Valentine’s Day proved to be pretty busy for rising featherweight prospect Bruce Carrington. Not only did he wish a happy Valentine’s Day to his fiancée, but he also attended the final press conference for his upcoming showdown with Bernard Torres. Afterward, the Brooklyn native returned to a place of comfort, the NYC Cops & Kids Youth Center in Brownsville. The 26-year-old spent much of his early years in the center learning how to box and avoid the dangers presented around him.
“I used to see certain things every single day,” Carrington said about growing up in the Brownsville area.
Like some type of killing, robbing, or just like a lot of crime. So, it’s like, when you have something like this, things like this give you hope. Things like this give you something to fight for.”
Surrounded by family, friends and members of the media, Carrington signed gloves and offered words of wisdom to the next generation of Brownsville youth looking to follow in his footsteps. Before heading out the door, the undefeated Top Rank phenom donated 80 tickets to his upcoming fight in Manhattan.
Carrington’s week is not done just yet. On Thursday, February 15, he’ll return to Madison Square Garden for the final weigh-in before his showdown with Bernard Torres. At 18-1 with eight knockouts, Torres presents the toughest test of the Brownsville native’s young career. However, the undefeated fighter says he’s more than ready for what’s set to come his way when the two men enter the ring on Friday, February 16.
“He seems ready, respectable guy, he seems he put his hard work in,” Carrington said.
“The vibe I was getting is, he’s locked in and I’m locked in with him too.”
