Martin raves about U.S. training camp
CARL Jammes Martin can’t wait to head back to his US training camp fresh from his close win over Mexican Alan David Picasso recently in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Photograph courtesy of The Ring magazine
Carl Jammes Martin is hoping to earn the support of Filipino boxing fans despite sensing resentment from some quarters, insisting that he holds no ill feelings toward his countrymen.
Martin, 27, said he does not understand why some fans and fellow boxers, particularly three-division champion John Riel Casimero, who appear to be angry at him but remain hopeful that they will eventually rally behind him.
Martin made waves after beating Mexican Alan David Picasso with a split decision for the World Boxing Council silver featherweight belt at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh late last month.
“I don’t know why. I don’t have anything to say about them. I’m just waiting for the support that Filipinos will give me,” Martin said in an episode of “Off the Court,” the weekly sports show of DAILY TRIBUNE.
“I have the same respect for every Filipino boxing fan and boxer. I don’t know why they have feelings of anger toward me.”
Meanwhile, Martin is looking to return to the United States for his next training camp as he begins preparing for his first fight in 2027.
The boxer said he wants to train in both Las Vegas and Los Angeles, where he hopes to build on the lessons he gained from his previous overseas camp.
“I want to train in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. I want to return to my training camp because I learned a lot from training abroad,” Martin said.