Junior Fa vs. Dominick Guinn on Commey-Beltran Card
Heavyweight contender Junior Fa has finalized a fight with very faded veteran Dominick Guinn.
According to News Hub, the 17-0 Fa will square off with Guinn on the undercard of the IBF world lightweight title fight between challenger Richard Commey and challenger Raymundo Beltran in Palm Springs, Florida on June 28.
Guinn, now 44-year-old, has been in the sport now for 19 years. Despite his twelve defeats, Guinn has never been stopped.
Guinn was a highly regarded prospect in the early 2000s.
He was never the same after a close decision loss to Monte Barrett in 2004, but he still took a lot of punchers the full distance.
It would be an accomplishment if Fa was able to stop him. Guinn has won two in a row, while Fa is fighting for the fifth time in 15 months.
"I just need to keep myself tidy and do the small things right, because he's very experienced," Fa told Newshub. "Which basically means he brings a lot of skill and he's seen a lot of different styles.
"He knows how to take fighters into deep water, so I have to make sure I've got myself physically fit and mentally fit to go the 10 rounds, if I need to. If I take him out early, I'm the first guy to do that. If he lasts 10 rounds, then I have those 10 rounds underneath my belt.
"I've got something more specific that I can work on, so it makes things a bit more real. It changes the intensity of training just a little bit, because I'm a bit more focussed on what I can actually do in a fight. I think, in a couple of years, there will be much more exciting fights. I'm going to be really tested and I can't wait, because I'm training hard for those kinds of fights. I'm ready for whoever."
...all that talent but no fire in the damn furnace
