Super featherweight Marc Castro told Matchroom’s ‘Flash Knockdown’ podcast that he has a spring in his step in training today after being told he will fight Abraham Montoya at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Saturday April 6th, shown live worldwide on DAZN. Castro (11-0 8 KOs) recorded another stoppage win in his first ten round clash in November in Los Angeles, only needing seven of the scheduled ten to get Gonzalo Fuenalida out of there. The Fresno talent and former amateur stud made his pro debut in December 2020 in San Antonio but acknowledged on the podcast that taking on Montoya (22-5-1, 14 KOs) represents a significant step-up.
Castro said, "my team, Matchroom and my manager Keith Connolly all feel like I am ready for this. We’re moving as a unit and that’s the most important thing to me... I treat this like a job, I am here to do my job. Sometimes you don’t want to go to work but at the end of the day you get it done and that’s how I look at it. It’s most definitely my toughest test. I know he has been in there with some great boxers at super featherweight, he has a win over Lopez the current [IBF featherweight] champion, so he has a great resume and he’s never been stopped. I am always thinking about the best-case scenario which is the KO and that’s what we train for, but at the end of the day we’re training for the ten rounds, and I know that he’s coming to fight.
“I feel most comfortable at super featherweight. Trying to figure out the weights was a bit of an issue, but now we’ve got that sorted we’ll be rocking and rolling. I can be at peak condition at 130 pounds, fast and strong, with a lot of agility. I’ve been training since the last fight. I’ve just been keeping ready for whenever Matchroom could get me out and that’s April 6 so you will see the improvements in me. Las Vegas is so special, I always get my fans spending their hard-earned money to come and watch me fight, that means the world to me, seeing them coming together for every fight. My support is growing tremendously, it makes me really happy. I’ve learned a lot about myself from training, in the ring, out of the ring and my public image, all of that. The main thing I’ve learned is treating every day like a regular day, trying to make the most of every day and keep everything the same so once fight night comes, it’s just another day at the office, and that includes keeping my circle small.”
Castro takes on Montoya on a stacked card in Las Vegas which is topped by a double-header featuring two more of Matchroom’s hottest young fighters as Richardson Hitchins takes on Gustavo Lemos in a final eliminator for the IBF 140-pound title and Diego Pacheco faces Shawn McCalman at super niddleweight... Briton’s Olympic gold medal star Galal Yafai goes back-to-back in the US as he will enter the ring against Agustin Mauro Gauto, while World title action on the card could see Skye Nicolson become a world champion at the first attempt as she tackles former ruler Sarah Mahfoud for the vacant WBC featherweight title.
Harley Mederos kicks off the action on April 6 over six rounds at Super-Featherweight against Pedro Vicente, the same distance that former Team USA talent Steven Navarro will make his pro debut at Super-Flyweight against Jose Lopez.
