Heavyweight Joey Dawejko spoke to World Boxing Information this week as he continues his run in Workforce Fight League on Sunday.
The 43-fight veteran, who has 16 large KO wins from 28 skilled bouts, goals to halt a run of two straight losses within the TCL on the 2300 Enviornment, Philadelphia. Earlier than Sunday’s showdown towards 6-1 Patrick Mailata, Dawejko had made a blistering begin to his TCL tenure with 5 wins on the spin.
Representing the Philadephia Smoke, Dawejko hopes to achieve the semi-finals later this month forward of a possible transfer again to the professional facet in August.
WBN started by asking Dawejko for his ideas on preventing in entrance of his hometown followers in Philly.
“I really feel nice heading into my combat this Sunday. I believe this will likely be one other nice occasion at 2300 Enviornment in entrance of our hometown Philly followers,” Dawejko instructed World Boxing Information solely. “It’s going to be the Smoke versus the Las Vegas Hustle, and I’ve a troublesome combat. However I’m assured in myself and my potential. I’m able to go.”
On Mailata, Dawejko added, “Mailata is from the Hustle, and we all know it’s a troublesome combat, but when we do our job this Sunday towards the Hustle, we’ll make the Workforce Fight League Semi-finals on Saturday, July 27. We’ll be preventing again right here at 2300 Enviornment. And if we win the Semi-finals, we’d make it to the MegaBrawl 2 championship on Thursday, August 1, in Commerce, CA.”
Based on his present schedule, the 34-year-old is then penciled in to face Homero Fonseca at Valley Forge On line casino and Resort, Valley Forge. The combat is booked for 2 weeks after the TCL Closing.
A win for Dawejko would see him financial institution a second straight professional victory and will result in one thing extra important for the big-puncher.
“Sure, I nonetheless need to combat large names. I took a bit time to combat in Philly towards native guys, and I’d like to get one other large combat towards one other large identify, however there’s no person particular.”
To this point in his profession, Dawejko has shared the ring with Stephan Shaw, Zhan Kossobutskiy, and Frank Sanchez. He’s additionally sparred with world champions on his lengthy highway to changing into a heavyweight contender.
At this profession stage, the TCL is a welcome addition to his run and retains him lively. The possibility of a trophy on the finish of the season is all of the motivation Dawejko wants.
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