At only 19 years of age, “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona is a fighter with tons of potential. After 150 fights as an amateur, he is now undefeated as a pro. He has stayed very busy since his professional debut. Since the summer of 2007 he has amassed an impressive record of 14-0-1 with 12 KOs. He's now in training for his February 27th bout with another undefeated prospect, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (17-0-1, with 14 KOs). The winner of the match will secure the vacant WBO super bantamweight title. Sonsona will be moving up from the super flyweight division.
Many have pointed out similarities between Sonsona and pound for pound king, Manny Pacquiao. Both are from General Santos City, both are south paws, and both debuted professionally at 106 lbs. 8CN caught up with Sonsona during a time out from his training. Sonsona humbly denied any comparisons with the man he called his idol.
8CN: Thanks for talking with 8CN, Marvin. How's your training coming along?
MS: It's going well. For the first part of my training I was at the Kennel Boxing Gym in San Leandro California. Now I'm training in Puerto Rico.
8CN: You're facing a tough, undefeated opponent. Do you feel prepared for the Vazquez fight?
MS: Of course. I'm well prepared and ready to win the fight with Vasquez.
8CN: How do you think the fight will play out? Do you have a round prediction?
MS: For me, I'll do my best and the rest is up to the Lord to decide who's going to win, but for my part, I'm going to give everything I got to win this fight.
8CN: A lot of people are comparing you to a young Manny Pacquiao. How has Manny influenced you?
MS: He is my idol! All the Filipino boxers idolize Manny. Nobody will ever be like he him. He's one of a kind.
8CN: As you know, Manny will be fighting Joshua Clottey on March 13. Do you want to share your thoughts on that fight?
MS: I think Manny will win this fight. He's very good at what he does.
8CN: You're going to be moving up from super flyweight to super bantamweight. Do you plan to keep moving up so you can conquer several weight classes?
MS: No. Manny is the only one who can do so well at many different weight classes. Nobody can follow in his footsteps because he is the best and he made his own way. For me, whatever opportunities Jesus gives me I'll take.
8CN: Do you have any final thoughts you'd like to share with your fans?
MS: I'd like to ask everyone to please pray for me and all the boxers who want to be world champions, and on this Saturday, please say a special prayer for me to win this fight. It is for the honor of our country.
8CN: Thank you for taking the time to talk with us and may God bless you.
MS: Ok. Thank you very much sir.
Contact Lorne: lscoggins@8countnews.com
Special thanks to my wife, Ritchie, for acting as interpreter for this interview.
Source: 8countnews.com
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