The intensity and performance that Miguel Berchelt has reached in the strong stage of his preparation is so great that he has already hurt two of his sparring partners.
The “Alacrán” Berchelt (34-1-0, 30 KOs) is preparing at a great pace, with heavy workloads in the key weeks of his training program, to defend his WBC super featherweight world championship against his official challenger. Mexican Miguel “Mickey” Román (60-12-0, 47 ko’s) on Saturday, November 3 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, based on Zanfer, Max Boxing in partnership with Top Rank that will be aired in the United States by ESPN, and in Mexico by the Casa del Boxeo, Azteca 7.
Berchelt, performs his preparation in Hermosillo, Sonora under the supervision of his coach Alfredo Caballero, has hurt two boxers who go up to exchange blows with him in the boxing sessions.
“I’m so eager to put Román in his place, that when ‘sparreo’ I imagine it’s him and I squeeze into my sparring. An apology because I have hurt them, but immediately the action stops and I apologize to them, they are used to it because my coach Alfredo Caballero is used to doing boxing sessions with everything, “explained Berchelt, 26 years old.
The world champion, who against Roman will make his fourth defense, added that he will arrive in one of his best preparations.
“Here there is more at stake than triumph, it is pride, I want to teach a lesson to ‘Mickey’ in his own home, I am fed up with his speech, in the ring my quality and my fists will speak,” said the new world champion represented by Mario Abraham ..
Román has won by knockout his four most recent fights (Nery Saguilan, Orlando Salido, Aristides Perez and Michel Marcano) since last year, and is the current Fecarbox champion.