Dan Podmore has an enormous probability at BKB 59 so as to add one other divisional title to his ledger, however it’s not the one he anticipated to be combating for. The ex-BKB bridgerweight champion final beat Jarome Hatch in a bridgerweight title eliminator, however Dan Podmore will conflict with the unbeaten Julian Fernandez for Fernandez’s tremendous cruiserweight title.
This Tijuana bout serves as a hometown title struggle for Fernandez, with the 2 headlining BKB’s first occasion in Mexico. With localized assist from Zanfer, BKB 59 transpires on September nineteenth in Tijuana, Mexico. The timeline for this struggle coming collectively was a succinct one, and when shining a lightweight upon that, Dan Podmore mentioned [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Properly I used to be truly on vacation. I used to be in Zanzibar, Tanzania. I obtained a message off Joe [Brown], one of many the administrators, English administrators, and requested me what I used to be weighing. I assumed possibly they’ve obtained a bridgerweight struggle arising. So, I kind of like half instructed him I used to be a bit heavier than what I used to be. However I saved the burden down. However yeah, he mentioned, “I’ve obtained a chance for you combating in Mexico.” I used to be like, “Oh, candy.” However then, I assumed, “Okay, that’s good.” So I assumed he was, like I mentioned, he was going to be in search of a bridgeweight struggle.”
“He goes, “So, how do you’re feeling about combating Julian Fernandez for the Tremendous Cruiser [crown]?” I says, “Properly, that kind of weight division’s by no means been on my radar. Not as of but anyway. Perhaps sooner or later and stuff, however I had no plans on taking place to 90 kilos. However one other probability at a world title and being in Mexico, being that it’s the primary [BKB] occasion held in Mexico, I assumed, why not?”
“Let’s make historical past once more, you realize what I imply? So, I assumed, yeah, let’s go. I instructed Joe that I used to be weighing about 105, 105 kilos, however realized I used to be about 101. So yeah, we’ve began to come back down in weight.”
When it comes to doable shifts with dietary concerns or maybe a unique power and conditioning piece that could possibly be tied towards taking place to this tremendous cruiserweight restrict, Dan Podmore acknowledged [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Yeah it’s simply sorting the food plan. Clearly I eat clear anyway. I satisfaction myself on being an expert athlete and stuff. So I have a tendency to remain in form. Power and conditioning all keep the identical. Like I say, it’s simply reducing out sugar and stuff like that. The load with a little bit of arduous graft, the burden will fall off, you realize what I imply? So, it’s been robust, however it’s coming down.”
Whereas beforehand touting Mexican fighters are robust but additionally giving that related reward to his fellow Birmingham combatants, Dan Podmore quipped [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Completely. If I didn’t suppose I may win, I wouldn’t have taken the struggle. what I imply? I’m not one among these guys that may settle for a struggle simply to take a bit of cash or this that and the opposite. For a little bit of a vacation or no matter it might be. However, I’ve taken this struggle. It’s on the idea that I’m going to win. I’m going going over there and I’m going to do my utmost finest to go and attempt to beat this man. All people he’s fought earlier than they’ve half like fell over within the struggle, you realize what I imply? That’s one thing that I can’t do.”
“I feel possibly there’s a risk that this struggle was provided to a couple extra different individuals and it’s been mad being turned down. They’ve given me six weeks to organize for this. Like I mentioned, I used to be on vacation on the time. I used to be truly sipping a beer once I obtained the decision. As quickly as I accepted the struggle, the beer went down the drain and we began as a way to go on. However yeah, so I’m beneath no phantasm that there are lots of people that most likely turned this struggle down towards Julian Fernandez. Cuz he’s a really, very, very, superb opponent.”
Dan Podmore blasts yordan fuentes, touts Fernandez’s abilities, and the significance of household
With one of many deeper ledgers in naked knuckle historical past, addressing the skillset of the undefeated champion who has generated all first-round finishes in his naked knuckle efforts up to now, Dan Podmore mentioned [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Like I mentioned, there’s not a lot to go on clearly as a result of individuals haven’t made out the primary spherical with him. Like I mentioned, it’s a few of the guys that he fought possibly shouldn’t have been in there with him. They’ve all fell over kind of factor, however the one which shocked me was ‘The Cuban Crocodile’ struggle. [Yordan Fuentes] was purported to be a tricky man. However then clearly Julian was hitting him behind the top, however then he used that to get out the struggle. Now for me, he give up.”
“He give up. He didn’t need none of it. So, we’re beneath no phantasm that that’s the best way that Julian fights. So, we’re greater than prepared for it… He likes to strike within the clinch. So he’ll like hit like this [motions wrapping around the head strikes]. So there could possibly be quite a lot of again of the top strikes and stuff like that. However we’re, like I mentioned, greater than effectively ready for that scenario.”
When concerning if this struggle breaks down in a giant method to the skilled and savvy veteran taking up the exuberant younger fiery fighter, Dan Podmore acknowledged [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Yeah, I feel my expertise alone must be an enormous issue on this. It’s going to be expertise verse I’m undecided how outdated Julian is. However I suppose he’s fairly youthful. I say it’s going to be the skilled versus the youthful, you realize what I imply? So he’s not had many naked knuckles. I do know he’s fought professional gloved. I do know that he did a little bit of that. I’m beneath no phantasm that he’s not fought some good execs as effectively gloved. However like I mentioned, that is naked knuckle and we’ve not but seen Julian get hit.”
“So, we are able to see how that pans out when he’s obtained me attacking and never simply overlaying up, being there to be hit kind of factor. As a result of let’s not make no mistake about this. I’m not going there to lose. I’m going there to do my utmost myo finest to deliver that world title again to Birmingham, be a fifth time. 5 time world champion in 4 totally different weight lessons. That’s the purpose on the finish of this struggle now. So yeah, and that’s what desires are fabricated from.”
With a deep resume that options BKB heavyweight, bridgerweight, and cruiserweight accolades, when touching upon the crowded nature of his mantel place today, Dan Podmore quipped [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“ what, like I mentioned, it’s all tales to inform the grandchildren, and inform the youngsters and stuff. I’ve executed greater than anyone man ought to do in his profession kind of factor. what I imply? I’ve achieved so much however like I mentioned I’m nonetheless not executed. I haven’t completed. what I’m saying? I nonetheless really feel wonderful. I nonetheless really feel 1,000,000 {dollars}. I nonetheless really feel good coaching. I nonetheless may take a shot. So yeah, we’re going to see how this one goes. Like I mentioned, Tremendous Cruiserweight wasn’t on the agenda.”
“Seen as on my final struggle towards Jarome Hatch, I assumed that was the primary contender spot for the Marko [Martinjak] struggle, the Marko rematch. Like I mentioned, this is rather like out of the blue, shot in the dead of night, you realize what I imply? They’v provided it to me. I’ve accepted. So, it’s like a brand new check. It’s a brand new check. That’s what I like about it.”
“It’s the unknown. what I imply? I wish to go and check myself once more to the extremes of pushing my our bodies to the restrict and see how we come out ultimately. That’s what I’m about. That’s why I’m within the sport. For this reason I struggle the fellows which might be finest on this planet. That’s mainly it.”
