RING CITY USA OFFICIAL WEIGHTS AND QUOTES AHEAD OF THURSDAY NIGHT FIGHTS FROM WILD CARD BOXING CLUB

Los Angeles – December 2, 2020 – Junior middleweights Brandon Adams (21-3, 13 KO’s) and Sonny Duversonne (11-2-2, 8 KO’s) made weight on Wednesday ahead of their eight-round main event fight tomorrow/Thursday on the second installment of Ring City’s Thursday night fights, airing live on NBCSN at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST tomorrow night from Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles.

Adams faces Duversonne, who was announced as a late replacement after original opponent Serhii Bohachuk was forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19. The battle-tested Adams returns to the ring for the first time in 2020 in his first contest since challenging Jermall Charlo for the WBC Middleweight Title in June 2019.

In the co-feature, former Olympic hopeful Brian Ceballo meets Larry Gomez in 10 rounds of welterweight action. In other featured fights, Gor Yeritsyan will fight Mahonri Montes in an eight-round battle of welterweights and heavyweight contender Danielle Perkins will face Princess Hairston in a six-round matchup.

Former two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter will call the action alongside NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Bob Papa. Brian Campbell will serve as fight night analyst with Curran Bhatia reporting from ringside.

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS:

Junior Middleweights – 8 Rounds

Brandon Adams: 156 lbs.

Sonny Duversonne: 156 lbs.

Welterweights – 10 Rounds

Brian Ceballo: 146.8 lbs.

Larry Gomez: 145.8 lbs.

Welterweights – 8 Rounds

Gor Yeritsyan – 147.8 lbs.

Mahonri Montes – 148 lbs.

Heavyweights – 6 Rounds

Danielle Perkins – 198.4 lbs.

Princess Hairston – 208 lbs.

FINAL QUOTES:

ADAMS:

“I want to prove my existence. This is the way I walk. This is my ‘Why’. To perform at the best of my ability.”

DUVERSONNE:

“Thinking about what I went through, I see boxing as my motivation. I am very grateful despite what I went through in my life… My past is my motivation – like boxing, I keep learning a lot from it.”

CEBALLO:

“The belt we’re fighting for signifies small victories to bigger world championships. This is what boxing is about, we train to be the best and represent ourselves and the people behind us.”

GOMEZ:

“I’m happy and proud to come from a family of boxers. This is my motivation – to stand up for the Gomez name and represent them the right way.”

YERITSYAN:

“Freddie told me I can be the next Manny [Pacquiao]. Because of this, it pushed me to work harder to the point where Freddie really took notice of my talent and started to spend more time training me. Freddie said that I can be a world champion because of my versatility. This is my goal, to be a world champ.”

MONTES:

“I think [Gor] is a great fighter. We will be a great mix. His experience + my skill will be a good combination for the fight. And if there is anything I can learn from the past Mexican fighters, to succeed, you can’t forget about being disciplined.”

PERKINS

“When bad things happen, we think that the world is going against us. If you persevere, there will always be a silver lining. I’m here to win and use my past as my motivation to dominate the heavyweight division.”

HAIRSTON:

“Size difference doesn’t matter to me. I’m ready and I want it more. My style will be a problem. I will smother her with a lot of pressure.”

About Ring City USA

Ring City is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom.