Photos: Darryl Cobb Jr.
Super middleweight contender Jesse “Hollywood” Hart (24-1, 20 KOs), who dropped a unanimous decision to Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez last year for the WBO super middleweight title, will face Mike Gavronski (24-2-1, 15 KOs) in the 10-round ESPN co-feature on Saturday night at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. With a win, he hopes to earn another shot at Ramirez.
Jesse Hart: “The Atlantic City market is one of the best markets in the world because it’s so rich in boxing history. Mike Tyson fought Michael Spinks here. Before the market went to Las Vegas, it was all Atlantic City. This is boxing roots. This is boxing heritage.”
On being close to another title shot: “You always look at what’s in front of you. You never look at what’s ahead. That’s what my dad {Eugene “Cyclone” Hart} always tells me. To do that, you have to focus on the now, not the future. If you get ahead of yourself, you may miss what’s in front of you.”
On Mike Gavronski: “I have nothing derogatory to say about him. I think he’s alright. I don’t see anything special about him, but it is what it is.”
At the Atlantic City PAL gym on Wednesday, many of the fighters from Saturday’s card worked out for the media.
