Hyattsville, MD featherweight Cobia "The Soldier" Breedy and Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar of Los Angeles, CA by way of Mongolia made their final statements Thursday before their 12-round WBC Featherweight title elimination bout on Saturday, September 19th at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT.
Breedy (15-0, five KO's) says he feels no pressure going into the biggest bout of his career. "I’m never under pressure because I know that I’m doing this for. I’m doing this for my people back home in Barbados. I’m doing it for my family, my wife, and everybody who supports me. I’m going to show everyone who ‘Soldier’ Breedy is.
"I just have to show the world what I can do. I’m not worried about how he fought against Gary Russell Jr., that was a good win for Gary. Tug is a good fighter. He’s accomplished a lot, but he hasn’t fought a soldier yet. Saturday night he’s going to be facing something different."
Nyambayar (11-1, nine KO's) is coming off a WBC title loss to featherweight champion Gary Russell, Jr. and says he was not at 100 percent for that bout back in February. "It wasn’t my night against Gary Russell Jr., but now I’m a better fighter. I was waiting too much against Russell and I let him control the fight. I have to be in control of the fight from the beginning until the end."
“I had a bit of an ankle sprain heading into the fight against Russell. I wasn’t able to use my movement as much as I wanted. It was a mild injury, but it caused me to have a lot less running in training. It just wasn’t the best ‘King Tug’. I would happily rematch Gary Russell Jr. I would love to fight him again because I think it would end differently."
The bout will be the co-feature contest on Showtime at 9 PM ET.
Also, if you would like to see a full interview with Breedy, check out my partner Juan Marshall's ProAm Fight Talk YouTube Page for an exclusive conversation with Breedy and his team.
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