Andrew Cancio and Alberto Machado speak to the media about their upcoming title rematch in less than two weeks.
Both fighters participated in a conference call which Fightful participated in to discuss their fight for the WBA "Regular" super featherweight title on June 21. Joined by the likes of Miguel Cotto and Oscar De La Hoya, a number of topics were on the table in the call, including Machado's future at 130 pounds, Cancio's career changing after beating Machado back in February to win the WBA title and even a potential fight between Cancio and WBA "Super" champion Gervonta Davis.
Below is a Twitter thread featuring highlights of the entire conference call compiled by Fightful lead boxing reporter Carlos Toro:
On the media call for Andrew Cancio vs. Alberto Machado 2 for the WBA "Regular" super featherweight title. The fight will headline a DAZN card on June 21 from the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino #CancioMachado
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Oscar De La Hoya starts the call off by thanking everyone who is on the call and talking about the details of the fight. #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Oscar De La Hoya recapping the first fight between Andrew Cancio and Alberto Machado. De La Hoya said Cancio is looking to prove doubters wrong by making sure the first fight wasn't a fluke and Machado is trying to redeem himself by winning the rematch #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Miguel Cotto is on the call to talk about the rematch between Andrew Cancio and Alberto Machado. Cotto calls the rematch an epic battle #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Eric Gomez, president of Golden Boy Promotions, now joins the call. Gomez said tickets are still available for the rematch between Andrew Cancio and Alberto Machado, but expects a sellout as the first fight was also a sellout #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
WBA "Regular" super featherweight champion Andrew Cancio on the call and said he hopes to put on a spectacular performance #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Alberto Machado is on the call and said the work has been done and good to make weight for his rematch against Andrew Cancio #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Andrew Cancio said he had a lot going on in his life after losing to Joseph Diaz Jr. a couple of years back and was mentally frustrated and decided to have a soft retirement. Cancio came back because he felt like he has something to prove #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Andrew Cancio said he is still has his day job and is actually there right now in this conference call #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Eric Gomez said it's admirable seeing Andrew Cancio box and still have a boxing career and added that it shows a strong character for doing both things at the same time #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Andrew Cancio said it does bother him a little bit that there are still people that doubt him even after beating Alberto Machado and that it pushes him to work even harder #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Alberto Machado says he has nothing to prove in this rematch against Andrew Cancio but is working very hard for this rematch. #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Andrew Cancio said he's still treated the same by his co-workers during his day job but they do help him when it's near fight time to help Cancio preserve his energy #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Alberto Machado said he feels good and going through this period as the challenger and not the champion has been a growing experience for him #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Alberto Machado said the way he made weight in his last fight made him think a little bit about wanting to move up in weight. Machado said he will be able to make weight for the rematch against Andrew Cancio in a healthy way #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Andrew Cancio told me he would love to fight Gervonta Davis (the other WBA super featherweight titleholder), but also feels like he should step out of his shell #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Alberto Machado told me that there had been plans to have him move up in weight prior to the fight against Andrew Cancio and said he, his camp and promoter decided this would be his last year fighting at 130 pounds #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Alberto Machado said the difference between this camp and the one before this fight was the time he took to prepare for Andrew Cancio. Machado will face Cancio for the WBA "Regular" super featherweight title on June 21 #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Eric Gomez ends the call by thanking everyone who joined in and hopes for a sellout on June 21. #CancioMachado2
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) June 11, 2019
Cancio vs. Machado 2 for the WBA "Regular" super featherweight title will headline a DAZN card from the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California on June 21.
