ShoBox Returns This Friday
Posted by Patrick Cassidy on 10.20.2009
Damian Frias is ready for Freddy Hernandez
Showtime's ShoBox series has been built around the philosophy of pitting young prospects against tough opposition. That philosophy will be on display this Friday as ShoBox returns with an exciting night of fights.
In the main event, Cuban - born Damian Frias (16-1, 7 KOs) will risk his 12 fight winning streak against Mexico's Freddy Hernandez (25-1, 18 KOs) who has been victorious in his last nine in a row.
In the co-feature defending NABF super bantamweight champion Al Seeger (28-4, 22 KOs) will risk his belt against Victor Fonseca (16-0, 8 KOs) in a clash of two fighters who rank within the top 10 of several sanctioning bodies.
Frias is coming off a 9 month layoff but does not expect that to factor into the fight.
"I don't expect any ring rust and feel I'm 100 percent ready to fight again,'' Frias said. "Getting an opportunity to fight on ShoBox is a great thing and a tremendous opportunity. There are lots of good fighters in my weight class, and I want to fight any of them. This is my chance to prove to everybody that I'm back.
Frias continued on his opponents style and his prospective gameplan for Friday night. "I can see that (Hernandez) likes to box, and sometimes likes to be aggressive. It depends, I guess, on the opponent he's facing. He's kind of versatile. He has a lot of different punches. I plan to mix it up. I'm going to come out in the first round and start working the jab. Everything is going to be off the jab."
Hernandez, 30, is an eight-year pro who returned to the ring in July 2009 after a 15-month layoff. He will easily be the biggest test of Frias's young career as Hernandez holds wins over several notable opponents including Ben Tackie, Norberto Bravo, and Jesus Soto Karass
