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By Jake Donovan - It’s the end of the eighth and final round of a vicious crossroads bout between Samuel Figueroa and Javontae Starks. The fight served the opening leg of a televised quadrupleheader in the Oct. 30 installement of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Bounce TV, but was by far the fight of the night.
Prior to Figueroa claiming a unanimous decision, he turns to and embraces gym stablemate Dennis Galarza. Chances are that Starks – who stands a shade below 6’0” in enjoying a considerable height and reach advantage over the squat southpaw from Puerto Rico - didn’t think anything of the moment as he glanced across the ring while bracing for the inevitable first loss of his still promising career.
Little did he know, the string-bean featherweight celebrating with Figueroa was also his secret weapon in training camp.
“I got to give it up to this man right here,” Figueroa would say of the 6’0” Galarza, who was able to perfectly mimic Starks’ style during sparring sessions together. “This was the MVP of this past camp.” [Click Here To Read More]
Prior to Figueroa claiming a unanimous decision, he turns to and embraces gym stablemate Dennis Galarza. Chances are that Starks – who stands a shade below 6’0” in enjoying a considerable height and reach advantage over the squat southpaw from Puerto Rico - didn’t think anything of the moment as he glanced across the ring while bracing for the inevitable first loss of his still promising career.
Little did he know, the string-bean featherweight celebrating with Figueroa was also his secret weapon in training camp.
“I got to give it up to this man right here,” Figueroa would say of the 6’0” Galarza, who was able to perfectly mimic Starks’ style during sparring sessions together. “This was the MVP of this past camp.” [Click Here To Read More]