{"id":356638,"date":"2026-06-26T11:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=356638"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:39:44","slug":"i-got-to-crush-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/i-got-to-crush-him\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Got To Crush Him\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although Vargas had hoped to land a former world champion for the event, he says his focus is now entirely on taking good care of business before pursuing greater fights.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI definitely, after this fight, a title eliminator and hopefully by the tip of this yr a world title fight,\u201d Emiliano said during an interview on the Ariel Helwani show. \u201cI do know I\u2019m inching towards my world title. Every world champion knew and said they were going to turn out to be world champion. It\u2019s the identical way I feel. I feel it in every bone in my body.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that is one other step towards that, and Bryce Mills is in the way in which. So, you recognize, I got to crush him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Emiliano revealed that George Kambosos Jr. was discussed as a possible opponent, but negotiations never progressed because the previous unified lightweight champion already had other commitments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did talk with them,\u201d Vargas said. \u201cMy lawyer and Top Rank talked with theirs, and so they had prior obligations, but nothing really panned out due to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vargas believes he\u2019s already able to competing with the division\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m a fighter, right? And I\u2019m ready as of now,\u201d Emiliano said. \u201cI definitely feel ready. Any fighter who doesn\u2019t imagine so shouldn\u2019t be fighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter I do step as much as fight Ryan, which I do know I’ll, it\u2019ll be on the most important stage and for the most important bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nonetheless, Emiliano insists his attention is locked on Mills.<\/p>\n

Asked how he expects Saturday\u2019s fight to finish, Vargas predicted a knockout.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDecisive stoppage,\u201d Emiliano said. \u201cIndividuals are going to know that I\u2019m ready for my world title.<\/p>\n

\u201cBryce Mills is in the way in which of my world title, and I got to crush him. I got to point out the remainder of the world that I\u2019m here and that this young kid is prepared for his world title.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Although Vargas had hoped to land a former world champion for the event, he says his focus is now entirely on taking good care of business before pursuing greater fights. \u201cI definitely, after this fight, a title eliminator and hopefully by the tip of this yr a world title fight,\u201d Emiliano said during an interview […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":356639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[9361],"class_list":["post-356638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-crush"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t