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For a fighter who’s lost four of his last six contests, Jerry Belmontes is certainly loving life right now.
The lightweight contender is actually coming off one of the best performances of his career, even if the record books don’t properly reflect it. His first major title fight came this past April, pushing Omar Figueroa to the brink before coming up on the wrong end of a disputed split decision in their Showtime-televised bout.
As a consolation prize, Belmontes headlines a Fox Sports 1-televised card live from his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. The opportunity comes on August 7 when he faces Abner Cotto in a scheduled 10-round lightweight bout. It’s a credible enough fight to where the 25-year old boxer knows not to look too far beyond fight night, yet he can’t help but feel something will be missing when he next enters the ring.
“I feel that I’m the WBC champion right now,” Belmontes (19-4, 5KOs) believes. “Back in the day I wasn’t taking boxing seriously. But now I beat an undefeated guy in Will Tomlinson, and I beat Omar but they didn’t’ give it to me.
“I was very disappointed that I didn’t get the win. It felt good to do it on national TV. Everyone saw what happened, but I have to live with the result and prove that I’m the best.” [Click Here To Read More]
The lightweight contender is actually coming off one of the best performances of his career, even if the record books don’t properly reflect it. His first major title fight came this past April, pushing Omar Figueroa to the brink before coming up on the wrong end of a disputed split decision in their Showtime-televised bout.
As a consolation prize, Belmontes headlines a Fox Sports 1-televised card live from his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. The opportunity comes on August 7 when he faces Abner Cotto in a scheduled 10-round lightweight bout. It’s a credible enough fight to where the 25-year old boxer knows not to look too far beyond fight night, yet he can’t help but feel something will be missing when he next enters the ring.
“I feel that I’m the WBC champion right now,” Belmontes (19-4, 5KOs) believes. “Back in the day I wasn’t taking boxing seriously. But now I beat an undefeated guy in Will Tomlinson, and I beat Omar but they didn’t’ give it to me.
“I was very disappointed that I didn’t get the win. It felt good to do it on national TV. Everyone saw what happened, but I have to live with the result and prove that I’m the best.” [Click Here To Read More]
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