Gustavo Trujillo will defend his heavyweight title towards Lucas Browne on November twenty second at BKB 48. However that wasn’t at all times the case. Trujillo, an undefeated and full KO artist, was scheduled to battle the previous champion in a gloveless battle earlier than Brown stepped up.
When requested for his ideas on his first opponent Tony Johnson Jr. being out with an harm and now preventing Lucas Browne, Gustavo Trujillo stated: naked knuckle bowker),
“I believe it is an ideal battle. I believe it is a greater battle than the final one. Lucas is the WBA world champion, so I believe he’ll be a greater opponent.”
As talked about above, Tony Johnson Jr. is technically a former BKB interim champion, and as Gustavo Trujillo put it, “The Cuban Murderer” defined why he felt Brown, a 1-0 BKB fighter and extremely regarded boxing champion with gloves on, was the higher opponent right here (by way of naked knuckle bowker),
“Lucas has been doing this for some time. He is been a boxer for a very long time and has a whole lot of expertise. Tony Johnson is principally a blended martial arts fighter and he fought bare-knuckle as soon as. So Lucas is unquestionably a greater opponent and somebody we’ve to respect. I’ve all of the respect for Lucas.”
Gustavo Trujillo admits there’s a BKB candidate above Brown, however respects his boxing historical past
The BKB heavyweight title challenger made his bare-knuckle debut in September, and when requested for his ideas on the battle between Lucas Browne and Corey Harrison, which the Australian received at BKB 45, Trujillo quipped (by way of naked knuckle bowker),
“I believe his expertise and he is an expert fighter. That is why he acquired an opportunity to win a title. Though he solely has one win, I respect him and I believe he can do it. It is due to his accomplishments and what he is performed in skilled boxing that he can flip this chance right into a title. And I believe there have been different guys within the rankings as properly.”
“They’re within the rankings and may have an opportunity to win the title earlier than Lucas. However I respect BKB’s resolution. I respect my promotion and I’m right here to battle whoever comes. My job is to battle, however I do know they’re giving him this chance due to his accomplishments within the boxing world.”
