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William Miranda works Full Time while training for Allentown fight this Saturday

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San Jose Boxing Examiner

Even while preparing for his tenth professional boxing match, heavyweight William Miranda of Allentown, PA continues to log hours at Hammer Training and Fitness in Allentown, spending hours helping clients achieve their fitness goals as the gym's head boxing trainer.

"Everyone else is working hard and then you're like 'Oh wait, what about me?'," said Miranda, the 4-4-1 heavyweight who faces Riley Brooks (1-3-1) of Baltimore, MD in the six-round main event of King's Promotions "Heavyweight Explosion" this Saturday at the Rodeway Inn in Allentown.

Miranda, 33, is excited to be fighting for the second consecutive time in his hometown, but admits there are a lot of added pressures that go along with the honor. Miranda, who is one of the most popular fighters in the state, brings a large contingent of vocal fan support and will have by far the biggest crowd on site. 
 
But in addition to training for the fight, spending hours in the gym and hitting the street running, Miranda is also running around town dropping off tickets and promoting the fight everywhere he goes. It's a job within itself.
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"It's just been a lot of running around, trying to sell tickets on Facebook and just stopping to tell everybody about the fight," said Miranda. "Last night I had to tell my girlfriend I had to hand out some postcards for the fights, was out until 2 AM promoting the show.
 
"Ultimately I do feel a little pressure fighting in my hometown, but most of the people coming are my friends and they're there to root me on. They want to see victory, so I have to take them on my shoulders and say 'Come on. let's do it.'"
 
But once he gets to the ring, Miranda plans to show the real reason why so many flock to the venues whenever he fights.
 
"I'm only 5'9", so you're not going to see me run around and pop jobs, boring everybody to sleep. I have to be aggressive and take risks, so I'm always in exciting fights," said Miranda. "My opponent has a similar style so I'm expecting a head-on collision."
 
In the six-round co-featured bout, junior middleweight Keenan Collins (13-7-2, 9 KO) of Reading, PA will face Julio Cesar Lanza (7-17-6, 1 KO) of Managua, Nicaragua. Collins, a native of York, PA, is looking to get back on track after a competitive decision loss to world-ranked Philadelphian Gabriel Rosado. 

Also on the card, undefeated welterweight Grayson Blake (4-0, 1 KO) of State College, PA will meet Corey Preston (1-7) from North Carolina in a four-round bout. The 29-year-old Blake was a former national amateur standout and was a member of the Pennsylvania State University boxing team.
 
In other action, heavyweight Eric Newell (3-1,1 KO) of Bethlehem, PA will face debuting Randy Easton, plus junior lightweight Frank Santos De Alba (1-0-1, 1 KO) of Reading, PA meets Corey White (1-3, 1 KO) from Ohio in a four-round bout.

Rounding out the card is a four-round junior welterweight clash between pro debut Joshua Reyes of Reading, PA against Osahon Omo-Osagie (0-1-1).

Tickets are priced at $65 (VIP), $50 (Ringside) and $35 (General Admission), and can be purchased at the Rodeway Inn (            610-398-1629      ), King's Boxing (            610-587-5950      ) at Lehigh Valley Isshin Ryu Karate (            484-554-8804      ) or online at eventbrite.com. Doors open at 6PM and first fight is at 7PM. For more information, visit www.kingsboxing.com

The Rodeway Inn is located at 1151 Bulldog Drive, Allentown, PA.

William Miranda is excited to fight this Saturday in his hometown.
William Miranda is excited to fight this Saturday in his hometown.
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Sal Acevedo Jr. is the Editor-in-Chief for Primer Round boxing magazine and a contributor to Fightbeat.com. Sal also appears on Blog Talk Radio's Leave It In The Ring (Spanish version) and conducts his own boxing blog, Boxeo Universal. He is a former amateur boxer and continues to stay involved...

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