WATCH: Thomas LaManna on Juan Carlos Abreu showdown, coming back from Lara loss

When Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna got the word that his opponent would be switched from Yohan Gonzalez to Juan Carlos Abreu, he wasn’t so worried.

Though the New Jersey based middleweight was already well into training camp for the June 8 bout at Bally’s Atlantic City, he had some familiarity with the 36-year-old Abreu (26-7-1, 24 knockouts), having sparred him once last year while the two were working to get junior middleweight contender Jesus Ramos Jr. ready for one of his fights.

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