It is neither practical for boxers nor for journalists to be able to explain the last hours, as momentous as they were uncomfortable, of this wonderful evening of boxing to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a private setting; Where everything seems to be disrupted as if things are going backwards; From the timelines that will connect night and morning on two continents – America and Asia – to the initial saturation that begins to be perceived in the different heroes who are between the white robes and the unimaginable buildings built “five minutes from the desert.”
How do the life and metabolism of Buenos Aires’ Fernando “Pometa” Martinez change when he fights the North American? Jesse Bam Rodriguez Three o’clock in the morning, Riyadh timeAre you facing unknown experiences in your career? How is your spirit, diet and body doing to record a limit of 52.167 kg for the super flyweight category, in The weigh-in will be on Friday at 3 pm in Argentina?
The heavy oil money and gas pipeline stock prices in this region have everything as they please. And now they’re doing it with their favorite game: boxing. The reason behind all this is the local sheikh Turki Alcik, who has merged with a series of very powerful promoters but who depend on his wealth. And the juicy wallets they pay their contracted athletes are quite soothing.
“Fernandito is angry and a little anger wouldn’t hurt him on this occasion.” This is how Rodrigo Calabrese, before the invitation of LA NACION, defined the emotional state of his student Fernando Pomita Martinez, our country’s only absolute world champion, will live a chapter as valuable as it is strange: he will enter the ring at 3 a.m. on Sunday in Riyadh; That is, 9 pm. Saturday in Argentina.
His unification fight for the World Super Flyweight Championship (WBC – WBA – IBF) against the undefeated American Jesse Bam Rodriguez, one of the biggest and most protected boxers in the boxing industry, is a magnet for experts on the subject. All over the world. Probably much more than in Argentina.
Martinez no longer speaks to the press. Neither in person nor over the phone. He arrived in the Arabian Peninsula more than a week ago and is confined to his room equipped with a kitchen and dining room. “He prepares his meals and picks out food at the supermarket,” Calabrese told us. “Just today about fifteen citizens arrived, and that made him feel good.” The leaders of Boca Juniors – the team that Martinez supports – brought a shirt signed by its president, Juan Roman Riquelme, and dedicated to Turk, a football fan. “This might bring us closer to him.”
Martinez is cooperating more than Rodriguez in promoting the fight by attending public training and interviews agreed upon with the DAZN application, which will broadcast the evening starting at five in the evening, in exchange for a payment of $25.
In this regard, Calabrese told LA NACION: “We are 700 grams away from the maximum of the category. It is excellent, it will work lightly to achieve the sweat. Almost no water, some yerba mate, some tuna, some eggs and wait. It is the worst moment in a boxer’s character. After weighing, rehydration begins: white bread, honey and bananas. Whey-based drinks flavor liquid and rice with some meat and chicken. Fight night? We’ll have something to eat at 8pm and arrive three hours early to the stadium. Fernando is a night owl and this will work to his advantage. A good nap will be productive on fight day. “There are no more mysteries.”
Mauricio Sulaiman, President of the World Boxing Council, and Gilberto Mendoza, President of the World Boxing Federation, confirmed to LA NACION the management of the match. American Edward Colantis will be the referee for the match. His appointment was a surprise because of recent setbacks with the California Athletic Commission. Can it be relied upon? no. The jurors will be: Jerry Martinez, from Puerto Rico, Jean-Robert Lin, from France, and Pavel Hynek, from the Czech Republic. Their careers do not have the reputation to match this hierarchy. This is a huge risk to take and was known from the beginning. Doesn’t surprise anyone.
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