(JAN 10) Former four-time world
champion, Carina "La Reina" Moreno (21-2, 6 KO's), returns to
the ring to face Argentina's undefeated light flyweight champion
Yesica Yolanda Bopp (13-0, 5 KO's) on January 29, 2010. Moreno
has agreed to travel to Bopp's native land of Argentina as the
bout is set to take place in Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires. On the
line will be Bopp's WBA and WBO titles.
Moreno feels she is ready to
compete at the highest level as she stated, "It's been over a
year since my last fight and I feel the time off has given me
new life. Sparring has been great and my timing is improving. I
know traveling to Argentina, fighting Bopp in her hometown will
be to her advantage, but my goal is to go over there and
dominate. I'm hungry and I'm ready to fight. My main objective
is to win and become a multiple world champion once again."
After a fourteen month layoff, Moreno's trainer Rick Noble
believes she will be ready come fight night as he went on to
say, "Each day we spar Carina is getting better and better. The
snap on her punches is coming back and her footwork is
fantastic. I really believe the ring rust won't be a factor when
we step into the ring. Everyone knows when you travel to another
country to fight someone in their own hometown, it's very
difficult to win a decision. My only concern is that we get fair
judging."
Yesica Bopp vowed to knockout
Carina as the two were supposed to fight last year. "When I read
an article last year that Bopp said she would knockout Carina we
really wanted to make this fight in 2010," said Noble. "But for
reasons out of our control the fight never happened. If Bopp
really thinks she can knockout Carina, then she'll be in for a
rude awakening."