Undefeated welterweight contender Cody Crowley will look to additional cement his place within the star-studded welterweight division when he takes on veteran Abel Ramos within the SHOWTIME PPV telecast opener on Saturday, March 25 in a Premier Boxing Champions occasion from the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas.
The pay-per-view telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will probably be headlined by tremendous middleweight rivals David “The Mexican Monster” Benavidez and Caleb Plant in a long-awaited matchup between former world champions.
Tickets for the reside occasion, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing, are on sale now and will be bought HERE by way of AXS.com.
The 29-year-old Crowley (21-0, 9 KOs) is a local of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada however trains in Las Vegas with longtime coach Ibn Cason as he continues his ascent within the 147-pound division. After impressively dispatching the beforehand unbeaten Kudratillo Abdukakhorov and rugged contender Josesito Lopez in his final two outings, Crowley hopes to benefit from one other alternative on one among boxing’s greatest levels.
Here’s what Crowley needed to say about coaching camp, Ramos and extra:
On what he’s proven the boxing world together with his most up-to-date wins:
“With my final two wins broadcast on SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME PPV, I proved to the world that I’m an elite fighter. I belong in each dialog concerning the welterweight division. I earned the fitting to problem for the welterweight championship of the world.”
On the place he can nonetheless enhance as a fighter:
“As a fighter, there may be all the time room for enchancment. I’m an all-around fighter. I can field, I can punch, I can take a punch and I can outthink any opponent who’s in entrance of me. Enchancment will come as I’m able to get extra exercise and never take care of as a lot ring rust. Enchancment may even come because the stakes in every combat are raised.”
On his opponent, Abel Ramos:
“Abel Ramos is a stable fighter. I imagine that he’s coming to combat and will probably be very aggressive. However, he’s now within the ring with a particularly hungry fighter. Because the combat progresses, I’ll uncover the holes in his type. With my continuous aggression, I’ll suffocate something he’s attempting to do.”
On the place he stands within the welterweight division:
“I really imagine that I’m one of many high three welterweight fighters on the planet. The one ones forward of me are Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. Combating both of them, I can then show to be one of the best on the planet. I imagine that I can beat both of them, as a result of I’m youthful and hungrier. There isn’t any one who can sustain with my relentless assault and willpower within the ring.
“Proper now, I imagine that I’m higher than any of the opposite contenders. It’s time to combat for the world title. It’s time to combat Errol Spence Jr.”
On combating in reminiscence of his late father:
“Dedicating this combat and my profession to honor my father’s reminiscence means the whole lot to me. He was and nonetheless is my best fan. He pushed me to succeed. He believed in me when there was no one else. Turning into welterweight champion of the world is our dream.
“With my father’s passing, I began ‘55 for 55’ to boost funds and consciousness for suicide prevention. It’s my purpose to assist individuals and save lives with this program and for it to be one other approach of honoring his reminiscence.”
