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NOTE: This event has changed. See boxing schedule page for current event information. Davis
looks to make a move up the ranks
On Aug. 13, the Granite City native will look to win another WBE junior middleweight title when he fights Carlos Bojorquez at the San Jose Civic Auditorium. "I just want to show everybody and let everybody know that I'm the real deal," Davis said. "I'm here to fight and I'm not going anywhere. I'll be in your face the whole time." Davis has a 19-3-2 record with eight knockouts. Bojorquez is 23-7-6 with 19 knockouts. "I just know he's a very tough fighter," Davis said of Bojorquez. "He has 24 wins with 20 knockouts and he has seven defeats and six draws. All of those defeats came against guys who were world champions. He lost to all of the top boxers in that weight division. He has pretty good skills, but he's not very fast. He hits very hard and he tries to wear you down. My game plan is to hit him hard and hit him fast and move." If Davis defeats Bojorquez, he'll be ranked in the top 15 in the world. "This is a tremendous step for me in my boxing career," Davis said. "It's a must win for me. I'll be 27 in July and it's time to step it up. It's time to start fighting some real competitors and make a true run for a world title." Davis has fought only once this year and that was against Garcia on March 31. Davis said he has been preparing for the fight against Bojorquez even though it's more than a month away. "You need eight to 10 weeks of training to prepare your body and get your timing and get everything ready and have a great game plan before you step in the ring," Davis said. "I've got a long time before I'm fighting, but I'm extremely excited about it. I just really wanted to beat this guy and move up and become ranked in the world." Davis currently lives in Salinas, Calif. He said most of his fights will be in California. "I like it," Davis said. "The weather is awesome out here and it's just fast paced and it keeps me on my toes. The boxing out here is tremendous. You've got all kinds of tremendous fighters whom I train with and I get a chance to get in the ring with and work with. The fighters here are so much better than in the Midwest." Davis said ever since he moved to California, he has been getting plenty of publicity. "Before I even got out of the ring in my last fight, I had about three or four promoters asking me questions and doing stories on me and I'm in the paper every weekend out here," Davis said. "They're always talking about me fighting here and doing this and doing that. It's whole another world out here in boxing. I love boxing out here. Everybody loves the fights." Davis, who has a web site called www.dangerousdavis.com, is a member of the Garcia Boxing team. Max Garcia and Don Familton are his trainers and Kathy Garcia, Max's wife, is his manager. "We have a good team," Davis said. "Everybody's working together and everybody's goal is the same and that is making me a world champion. The Garcias have taken great care of me. They're making my future brighter." Originally published July 12, 2005 |
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