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Have gloves, will travel.

Tengo guantes, voy a viajar.

Saturday, 28 days after winning his professional debut in Nashville, Tennessee, sa国际传媒官网网页入口 boxer Yoruba Moreu Jr. is scheduled for his second pro bout 鈥� this one a super bantamweight four-rounder in Rosarito, Baja California.

Why so soon, and why Mexico?

Yoruba Moreu Sr., his son鈥檚 trainer, and Jacob Maes, Moreu Jr.鈥檚 manager, say it鈥檚 part of a campaign to rapidly gain the experience, exposure and promotional connections needed to advance their 20-year-old fighter 鈥� whom both men believe possesses championship potential 鈥� toward his goal.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a (keeping) busy fight,鈥� Moreu Sr. said during an interview on Wednesday at Jack Candelaria Community Center, the day before he and his son were to leave for Mexico. 鈥淎n opportunity to go international.

鈥淲e fight a Tennessee guy in Tennessee, now we fight a Mexican guy in Mexico. 鈥� We鈥檙e becoming that road warrior.鈥�

That Mexican guy, Bernardo Solis, presents far more of a challenge than did that 鈥淭ennessee guy鈥�, Ndira Spearman. In Nashville, Moreu Jr. dropped Spearman seven times before the bout was halted in the second round. Spearman came into the fight with a 1-16 record.

Solis, in contrast, enters Saturday鈥檚 bout with a 2-1 record. The 21-year-old will be fighting just up the road from his hometown of Ensenada.

A YouTube viewing of Solis鈥� two victories reveals a boxer with solid skills, but with vulnerabilities. He was knocked down in the second round of his victory by unanimous decision over Cesar Hernan Ulloa on Dec. 7, an outcome that seemed to prompt disagreement from the Spanish-language commentators.

In his pro debut, Solis lost by third-round TKO to Jeovani Fernando Barajas, now 4-0-1, in March 2024.

Moreu Sr., who found video of the Solis-Barajas fight, said Solis didn鈥檛 appear to be seriously hurt. 鈥淜ind of a weird stoppage,鈥� he said.

Moreu Jr. said he hopes Solis will provide more competition, and more of a showcase for his skills, than Spearman did in Nashville.

鈥淗e鈥檚 a tough guy, durable. These are the fights you want,鈥� he said. 鈥淗opefully he takes me three rounds at least.

鈥淚 figure I鈥檒l get him out, especially how I鈥檓 cracking lately. But I think he鈥檒l probably give me more rounds than the other dude (Spearman), for sure.鈥�

No matter how easy or difficult the fight, getting to Rosarito, a coastal resort city some 10 miles southwest of Tijuana, didn鈥檛 promise to be easy for the Moreus and co-trainer Manuel Anaya.

鈥淔ly to San Diego,鈥� Moreu Sr. said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e gonna catch a bus to downtown, (take) the trolley to the border. Then we鈥檙e gonna cross the border and figure it out from there.鈥�

Moreu Sr., who鈥檚 of Puerto Rican heritage, said he speaks enough Spanish to get by if necessary.

It鈥檚 the first time south of the border for the Moreus. Anaya went to Cancun a decade or so ago to work a fight for sa国际传媒官网网页入口 super lightweight Fidel Maldonado Jr.

Once in Rosarito, hotel accommodations have been arranged by Maes. There should be no language barrier there, since co-promoters Victor Flores and Tomas Urbaneja work with U.S. fighters regularly.

sa国际传媒官网网页入口 heavyweight Leonid Grachev (5-0-2) is scheduled to fight on Saturday鈥檚 card, as is Californian Carson Crawford (1-0), who fought Sharahya Moreu, Yoruba Jr.鈥檚 sister, as an amateur.

In a text sent Thursday afternoon Moreu Sr. reported their party had arrived in Rosarito.

鈥淎ll is good,鈥� he texted, adding a video of the group taking in the scenery on the beach.

Maes, who signed the Moreus in June, secured Saturday鈥檚 fight through contacts of his in Southern California.

鈥淚 just put the word out there,鈥� he said. 鈥溾�� I like that (Moreu Jr.鈥檚) gonna get a different look. This guy (Solis) is gonna come to fight and I like the experience we鈥檙e gonna get.鈥�

Maes said he鈥檇 been told Saturday鈥檚 card would be streamed but had no information as of Thursday afternoon.