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Early in his career Carlos Bojorquez fooled opponents with his nickname "El Elegante," a moniker that conjured up images of a Mexican dandy.
He's anything but that.
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"I gave him that name "El Elegante" to fool the opponents," said trainer Willy Silva, who has also been his manager for eight years. "I wanted them to think he was a dainty kind of boxer."
Dainty he's not and Bojorquez (24-7-6, 20 KOs) eagerly intends to show his power against Chicago’s Ryan Davis (19-3-2, 8 KOs) at Omega International Products on Friday in the main event promoted by Thompson Promotions.
Lately people have been calling Bojorquez the "Lady's man." But not for the reasons you might think.
Former female contender Marilyn Salcido instructs him during speed workouts and will be in his corner. She's part of his new look to get him a bout against the top fighters in the world.
Bojorquez wants them all, especially new WBC title-holder Ricardo Mayorga and hopefully Fernando Vargas.
"I don't think much of Ricardo Mayorga and I'd like to fight Fernando Vargas," said Bojorquez, 33, after sparring 12 rounds with three different fighters in Mira Loma, just a few miles from where Vargas held training camp at the War Zone Boxing Club. "I would knock out Mayorga. Fernando would be harder. He's a good boxer."
It's not just a pipe dream for Bojorquez, who has traded blows with some of the best fighters in the world. Things always seem to go wrong for the lanky fighter, originally from Los Mochis, Mexico, who has fought many of the best junior middleweights.
Four years ago Bojorquez accepted a fight against Nick Acevedo and flew to Philadelphia for the 10-round junior middleweight match, but he spent an inordinate amount of hours in the plane and airport. It was two weeks after the ********* attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and security measures were extra tight and time consuming. He paid the price during the fight against the running antics of Acevedo, and Bojorquez's legs were sluggish.
Against Kassim Ouma two years ago, the former IBF title-holder, Bojorquez suffered a ruptured knuckle on his right hand that seemed to heal before the fight. But once he connected to Ouma's head early in the fight, the knuckle folded into a mound of pain that kept the Riverside fighter from delivering the knockout blow. Eventually the speedy Ouma overwhelmed Bojorquez with punches and the referee stopped the fight in the eighth round.
Last year, Bojorquez accepted a world title fight with only four days to prepare. He didn't care. It was his first world title bout and first appearance on Showtime. He took the fight against Verno Phillips and ran out of gas by the sixth round. But he gave a gallant effort.
"I had been running but I didn't spar any rounds," said Bojorquez, whose lack of ring conditioning was assisted by Phillips body shots. "I would do it again."
Rumors have spread that Oxnard's Vargas would like to fight Bojorquez, but the Ferocious one has never stated it publicly to anyone's knowledge.
Bojorquez wants to impress the entire junior middleweight division.
"He's never faced anyone like me," said Bojorquez of his next opponent. "But you never know. Maybe he knows all about me."
He's anything but that.
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"I gave him that name "El Elegante" to fool the opponents," said trainer Willy Silva, who has also been his manager for eight years. "I wanted them to think he was a dainty kind of boxer."
Dainty he's not and Bojorquez (24-7-6, 20 KOs) eagerly intends to show his power against Chicago’s Ryan Davis (19-3-2, 8 KOs) at Omega International Products on Friday in the main event promoted by Thompson Promotions.
Lately people have been calling Bojorquez the "Lady's man." But not for the reasons you might think.
Former female contender Marilyn Salcido instructs him during speed workouts and will be in his corner. She's part of his new look to get him a bout against the top fighters in the world.
Bojorquez wants them all, especially new WBC title-holder Ricardo Mayorga and hopefully Fernando Vargas.
"I don't think much of Ricardo Mayorga and I'd like to fight Fernando Vargas," said Bojorquez, 33, after sparring 12 rounds with three different fighters in Mira Loma, just a few miles from where Vargas held training camp at the War Zone Boxing Club. "I would knock out Mayorga. Fernando would be harder. He's a good boxer."
It's not just a pipe dream for Bojorquez, who has traded blows with some of the best fighters in the world. Things always seem to go wrong for the lanky fighter, originally from Los Mochis, Mexico, who has fought many of the best junior middleweights.
Four years ago Bojorquez accepted a fight against Nick Acevedo and flew to Philadelphia for the 10-round junior middleweight match, but he spent an inordinate amount of hours in the plane and airport. It was two weeks after the ********* attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and security measures were extra tight and time consuming. He paid the price during the fight against the running antics of Acevedo, and Bojorquez's legs were sluggish.
Against Kassim Ouma two years ago, the former IBF title-holder, Bojorquez suffered a ruptured knuckle on his right hand that seemed to heal before the fight. But once he connected to Ouma's head early in the fight, the knuckle folded into a mound of pain that kept the Riverside fighter from delivering the knockout blow. Eventually the speedy Ouma overwhelmed Bojorquez with punches and the referee stopped the fight in the eighth round.
Last year, Bojorquez accepted a world title fight with only four days to prepare. He didn't care. It was his first world title bout and first appearance on Showtime. He took the fight against Verno Phillips and ran out of gas by the sixth round. But he gave a gallant effort.
"I had been running but I didn't spar any rounds," said Bojorquez, whose lack of ring conditioning was assisted by Phillips body shots. "I would do it again."
Rumors have spread that Oxnard's Vargas would like to fight Bojorquez, but the Ferocious one has never stated it publicly to anyone's knowledge.
Bojorquez wants to impress the entire junior middleweight division.
"He's never faced anyone like me," said Bojorquez of his next opponent. "But you never know. Maybe he knows all about me."
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