Brian Castaño I consider that Patrick Teixeira, super welterweight champion of the OMB, wanted to make his first defense against an opponent of “lower level” than him.
Teixeira he’s a good fighter, but maybe he didn’t want to fight me in his first defense, ”he said. Brown in interview with Boxing scene‘I think I wanted someone easier. It’s not that he didn’t want to see me, but I’m convinced he would have wanted an opponent of a lower level or easier in his first defense ”.
Brown Y Teixeira will meet next Saturday, February 13 in the Casino Fantasy Springs, in Indio, California, after both last fought in 2019.
The two were initially scheduled to meet in April 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic halted the match.
Later, as the representatives of Teixeira they did not believe they would deliver the US visa on time Brown, there were some exchanges of it Patrick with Tim TszyuBut came in September Brian Carlos to train in The Angels think the fight would be over by December.
In the meantime, Tszyu will be faced Dennis Hogan March 31st.
Saturday billboard DAZN will be heading for battle Joseph “Jo Jo” Diaz vs. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the IBF super featherweight championship.
The sparring of 2017
Brian Carlos Castaño Y Patrick Teixeira They are sparring in 2017, so they already know each other. For that reason, Brian believes that Patrick I wanted to fight first Tim Tszyu
“We train together Las Vegas three or four years ago, ”Castaño confessed. “We had a sparring session (six rounds) Vegas in 2017. He knows me and I know he’s a strong man, but maybe I’m stronger than any of his previous opponents. “
Teixeira vs Castaño by DAZN
It will be DAZN that next Saturday excluding the fights of Diaz vs Rakhimov and Teixeira vs Castaño. The appointment is at 7 pm from the center of Mexico Y Central America20:00 for ColombiaAt 21:00 for Venezuela Y Dominican RepublicAnd at 10 p.m. for Argentina Y Chili