During the crowded Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz post-fight press conference this past Saturday, I was surprised to have spotted Ana Julaton and her assistant trainer Angelo Reyes in the crowd. Julaton, the WBO female super bantamweight champion, is getting ready to defend her belt this Saturday in Yucatan, Mexico against Jessica Villafranca and I learned that she had been finishing up her training at the nearby UNLV Boxing Gym out in Las Vegas.
Reyes and I corresponded with each other throughout the week and I was finally able to meet up with him and Julaton this Friday on her last day of full training and sparring. Julaton’s trainer Freddie Roach is presently in the Philippines helping Manny Pacquiao get ready for his November 12th against Juan Manuel Marquez and Reyes, who has been with Julaton for several years, again took in the role of overseeing Julaton’s duties.
The duo is set to leave to Mexico on Sunday and by the look of her in training today, Julaton appears to be fully focused for the task ahead.
<--- Continue on to the slideshow on the left for a massive slideshow and an inside look at Ana Julaton’s last day of training in Las Vegas before venturing down to Mexico…
Chris Robinson is based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. He can be reached at Trimond@aol.com
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