Undefeated prospect honoured to be Manny’s sparring partner, Margarito surrogate
Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Glen Tapia (7-0, 5 KOs) says that it’s an honour to be headed to the Philippines to spar with Manny Pacquiao in preparations for his upcoming 13 November bout with Antonio Margarito and that he will gain “knowledge
and confidence” from the remarkable experience.
Tapia, 20, is no stranger to sparring with high-profile fighters. He’s stood in the opposite corner of Joshua Clottey, Yuri Foreman, and Miguel Cotto.
"I feel excited,” Tapia revealed, who is promoted by John Lynch’s Pound for Pound Promotions. "It's a great opportunity for me to not only see how one of the greatest boxers of all time trains and fights, but to be there and actually experience it for myself.
This experience will give me the knowledge and confidence to hopefully be one the greatest boxers as well.
Evidently Tapia will be packing the notebooks and camera along with the boxing gloves. He also said he was excited to see the culture in the Philippines and the way of life.
Mike Skowronski, Tapia’s trainer, has been preparing him for the sojourn at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. Freddie Roach has also been hanging around the fighter, using the time they have before they head to Baguio City tomorrow to get to know the young
prospect.
Tapia will spar with Manny Pacquiao until mid-October.
"It's a tremendous opportunity for Glen to work with such an amazing fighter like Pacquiao," affirmed Pat Lynch, who co-manages the fighter. "We want to thank [Top Rank vice president of operations] Carl Moretti and [Top Rank matchmaker] Brad Goodman for giving
us this opportunity, as well as Pacquiao's advisor Michael Koncz and Freddie Roach whom made this all a reality."
Moretti himself recently spoke about the logic behind adding Tapia to the mix, saying: “Freddie was looking to give Manny a different look in this training camp. He was looking for a young, aggressive kid to give Manny something to think about so that it’s
not the same old thing. Glen was the first kid that came to my mind. He’s built a little like Margarito. He’s right-handed, he throws a lot of punches and he’ll give it his all."
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