As a coach and supervisor, Bobby Rooney has lots on his thoughts heading into struggle evening. One factor he doesn’t fear about is whether or not his star pupil Robert Terry is doing his roadwork.
That’s as a result of the unbeaten junior middleweight makes himself seen on the streets of Bayonne, N.J., doing his six mile runs within the afternoon, shortly after waking up following his in a single day shifts as a loss prevention specialist. First responders working within the space usually let Rooney know that they see the fighter operating up and down Kennedy Blvd., with none want for a immediate.
Now, Terry (12-0-1, 4 knockouts) hardly wants any further motivation to place within the work as he approaches the largest struggle of his profession thus far this Friday, August 30, as he faces Andreas Katzourakis (13-0, 10 KOs) on the Extra time Elite Area in Atlanta, Ga.
The ten spherical bout can be a semifinal match within the OTX 154-pound event, which is able to earn the winner a $100,000 bonus, plus a promotional contract with the Extra time Boxing platform, which brings with it vital visibility on DAZN and social media. The winner can even turn into the necessary challenger for the WBC silver title, a vacant belt which is about to be contested for on November 22 in Paris when Bakary Samake and Wade Ryan meet in a 12-round bout.
“Undoubtedly extra motivation for certain,” mentioned the 31-year-old Terry of Jersey Metropolis, N.J., whose struggle can be proven reside on the DAZN platform, with the cardboard starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
“I simply gotta keep constant and proceed to do what I’ve been doing. As soon as I get going, that’s gonna be it for me. It’s additional motivation however I simply want to remain targeted.”
Terry confirmed he was greater than only a native space prospect in his final struggle, simply outpointing the tough and robust Estevan Villalobos in his final bout in Could within the opening spherical of the event. The struggle was his first ten spherical bout, demonstrating the versatile boxer-puncher may keep his conditioning over the course of an extended struggle.
He’ll should be in preferrred conditioning in opposition to Katzourakis, a 26-year-old native of Greece who now makes his dwelling in Los Angeles. Katzourakis was additionally stepping up in school in his opening spherical bout in Could, defeating Kudratillo Abdukakhorov by majority determination. Each fighters have been damage within the bout, but it surely was Katzourakis who was capable of shut the struggle stronger, incomes him the victory.
Terry sparred a number of occasions with tremendous middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko in Brooklyn to arrange for this bout.
“I feel he’s good, it’ll be a superb problem. He comes ahead, I feel he’ll be aggressive,” mentioned Terry, a 70-fight beginner veteran who was a 2017 Nationwide Golden Gloves finalist.
“He’s a tricky fighter, he’s a come ahead man. He’s gonna need to maintain the struggle at shut quarters. He’s form of like a strain fighter I might say, masses up with massive photographs, throws a tough jab,” added Rooney, who himself was a professional fighter between 2003 and 2011.
“One in all Robert’s finest issues is his counterpunching capability and his reflexes, which permits him to make a whole lot of guys miss and counter.”
As if Terry wanted any extra motivation, he could have certainly one of his largest supporters in the home to cheer him on. Lester Inexperienced, higher generally known as Beetlejuice of The Howard Stern Present fame, lives in Atlanta and can be managed by Rooney. Relying on Inexperienced’s schedule, Beetlejuice could also be there to cheer him on.
The winner of the Terry-Katzourakis struggle will then face the winner of Friday’s different semifinal bout between Brandon Adams (24-3, 16 KOs) and Francisco Veron (14-0-1, 10 KOs) within the remaining.
The OTX platform has introduced much more consideration to Terry’s profession. Now he’s only a couple extra wins from reaching an entire new stage of visibility within the sport.
“I admire all of the assist and issues like that. I don’t actually be on social media like that however I do admire the people who assist me, in order that’s massive for me,” mentioned Terry.
“[This tournament will] lead me to a world title, undoubtedly.”
