Coach confident of Jamaican boxers’ victories

Dewith Fraser coach of Jamaican boxers Joshua Fraser and Ricardo Brown believes the two fighters are progressing faster than anticipated and expects the pair to improve their perfect professional records when they fight on September 9 in Brampton, Canada.

Joshua has won all his five professional fights by knockout and his father Dewith expects the six-round light-middleweight bout against Mexican Esteban Villalba will not go all the way.

Dewith, however, believes Brown, who has four wins from four fights, will get his sternest test yet, against Carlos Carreon also of Mexico, in their heavyweight contest. Nevertheless, he expects another win from the big Jamaican.

"The boys are doing really well. They are progressing well. Joshua and Ricardo are growing faster than we expect and it is not just from the performances, it's the reception from the people around that are looking at them.

"They are putting in the work and United Promotions is doing a really good job by keeping them active," the elder Frazer commented.

He noted that Villalba fought and lost to one of Joshua's stablemates, Sukhdeep Singh Bhatti, recently and though Joshua is just 5-0, he pointed out that Joshua is ahead of Bhatti.

"He is going to fight someone who just fought one of his stablemates who is 11-0. Joshua is only 5-0 but he is going to realise that the difference between Joshua and 11-0 guy (Bhatti) is that Joshua is better and we do not plan to go the distance.

"We want him to do certain things first and then go for the KO, but I do not expect the fight to go to the distance it is scheduled to go," Dewith said.

He stated that by the end of next year, Joshua can start going up against the top fighters in his division.

"This year he will be in his pro career for one year and we are anticipating about the third year he will be ready for a title challenge, but by end of next year, he will be ready for world-class fights.

"So we are looking to advance him a bit quicker and putting him with better competition because he is moving too fast," the father said about his son.

Meanwhile, he thinks that Brown will have his work cut out against Carreon who is accustomed to going the rounds.

"He will have to step up. He has never fought a guy that has gone 12 rounds before. This guy is experienced at going the rounds but we expect him to stop this opponent. He might go a couple of rounds more than usual but he will stop him," Dewith stated confidently.

"So this fight will be a bit more challenging, the fighter is more experienced but he (Brown) wants to become world champion, so the mentality is that everyone in the way is a challenge and an obstacle and the aim is to get to the next level.

"Both have been very impressive. I am their coach but these guys are basically doing it by themselves. I send them to do the job and they get it done. I am very proud of them. They are going to excel at a very high level," he said.