“And then we included it in our contract with Matchroom. When they posted the fight poster on Instagram, it became a bit real and, obviously, when we booked our flights. “It was then when it really became like, yeah, this is happening.” Several promoters approached the highly-touted Maca, but it was Matchroom’s ability to bring him to the Big Apple for his debut that sealed the deal. To say it’s been a whirlwind week is an understatement.“[My manager] Sam [Jones], told me: ‘We will have the debut at MSG,'” Maca told Alofoke Deportes before his fight against Rafael Castillo on the undercard of Richardson Hitchins’ IBF junior welterweight title defense against George Kambosos Jr.
Adam Maca
“So boxing there in my debut is huge,” said Maca. After winning several national titles, Maca, born in Brighton with Albanian and Yemeni heritage, had no doubt that he wanted to become a professional as soon as possible. “Ever since I was younger, I wanted to be a professional boxer and then, as I was approaching 18, I kept thinking, I can’t wait to turn pro, I can’t wait to turn 18 so I can turn pro,” he said. “So I never had in mind to do anything else.”“Around the stadium, there are not only boxing things, but of all sports, and there are [the] quotes of what people say about the stadium: ‘The most famous in the world, the best stadium in the world’.
Adam Maca
