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“It’s in the air and it’s being talked about,”
Menard told the Acadia Parish Today of a possible
world title fight. “I’ve trained really hard for
this fight. I have to go in there and impress
everybody, put on a good show and come out
victorious so I can get my shot at my first world
title.”
Menard’s promoter Chad Broussard, a former
champion boxer himself, shares that goal with his
boxer, saying:
“The UBO commission will be on hand for the fight
and I’ve been haggling with them for months about
getting my kid a world title fight. So, pending
the outcome, we could possibly have a shot to
fight for a world title right here in Lafayette.”
Napunyi (14-9, 7 KOs) comes in as a late
replacement, and the champion admits he is not
quite sure what to expect from his challenger:
“Honestly, I don’t know much about him at all. I
don’t know how tall he is, I don’t know how big he
is going to be. But all that really doesn’t matter
because I’m preparing myself for 10 rounds of
fighting and that’s what it will be if I don’t get
him out before then.” |
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