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Former WBC super featherweight champion Miguel ‘El Alcaran’ Berchelt 38-2 (34) is ready to put the lightweight division on notice when he takes on Jeremiah ‘Low Key’ Nakathila 22-2 (18) at Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night.
The 30-year-old Mexican made the decision to move up in weight following his 10th round knockout loss to countryman Oscar Valdez 30-0 (23) in Las Vegas in February last year. The loss cost him his green belt.
“I feel good. I feel happy. I want to thank Top Rank and Zanfer for always handling my career well,” Berchelt said.
“I feel very motivated and focused on winning this fight. I know I’m facing a tough fighter in Jeremiah Nakathila, whom I respect a lot. But I’m coming to show that I can once again be world champion. This Saturday, I will show that.
“The process following my last fight went well. It allowed me to rest. It helped me to get rid of the fibrosis that I had as a result of Covid. Now I feel new in this new city and with a new trainer. I’m in a new division and I have new dreams to achieve. I want to be world champion again.
“I feel better. I feel stronger. I think my body needed to move up in weight. I was a world champion for four years. Now I’m coming for the victory this Saturday.
“I’m very focused and prepared for what I want to do this Saturday. I want to win this Saturday and make it so that the name of Miguel Berchelt is considered among the top of the division. They definitely will have to take me into account and I will show that this Saturday.
“Fans can expect a great show. Miguel Berchelt is coming very hungry and with a strong desire to once again become world champion. I’ve been training for this fight since November in Las Vegas. I left my family. I left my house. I left a lot of things behind just like I did when I started in boxing. I will make sure that all those efforts were worthwhile.”
The 32-year-old Nakathila of Namibia, who is also moving up in weight, has vowed to send Berchelt out on his back.
“I like fighting. Him being an aggressive fighter is a good thing for me. I can see that he’s awake now. But I want to tell him to be careful because I will put him back to sleep,” Nakathila said.
“I’m very excited to be fighting at this level. Boxers train to fight at this level. I’m grateful, and I’m grateful to my team to be fighting at this level. I’m here to obtain the victory. March is a big month in my country. We just celebrated Independence Day for us, and I will for sure make history again for my country.
“I feel much stronger at lightweight. It was a good decision to move to lightweight. It was a lot easier to make weight compared to junior lightweight.
“This is a very exciting time for me. Seeing all that promotion and excitement motivates me a lot. I just like the way Top Rank promotes the events. It’s on another level.
“Expect fireworks. Come Saturday, I’m going to destroy Miguel Berchelt and I will be victorious.”
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