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One-on-One with Manolis Plaitis

The Boxing Examiner recently sat down with Montreal’s Manolis Plaitis (17-1-1), to get his thoughts on his upcoming National Championship Committee (NCC) welterweight championship showdown with Samuel Vargas (8-0-1) of Mississauga, Ontario. Plaitis is a former NCC light welterweight champion, whose only loss came against Alfredo Chavez (4-1-0) back in 2010. Like Vargas, Plaitis holds a draw with former CPBC welterweight champion Tebor Brosch (4-3-3). With Brosch now stripped of his title, Plaitis will be looking to become the lone welterweight champion of Canada when he steps into the ring on Saturday evening at Mississauga’s Hershey Centre.

TBE: How has your training camp been for this fight?

MP: Amazing! We did everything to a tee, there were no mishaps, everything went perfect. Our daytime training our strengh our conditioning. Everything went perfect. My trainers were very happy. Everything went amazing

TBE: So you are in shape to deal with the constant pressure of Vargas for 10 rounds?

MP: No problem!

TBE: What does it mean to you to be challenging for another Canadian title?

MP: It feels good but it’s a stepping stone, we want more! I’m going to get this and I’m going for more, we want NABA and we want a World title.

TBE: How important is it to you to get a win in this Ontario vs Quebec rivalry?

MP: I’m not into the Quebec Ontario thing. I like Toronto. I just want to win, it’s just another fight.

TBE: What is your prediction for the fight?

MP: It’s going to be a great fight!

TBE: Do you have any message for Vargas?

MP: Nothing! I’ll do my talking in the ring.

TBE: Do you have anything to say to the fans of Ontario and Quebec?

MP: Thank you very much for following me. I couldn’t be happier. Enjoy a great fight because thats all I’m going to give.