N8GainTrain
Gearchurch sponsored athlete
- WAS TRYING TO POST IN CATEGORY/SECTION BUT I CAN’T FOR SOME REASON…*
I’ve had a lot going on and brewing for about the last 5 weeks or so, but now that everything has been signed and finalized I’m finally at liberty to share the good news with everyone.
After an incredibly long and drawn out process and a lengthy lay-off due to the coronavirus, I finally have a fight date and opponent locked in for March 27. By the time I get in the ring I will have been out of action for just over a year, which will be my longest layoff in over 3 years.
Up until this point I haven’t been able to secure a fight at the Super Lightweight (140lb) division that I’ve been campaigning at for the last couple years. I had previously stated after making the move to 140 that I would not be taking another fight at the Lightweight (135lb) division simply bc it had become too difficult to cut down and make the weight as my body has just outgrown that weight class just based on the amount of pure muscle mass I’ve added to my frame.
All this being said, the call finally came and the term sheet was sent over. Myself and my manager looked it over discussed the details and then sent back over our adjustments.
The fighter I’ll be facing and the weight class we’ll be officially fighting at is actually going to be Lightweight (135). The paycheck & getting back in the ring vs. Continuing to hold out and wait it out for a fight at Super Lightweight was far outweighed.
A couple things that are in my favor and helped make my decision a little easier to make is the fact that my opponent is actually planning on moving up to 140 after our fight, they chose me thinking putting him in there with me will give them a good solid look to see if he is in fact ready to make the jump to 140. (MISTAKE #1 on their part)
Also in the negotiations, on our end we sent back the term sheet with our adjustments which they agreed to and signed which states there will be no rehydration clause in the contract which means after the weigh in we’ll both be allowed to rehydrate to our max weight or however much weight we put on before we get in the ring is irrelevant.
Secondly since this is not a title fight and has no implications on an upcoming title fight we are allotted a 2.5lb grace on the weigh in basically making the fight at a catch weight of 137.5lbs. This was put in the term sheet basically to protect me and my health going into the fight of having to actually cut down to 135. Even tho this is in the contract I am going to attack this 135 lb weigh in the same way I would any other fight and weigh in. I’m taking this on as a personal challenge and although I know its going to be difficult I can and will make this weight. As of right now I’m weighing right around 147lbs, give or take 1 or 2 lbs in either direction depending on the day.
I will officially begin training camp Jan 25 and will run thru March 21, with the fight scheduled to take place on March 27. This giving me not quite as long of a training camp as usual but does give me a full 7 weeks of camp, 6 of those weeks being grueling and tough and then a cool down week to let the body rest and recoup and then the final week being fight week which I’ll use to cut and shed any remaining pounds that need to come off.
It’s true, I’ve been out of the ring for going on a year now, but I have not let my body or mind get out of shape. I have kept my drive and focus throughout this whole long ordeal and have kept my ass in the gym preparing for this day to come, so I’m okay with a shorter camp and would be ready to go even sooner if necessary.
Just wanted to let you guys kno what’s been going on with me for those that are interested and like for me to keep you all some what in the loop.
I’d like to give my sponsor a big thank you for continuing to stick by me thru this last year while we rode out this long wait to get back in the ring…currently I’m still running his Test C, Mast E, and just coming off a 6 week run of his Tren A at a moderately low dose of 280mg/wk.
To the guys who’ve been around here on UGM for awhile, thank you guys for always showing me love and support, even after my last time out and being handed my first loss which was on the scorecards by split decision. To the new guys who don’t know much about me, I appreciate yall too…
It’s time to get it
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