Hall of Famer Roach Believes Yeritsyan Might Be Better Than Darchinyan

Freddie Roach will likely be working the nook of welterweight Gor Yeritsyan tonight (February 23) when the welterweight takes on Texan Quinton Randall. 

The struggle will likely be broadcast on UFC Combat Cross. 

Roach is assured within the 29-year-old Armenian and predicted that he may simply be higher than fellow Armenian boxing legend Vic Darchinyan.

“Vic [Darchinyan] was an incredible scholar, and I feel Gor may be just a little bit higher,” stated Roach.

When informed that’s fairly the assertion Roach responded promptly. 

“Sure it’s.”

Although Roach gave Randall credit score, he feels Yeritsyan may have an excessive amount of on the 360 Promotions present in Santa Ynez, California. 

“It’s a very good match-up,” stated Roach. “Gor is an efficient boxer, and our opponent is extra of a mover, he makes use of the ropes, angles, runs just a little bit. We simply want to chop the ring off, and set traps for him [and] knock him out alongside the best way.

“He’s getting higher on a regular basis, he’s actually changing into an entire fighter.”

Yeritsyan has a document of 17-0, 14 KOs. His victory final November noticed him snap a four-fight knockout streak as he was taken the gap by Luis Alberto Veron. Yeritsyan received an eight-round unanimous resolution and that is solely Yeritsyan’s second 10-round struggle, having but to transcend eight rounds as a professional. 

“Gor Yeritsyan may be very seasoned, he had an incredible novice profession, skilled by Corridor of Fame coach Freddie Roach,” stated Yeritsyan’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, after yesterday’s weigh-in. 

“He’s 17-0 now, he has to struggle guys like Quinton Randall. Quinton Randall is coming to win. You noticed he was in great form on the weigh-in immediately.

“Quinton Randall goes to show an enormous problem for Gor, however these are the kind of fights Gor has to take not only for his profession, but when he’s going to headline UFC Combat Cross, and headline Hollywood Combat Nights. These are the kind of fights that the fighters have be in.”

Randall, 33, enters the struggle after his first profession loss to Brian Norman Jr. He has a document of 13-1-1 with three knockouts.