San Juan, P.R.- Former welterweight title holders Kermit “The Killer” Cintrón (31-2 27KO’s) and Carlos “El Indio” Quintana (26-2 20KO’s) were present at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum for the first press conference prior to their upcoming bouts on the 24th of October. Cintrón will face off against Brazilian Juliáno Rámos (15-2 12KO’s) at a maximum weight of 150lbs while Quintana will do the same against tough as nails Jesse Feliciano (15-7-3 9KO’s) at the junior middleweight limit.
Ramos last fight was a knockout loss to welterweight prospect Mike Jones over a year ago and carries no victories over top rated fighters. Cintrón is coming off one of his best performances in defeating highly regarded Alferdo “El Perro” Angulo at 154lbs. so 15rounds.com inquired about that. “The Killer” said that a lot of it had to do with the fact that he really wanted to fight in Puerto Rico, where he was born and raised until the age of 8. He said that before he signed with Dibella Entertainment he made them promise him a fight on the island and they delivered. Still, the former belt holder made it clear that this type of “tune up” fights can be very dangerous because the fighters are coming with a winning mentality.
He admitted he hadn’t seen his opponent and didn’t know much about him but nevertheless expressed his confidence in victory. He mentioned that in his last fight against Angulo he proved that he could box as well as trade with opponents. About that fight Cintrón went on to call Angulo “La Perra” or “b*tch” based on the fact that he had beat him up and taught him boxing that night(Angulo left the ring before speaking to the media after that fight).
Cintrón would also have some advice for his fellow countryman regarding Quintana’s next opponent, Jesse Feliciano, a previous victim of his. “He takes a lot of punches”. The Killer made it very clear that Feliciano is really tough which says a lot coming from a guy who has stopped 27 of his 31 victims.
Quintana also took time with the press to discuss his upcoming bout. He expressed he felt privileged to fight in front of his people and on the same card as Cintrón. About Feliciano, he said he’s seen him fight several times and knows he is tough. Still, he knows how to handle fighters like that and is certain the fight will not go the distance.
Although El Indio has fought in Puerto Rico before, he admits there is pressure but he knows how to handle it. He also noted that it will be just a day under a year without fighting when he steps in the ring with Feliciano but having gone through long layoffs before he knows how to keep in shape. About his weight, Quintana said he could still make the welterweight limit but there has to be enough motivation in monetary terms for him to do it as it admittedly drains him.
Also in action will be undefeated Puerto Rican prospects Joel “Joelo” Torres (11-0-1 7KO’s) against an opponent to be announced and José “Chelo” González (7-0 4KO’s) against Javier García (6-2-1 2KO’s) of Gurabo, Puerto Rico. A total of eight bouts is planned for the evening with the transmission of the DiBella-PR Best Boxing production airing through Pay-Per-View for a price of $29.95 in Puerto Rico and the united States.