DALLAS – Jeremy Stephens loves a knockout, however he hopes to punish Chris Avila all through the struggle.
Stephens meets Avila in an eight-round bout at 168 kilos on the cardboard headlined by Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz on Saturday in Dallas.
“I’m simply seeking to beat this motherf*cker’s ass all rounds,” Stephens mentioned throughout Wednesday’s open exercise scrum. “I don’t need the knockout. I need to beat him up.”
Stephens, who made his boxing debut in a majority draw vs. fellow UFC alum Jose Aldo in April, isn’t certain if boxing is the path he’ll proceed to go, however is having fun with the journey.
“I’m having a whole lot of enjoyable proper now. I’m having fun with it,” Stephens mentioned. “This is a chance on the desk for me and my household. I’m a various fighter. I can struggle martial arts, I can struggle Jeet Kune Do, boxing, you title it. I’m a prize fighter. I’m simply in love with this technique of boxing, and the pay, the thrill, the massive eyes.
“I manifested this after I fought Aldo. I used to be like, ‘Man, if Jake Paul or Diaz drops out, I’m going to be that man calling each – I don’t even know who the f*ck to name, however I’m going to be calling anyone to place me on that card.’ So, I manifested this, and right here I’m.”
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