I want to prove that he's wrong - he's wearing a t-shirt that says he won the last two fights.

I still think about the time when I was fighting for my first real big fight against [Marco Antonio] Barrera back in 2002. I know he can come in thinking that he has nothing to lose, and that's why I have to be aware of that.Always be prepared.

Right now I’m inspired to fight for the honour of my country.

If we don't have God in our life, we're considered dead.

I’ve worked in construction, in a factory sewing clothes. I also sold flowers and doughnuts - just odd jobs to try to make 10 pesos, which is equivalent to 20 cents.

As for me, I always train for 12 rounds just in case. I don’t train for three, four, one, or 10 rounds - I have to train for 12 because you never know what will happen that night.

God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other.