Battle Ready

Less than 24 hours after the announcement was made that James Davis, CDCR, Folsom Prison would not be fighting for the UCA Light Heavyweight Title fight, April 20^th in Richmond California, Mike Barragan, LAPD stepped in to take his shot at the vacant title. Barragan knew that accepting the fight he would have less than two weeks to prepare for the biggest challenge of his boxing career.

The expression “battle ready” was created for fighters like Mike Barragan and Matt Wurdinger. Barragan is not the only one who has limited time to prepare; Wurdinger, Santa Clara PD who has dedicated the past 6 months focused and perfecting his game plan to fight Davis will now have to refocus on Barragan. With this short amount of time to prepare for a new opponent Wurdinger will have to rely on his boxing experience, athleticism and trust his corner to guide him through the fight.

Wurdinger and Barragan are different boxers in many ways, styles, height, speed and how they train. What these warriors have in common is heart. Win or lose on Saturday night both of these boxers will go home with the respect of their families, friends, fans and trainers for the type of men they are in and out of the ring.