That was the plan after that 15 month layoff half a dozen years ago when he won his first world championship.Īnd that is the plan again in 2017 when, after an agonizing 17 month wait, he goes after another world championship. This is where I trained when I became a world champion." "We've got good altitude, we've got good running trails. "We've kept the whole camp here in Las Cruces," he said. But he said now he is simply back to basics. for training camp for some of his most recent fights. Maybe this is just the plan to keep me preserved. "This is not my first time dealing with a layoff. 5, 2011 - winning in a dominant near-shutout to claim the WBA 154-pound world title. He did not get another fight for 15 months. In fact, Trout beat hometown fighter Taronze Washington in Dallas on Nov. His career has been punctuated by long layoffs and by fighting in his opponent's backyard. But Trout has been through all this before. Many are concerned with Trout's long layoff, his 17 month absence from the bright lights of fight night. I know I will have to be ready for 12 rounds." Even in his losses, he's been in every fight.
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Hurd said of Trout, "This is a fight I chose. But, at the end of the day, it's just me and him and I've got to punch through those holes." I don't know how all these big guys keep making 154. "He's (Hurd) an undefeated champion for a reason," Trout said of his opponent. "Three will step forward, three will step back."Įach of these fistic duels should be special. "We are going to sort through six of the best guys at 154-pounds," said promoter Lou DiBella. The Trout-Hurd bout will lead off the championship trilogy.
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Jermell Charlo (Jermall's brother), the WBC 154-pound title holder, will face undefeated Erickson Lubin. Lara, the WBA 154-pound champion, will fight undefeated 2012 Olympian Terrell Gausha. It, quite likely, will be the beginning of what is almost like a 154-pound championship tournament. The Trout-Hurd world title fight will be the first of a trio of intriguing fights on Showtime on that Saturday night, Oct. "I did want a, not to say tune-up, but a get-back fight," Trout said. The combined record of the three fighters who beat Trout at the time of their meeting was 82-1-3.Īnd now he jumps back into the deep waters of world title fights. He also lost to Erislandy Lara later in 2013 and dropped his last decision to Jermall Charlo on May 21, 2016. Trout has lost three times - all to world champion fighters. This will be his first title defense and it will not be easy. Hurd won his world title by defeating Tony Harrison last February in Birmingham, Ala. He defended that title four times before losing the first fight of his career to Saul Canelo Alvarez in front of 40,000 fans in San Antonio back in April, 2013. Trout is the former WBA world champion at this 154-pound weight.