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By Thomas Gerbasi - Back home in Mullingar, Ireland, practically everything John Joe Nevin does is front page news. In Philadelphia, he’s just another prizefighter trying to deal with the heat and humidity.
And he likes it; not the heat and humidity part, but the anonymity.
“When I walk out in the street, no one notices me over here,” he said. “When I go out at home, I can’t even look crooked because everyone knows where I’m at.”
A lot of people who have been in the public eye for any length of time eventually crave it. The 26-year-old Nevin, a two-time Olympian and 2012 Silver medalist in the London Games, has no such cravings for fame. The disciplined lad, who faces Victor Raul Capaceta on Tuesday at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York, isn’t even craving Philly cheesesteaks as fight night approaches.
“No, no,” he laughs. “I’m looking after my weight.”
What Nevin does want these days is what every fighter wants – a world championship. He’s still young in the game, with a 3-0 (two knockouts) record, so fights like those against Capaceta are necessary at this point in his development, as are his regular trips to Philly. [Click Here To Read More]
And he likes it; not the heat and humidity part, but the anonymity.
“When I walk out in the street, no one notices me over here,” he said. “When I go out at home, I can’t even look crooked because everyone knows where I’m at.”
A lot of people who have been in the public eye for any length of time eventually crave it. The 26-year-old Nevin, a two-time Olympian and 2012 Silver medalist in the London Games, has no such cravings for fame. The disciplined lad, who faces Victor Raul Capaceta on Tuesday at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York, isn’t even craving Philly cheesesteaks as fight night approaches.
“No, no,” he laughs. “I’m looking after my weight.”
What Nevin does want these days is what every fighter wants – a world championship. He’s still young in the game, with a 3-0 (two knockouts) record, so fights like those against Capaceta are necessary at this point in his development, as are his regular trips to Philly. [Click Here To Read More]
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