As former unified 154 lb titleholder Jarrett Hurd heads again into the ring this weekend on Showtime’s undercard of Brandon Figueroa vs Mark Magsayo, Hurd says he’s been holding himself within the fitness center however that taking a while off after his 2021 loss to Luis Arias was in all probability a superb factor.
“We’ve been staying prepared,” Hurd stated. “I had numerous wars at first of my profession, so I feel {that a} break wasn’t such a nasty factor. I’ve been in some powerful fights and I took the time to get myself collectively.”
In getting himself collectively, Hurd says he’s been placing within the work contained in the fitness center with a brand new coach, and expects for that new partnership to pay dividends inside the ring.
“Coaching exterior of my hometown simply wasn’t an awesome factor for me,” stated Hurd. “I had all my success there in coaching. Now I’m coaching with my new coach Andrew Council again in Maryland. We’re an awesome match and he permits me to be myself.
“I virtually really feel like I’m again to the place I used to be earlier than I used to be unified world champion. I’m again to the man that folks weren’t actually believing in. I’m again to being the man who has to go on the market and show each time why I used to be the place I used to be. I needed to go on the market and beat guys that no one thought I’d beat. This time without work made me fall again in love with the game.”
Hurd goes on to say that he absolutely intends to marketing campaign at middleweight from this level ahead, and whereas he expects there to be a bit little bit of ring rust as a consequence of his time away, he’s nonetheless anticipating deal with enterprise convincingly.
“Middleweight is the place I’m going to remain at,” Hurd stated. “They’re going to be saying that ‘Swift’ is again after Saturday. I’m going to shake off the cobwebs, however I’m going on the market to dominate.
“I do know he’s coming with the Mexican model, however all of them say I’ve the Mexican model too. So it’s going to be a conflict for positive.”
