Oh my! Omar Figueroa public training for game changer

Former world champion Omar Figueroa Jr. held a training session open to the media in San Antonio, Texas, prior to the fight for the WBC Super Lightweight Silver title, against former champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner, Saturday, on August 20th, Showtime from Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

Figueroa Jr. was joined Tuesday by his brother, former super bantamweight world champion and current featherweight contender Brandon Figueroa, and his father and trainer Omar Figueroa Sr.
Omar said:

“We grew up a bit poor coming from the Valley. San Antonio was the biggest city we could get to and enjoy. For us, this was like the maximum. So being able to be here being so close to home has been a game changer. Obviously, I have my family here too. I will not say that everything in this camp has gone perfect, because perfection is very difficult to achieve, but everything has gone quite well. I’m excited.

“I’m just focused on this fight. I’m not looking at anything else. I don’t know how I’m going to feel, physically and mentally. Much has changed in the last year. I have been through a lot since I was diagnosed with my mental health. It has been hard. I have been doing this for 27 years. So, I’m looking forward to getting in the ring.

“The most important thing for me in recent years has been my mental health diagnosis. After my last fight, I knew something was wrong. We did everything we needed to do in the camp, we prepared well to make sure we were 100%. Everything went wrong in that fight. I started questioning myself and wondering why the hell it all went so wrong. I talked to my doctor and then I was diagnosed with all these mental health issues and that’s when I realized maybe the problem was me all along. I have been working a lot on myself. I am grateful to Showtime and my team and we are excited to show how far we have come.

“Broner is one of the biggest names in boxing. He is also a great example of why mental health should be addressed. He’s out there where sometimes he’s a little crazy and other times he regrets being a little crazy. Like I said, we are human. That’s one of the things that I hope you look at and try to help yourself when it comes down to it.
“I’m not sure what kind of dance partner I’ll see. This is going to be a great fight for fans and I just hope it’s a great fight.”