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Gabriel Campillo Lands In
Texas;
Planning Surprise For Tavoris Cloud
Former WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Gabriel "The
Handsome Man" Campillo (21-3-1, 8 KOs) and his outstanding
support team, landed in in Corpus Christi, Texas, at 4 pm
yesterday, in advance of Campillo's challenge for unbeaten
Tavoris Cloud's (24-0, 19 KOs) IBF championship at American
Bank Center Arena this Saturday night.
The 12-round battle will serve as the opening televised bout
of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed
on the West Coast) broadcast that will also feature former
world champion Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KOs) taking on
Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 KOs) of Osaka, Japan.
Campillo says he and budding superstar trainer Pablo
Sarmiento had a fantastic camp, working with middleweight
champion (and Campillo manager) Sergio Martinez, who is also
in heavy training for his upcoming fight.
"Few people are giving me a shot in this fight and that just
motivates me more to prove them wrong," said the eager
Campillo. "This won't be the first time I've gone to another
country and returned home an upset victor," continued the
Madrid, Spain, native.
Campillo has a point. He won his WBA title from an
Argentinian in Argentina, defended it successfully against a
Kazakhstani in Kazakhstan, and in his last fight, an IBF
eliminator, fought to a controversial draw with a German in
Germany.
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing, Campillo's
promoter, is with his fighter and recommends the live
audience and television viewers that night prepare
themselves.
"Gabriel had a fantastic camp and he is fully ready to
spring a surprise on Tavoris Cloud on Saturday. He is always
at his best when he comes into another fighter's territory
and is not expected to win. After the fight, the only ones
who are not in shock will be our team. We know what's
coming."
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