Arturo Santos: I'm Positive Abner Mares Will Lose Again!

By Miguel Rivera

Mexican Olympian Arturo "Rey" Santos (18-4, 5KOs)  is positive that he's going to make a big shocker on March 7th as part of an NBC televised tripleheader from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Santos is going to face former three division world champion Abner Mares (28-1-1, 15KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight will be part of Al Haymon's 'Premier Boxing Champions' series.

Santos, 29-years-old, represented Mexico in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Mares is also a former Olympian who represented Mexico. The tough contender has never been stopped as a pro and lost decisions to former champions Fernando Montiel, Hozumi Hasegawa and Simpiwe Vetyeka.

"Abner Mares also went to the Olympics. He has a style that borders on perfection and he is very strong, but I also have [a style of] my own, and I've prepared a surprise for Abner and everyone who believes that I don't have a chance to defeat him," Santos said. "Nothing is written in boxing and I will not miss the opportunity that my promoter has gotten to me."

"He has always been at a high level, beating the best and giving memorable fights - and that's a big motivation for me when training, jogging and strategizing with my team. I know I can beat him and get my career off [the ground] because if you look at his record there are a lot of world champions, and just one defeat, but I'm positive I'll hand him the second [loss]."