Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, is looking forward to his homeconing this Saturday in Culiacan, Mexico and Billy Lyell is looking forward to playing the spoiler in the main event of ¨Top Rank Live¨ that will be televised by Fox Deportes from the Banorte Soccer Stadium. Photos by Rafael Soto.

 

¨I have not fought at home since 2006 and I am really excited about this fight. I want to show everyone that I am ready to fight for a World Championship and to do that, I need to look great against Billy Lyell a tought guy who has fought a world title and was the first man to defeat John Duddy,¨ said Chavez Jr, today during the final press conference.

 

Chavez Jr, the WBC #1 middleweight world ranked contender will defended his WBC Middlewieght Silver championship against Lyell of Youngstown, Ohio.

 

¨I that there is talk that I will be fighting for the world championship after this fight, but first I have to defeat Lyell and look great doing it, and that is exactly what I am going to do this Saturday Night,¨ said Chavez Jr.

 

Lyell is confident that he can take home the win on Saturday night.

 

¨I am very happy to be here in Culiacan, the people are very nice and have treated me great. I know that we are fighiting in his hometown and everyone will be rooting for him, but inside the ring it will only be the two of us and I come to win and will do everything I can to get the victory,¨said Lyell.

 

The card also includes a world title defense by Jackie ¨The Aztec Princess¨ Nava, the current  WBC Interim Super bantamweight female champion who will take on Freede Gonzalez of Los Angeles, California.

 

¨I am always happy to fight in big cards and this is one a big one. I know Freede very well and I expect a real tought battle on Saturday night. I prepare very well in Tijuana and look forward to giving the fans a great fight,¨ said Nava.

 

There is also another middleweight fight that has grab the attention of the fans here is Culiacan, as local hero Saul Roman takes another Freddie Roach train fighter¨Michael Medina in a 10 round bout.

 

¨There is always more pressure fighting at home and I want to do well in front of my hometown fans. Medina is a tought guy and I expect a real war. I am ready for him and to give the fans the kind of fight they expect from me,¨ said Roman

 

Medina, who has been training with Roach in Los Angeles is ready for the challenge.

 

¨¨Coming to your opponent backyard to fight is never easy, but I have prepared very well for this fight and look forward to facing Saul Roma a world class fighter who I need to beat at this point of my career and to seek the fights that will bring me a championship oportunity,¨said Medina.

 

Freedie Roach and Alex Rizza, are happy with the work Chavez Jr. has done for the fight and are looking for a good perfomarce from their fighter.

 

¨Julio is coming along great. He has put in the work and has show me that he wants to get better and I believe all the hard work will payoff on Saturday. I want him to do great and give the fans an exciting fight and the move on to better and bigger things,¨said Roach.