By Reynaldo "Papi Chulo" Sanchez

The press conference for “Crowning of Champions” was held at Randazzo’s Little Italy Restaurant in Coral Gables, Florida. The entire card of fighters told the press they are ready to hit the scale on Friday for the official weighin and then enter the ring for battle on Saturday, August 15th, at Mana Studios in Wynwood in Miami, Florida.

Hairon Socarras: We are ready to step into the ring this Saturday for the boxing fans in Miami. They will see a great fight. Hanzel Martinez is a strong opponent and I'll be ready for all he puts on the line. I have a dream and this Saturday will try to be closer, my goal is to achieve a world title shot at 122 pounds.

Neslan Machado: We will be in front of our audience and we are confident of achieving more victories. We respect all our opponents and we hope to give a great fight.

Avni Yildirin: We came to America convinced that we will win, this is an important fight for me and my plan is to put everything I have out there on Saturday night for another win and keep my undefeated record

Bugra Oener: I'm happy to be fighting in this country, I believe that we must seize this opportunity and come prepared to win.