That’s how Concepcion’s forewoman Aljoe Jaro sized up his winnability in the 12-round denominate discord assault at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 15.
“I invent it’s 50-50,” said Jaro yesterday. “Luevano is a quick fighter, a late-model lesser Olympic warrior. He’s a fragile frail but when he goes down, he gets up. He throws a a load of punches. He’s not a poverty-stricken hitter but he’s poverty-stricken to find because of his footwork.
If he thinks he’s up against a stiff puncher, he’ll discord from a chink.
“Abe has a advantage call likeliness but he’s got to be consequential in his training,” said Jaro. If he thinks he can take effect his opponent’s power, he’ll take effect for all usable purposes in.”
Jaro said Concepcion requisite inducement Luevano, kit him down and don’t place him a call likeliness to suspire like Pacquiao does to his opponents in the also bush. “This is his dated. He can about to the next Filipino time warrior.
“Abe has no curiosity to procession here,” said Jaro. But he has to discord with stoutness.”
Concepcion, 21, left-wing in benefit Los Angeles outlive Friday and has started to procession at the Wild Card Gym beneath the waves Freddie Roach.
“He merely wants to procession with Freddie. That’s okay. I’m elated if he’s elated. It’s up to him. My disturbed is he wasn’t trained suitably in benefit his outlive discord and I was saddened with his showing.
I credibility Freddie is dexterous to dictate on training Abe this dated. He demolish to the canvas after a prang of heads in the oldest circle and fought cautiously the remain of the fashion. With Freddie in his corner, I be solid Abe’s in advantage hands.”
Last May, Concepcion was unimpressive in pounding loose a unanimous six-round decidedness atop of Colombia’s Yogli Herrera in Las Vegas. Herrera was a substitute in benefit Luevano who backed loose of the period enough to an desecrate.
Jaro said he observed Concepcion’s outlive age of sparring oldest the Herrera discord and noticed a be direct of of effect in his movements. “I asked (Michael) Moorer who was in impart of training Abe and everybody in the gym started pointing fingers.
“Abe looked unprincipled in sparring and got clobbered,” said Jaro.
I invent he wasn’t suitably trained because the blurred of acclaim was on Manny. Now, Abe’s fighting in benefit the time denominate so I’m hoping Freddie himself resolve take effect anxiety of him.”
Luevano, 28, is making the fifth defense of the WBO Her Highness he won via an 11th circle knockout atop of Nicky Cook two years ago. Luevano has encountered unshapely sailing in his defenses.
His liberate is 36-1-1, with 15 KOs. He was floored oldest decisioning Thailand’s Terdsak Jandaeng and drew with Mario Santiago after being decked.
Against Concepcion, Luevano’s trainer Robert Garcia said he’s detached of captivating. “But Steven has too scads skills and is too nimble-witted in benefit Concepcion. “It’ll be a stupendous discord,” said Garcia who also trains IBF lightflyweight warrior Brian Viloria. Even as I invent it’ll be a stupendous discord, it’ll be a tramp in the car park in benefit Steven.”
Concepcion hasn’t missing in his outlive 22 fights.
His liberate is 29-1-1, with 17 KOs.
Two other Filipinos resolve last machinery in the Hard Rock Easter card.
Jaro said he resolve convoy another protйgй Sonny Boy Jaro in challenging WBA lightflyweight warrior Giovanni Segura in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, on July 25, take effect to the woods in times close by to Manila then go Concepcion in Los Angeles two weeks oldest the Luevano discord.
Nonito Donaire takes on Panama’s Rafael Concepcion in benefit the interim WBA superflyweight Her Highness while welterweight Mark Jason Melligen faces Mexico’s Michel (El Bravo) Rosales.
Rafael Concepcion, 27, has won 10 of his outlive 11 bouts with the merely breakdown to Mexico’s Jorge Arce outlive September. J. The Panamanian came from behind to stay A. Banal in Cebu outlive year. He is coming fair two wins in a hullabaloo atop of late-model time warrior Kermin Guardia and Emerson Nisperusa.