After capturing his first title in July 2016, Jonathan Guzman was outpointed in his first title protection and subsequently took a 23-month hiatus from preventing.
For Carlos Jackson, that’s the day his notion of the previous junior featherweight titlist modified for good.
“I’m not anxious, man,” the 32-year-old advised The Ring. “When he misplaced [a unanimous decision to Yukinori Oguni in December 2016], I may inform that he was not taking boxing significantly.”
On Saturday, Guzman and Jackson meet in a scheduled eight-round junior featherweight affair from Madison Sq. Backyard’s Hulu Theater in New York. The bout will happen on the undercard of the 10-round junior welterweight foremost occasion that includes title contender Jose Zepeda taking up Josue Vargas.
Guzman (24-1, 23 KOs), who hails from the Dominican Republic, has fought simply twice since struggling the lone defeat of his professional profession. He outpointed journeyman Roberto Castaneda over 10 rounds in a November 2019 bout in Oklahoma Metropolis. He adopted up with a third-round knockout of one other journeyman, Rodolfo Montoya, who floored Guzman in spherical two earlier than hitting the deck himself in a slated six-round contest.
Jackson (17-1, 11 KOs), 32, of Atlanta, who’s coming off an eight-round cut up choice victory over Weusi Johnson in February on the heels of his first loss within the bout prior, claims there’s a vital distinction in the way in which each males dealt with their first loss.
“I knew what I did improper and I wished to get again within the ring as quickly as attainable to point out everybody that I used to be able to being a greater fighter,” he continued. “Guzman doesn’t have the starvation that I’ve proper now.”
When he requested if he felt that his opponent was mentally weak, Jackson refused to go that route.
“I wouldn’t say that. I feel his objective was to grow to be a champion and he achieved that job,” he defined. “He made it, and now he’s standard in his hometown. Individuals [in the Dominican Republic] wish to be round him. And now he doesn’t have the starvation to battle anymore.
“Sadly for him, he’s going through a hungry canine on Saturday, and I’m going to do no matter it takes to get the win. I imagine he’s utilizing our battle to get again into the sport, however I’m simply gonna chuck him proper again out in entrance of the world.”
