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Berto set for Forbes!
WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (22-0, 19 KOs) will take the ring for his first title defense on September 27 facing former 130lb champion Steve “Two Pounds” Forbes (33-6, 9 KOs) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., the site of Forbes’ recent match-up with Oscar de la Hoya.The welterweight clash, which highlights the undercard of Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga’s junior middleweight match-up, will be broadcast on HBO’s World Championship Boxing. “I feel good, I’m confident. I’m in tremendous shape and ready to turn in a good performance on September 27,” Berto said. “Fans can expect the same Andre Berto speed and power, and I’ve been bringing in smaller guys and slick boxers. We are working on speed and boxing for this fight.” Berto opened training camp on August 19 in his hometown of Winter Haven. He and trainer Tony Morgan made the decision to conduct his training camp in central Florida, and he is preparing for the fight at the Winter Haven Police Athletic League gym, the same facility he trained in as an amateur.
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Berto set for Forbes!
WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (22-0, 19 KOs) will take the ring for his first title defense on September 27 facing former 130lb champion Steve “Two Pounds” Forbes (33-6, 9 KOs) at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., the site of Forbes’ recent match-up with Oscar de la Hoya.The welterweight clash, which highlights the undercard of Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga’s junior middleweight match-up, will be broadcast on HBO’s World Championship Boxing. “I feel good, I’m confident. I’m in tremendous shape and ready to turn in a good performance on September 27,” Berto said. “Fans can expect the same Andre Berto speed and power, and I’ve been bringing in smaller guys and slick boxers. We are working on speed and boxing for this fight.” Berto opened training camp on August 19 in his hometown of Winter Haven. He and trainer Tony Morgan made the decision to conduct his training camp in central Florida, and he is preparing for the fight at the Winter Haven Police Athletic League gym, the same facility he trained in as an amateur.
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