Ana Julaton is Very Thankful For Her Golden Boy Run
By Ryan Burton
Former world champion Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton (12-3) returns to the ring after a year layoff on August 17th in Cancun, Mexico against Celina Salazar (4-1). Julaton appeared on the most recent edition of BoxingScene Radio to talk to us about the upcoming fight.
For months the Filipino American has been training hard at the UNLV gym in Las Vegas awaiting her ring return. She is normally a very active fighter and told us that she can't wait to get back in the ring.
"It is definitely exciting just to be back in the ring. It just makes my blood flow you know. It is a great opportunity. I am very thankful for Golden Boy Promotions. They have been such great advocates for women's boxing. Golden Boy actually did my pro debut so it is nice to reunite with them and I can't wait for the fight to happen," Julaton explained.
Julaton said that she has never been gfiven easay fights and expects to bring out the best in Salazar when they meet in the ring. She promises that she will put on a great a show and that the fans will get their money's worth.
"August 17th is going to be an action packed fight. I feel like in all of my experience from the amateurs to the pros, everyone brings their A-game when they fight me. It doesn't matter who is matched up with me, I don't get easy fights," Julaton told BoxingScene Radio.
Rumors have been circulating that Julaton may face IBF bantamweight champion Yazmin Rivas on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez mega-fight. For that fight to come to fruition, Ana must first take care of business against Salazar. She said that she is very thankful for the opportunities that Golden Boy Promotions have given to her.
"I want to give a big shot out to Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions who was a big proponent of making this happen. He was the catalyst to get all of this started. I just want to point that out," said Julaton.
You can listen to the interview in its entirety by clicking here: http://tobtr.com/s/5098989
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