co-main event fighter Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-2, 15 KOs), Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera (22-5, 7 KOs) and undefeated opponent Frankie “Pitbull” Gomez (20-0, 13 KOs) featured on the HBO Pay-Per-View undercard were all in attendance as well as top prospects featured on the non-televised undercard Jason “El Animal” (10-0, 9 KOs) and David Mijares.
GLEN “JERSEY BOY” TAPIA, Middleweight Contender:
“This is a big opportunity, we all know what is on the line. I’m so excited.
“I prepare for this fight as I always do – train hard and train smart. I need to train hard for David Lemieux. I need to beat him.
“I know what I can bring to the table. David is fun to watch, but he uses the same style every fight. I’ve watched his last 10 fights. People don’t understand I have a lot of power too. I have a lot of skills to box. All I am thinking about is fighting Lemieux. I don’t want to get ahead of myself.”
MAURICIO “EL MAESTRO” HERRERA, Former WBA Interim Super Light Weight World Champion:
“I’m gonna work on what I’m going to do and not what he [Frankie Gomez] is going to do. I’m going to go out there and be confident and have fun.
“A win over Frankie Gomez would mean a lot. He’s an undefeated prospect that many people are watching.
“I know this is a big opportunity; it’s the first fight at the 20,000 seat T-Mobile Arena and a HBO Pay-Per-View show. When the fight with Lucas Matthysse fell through I told Golden Boy, ‘Keep me on the card, for whomever the opponent ends up being.'”
FRANKIE “PITBULL” GOMEZ, Welterweight Contender:
“I’m 100 percent focused on this fight and ready for May 7.
“I’m training hard to accomplish the things I want.”
JASON “EL ANIMAL” QUIGLEY, Middleweight Prospect:
“Every fight has the same meaning for me because I treat it like a world title fight.
“De La Rosa is another obstacle and hurdle I have to jump over to become a world champion. I’m ready to fight anyone and ready to shine on May 7. This is my chance to blow onto the scene. I have a lot to win and not much to lose.
“De La Rosa is coming off a knockout defeat and he is getting in the ring with a knockout artist, me, on May 7. He’s got to have doubts.
“I’ve never looked for a knock out. On May 7, I know the knockout can come. I just have to look for the opportunity.
“There are a lot of people traveling out from Ireland for this fight. The Irish fans are unbelievable. The way they have supported me has been amazing.”
DAVID MIJARES, Super Lightweight Prospect:
“I started boxing because there was one day I was at my father’s gym and there was a hockey player there that hit the water bag so hard that it fell down to the ground and I thought ‘wow! I want to be able to do that!’
“I’m very excited to make my debut on such a big card. The excitement cancels out the nervousness. I can’t wait to get in there and do my job.”
