Golden opportunity for Spanish boxing. Samuel Carmona (26 years old) will face this Saturday, December 3 (02:00, DAZN) Julio César Rey Martínez (18-2-0, 14 KO) for the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title in the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, United States. Their historic clash will be the co-main event of the evening that will close the trilogy between Mexican Juan Francisco Gallo Estrada (43-3-0, 28 KO) and Nicaraguan Román Chocolatito González (51-3-0, 41 KO), who will face by the WBC super flyweight.
The WBC ordered several finals and knockouts at its last convention, and Samuel Carmona (8-0-0, 4 KO) was one of those chosen. He was notified just three weeks in advance, but the Canarian boxer did not hesitate at any time and began to work hard under the guidance of his trainer Carlos Formento. A great opportunity that will not be missed. “We are going to bring us the WBC World Cup” assured Carmona and his coach. This will be the first 12-round bout for the canary.
Samuel Carmona has extensive experience in amateur boxing. He started boxing at the age of 12, and at 18 he won the Spanish Championship. He was part of the National Team and won the bronze medal at the European Championship in Ukraine in 2017. He started boxing at the age of 12, and at 18 he won the Spanish Championship. At the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016, he shone for his excellent performance and got an Olympic diploma. “I don’t just have eight fights like people think, I have over 200 amateur fights. I am an expert in boxing and I will prove it”, the canary declared at the press conference.
He wanted to play the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but with the change of Olympic categories they suppressed the -49 kg category. This made Samuel Carmona decide to make the leap to professional in 2019. He signed with the Russian promoter Patriot when he had two fights and a year later he signed the WBA international flyweight title, positioning himself to fight for the WBA Interim in May. With the arrival of COVID-19, his career stalled. Russia closed the borders and Carmona was without a fight until in 2021 he signed with Matchroom.
Now he is facing the great opportunity of his life. Julius Caesar King Martínez has owned the WBC fly belt since 2019, a few months after Carmona made the leap to professional. But the canary will leave his skin in the ring to return to Spain with the title hanging on his arm.
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