We put a lot of time in to get him ready. He was 100 percent ready for the fight. What are you going to do?

Actually, the 10 days he took off did him real good letting his body just rest. And when he came back, he was just like a madman.

I'm 90 percent sure we're coming home with the belt or I wouldn't take the fight right now.

Nobody wants to take their chances with a tough 2-0 17-year-old. You lose to a 17-year-old, it's kind of like degrading to them if they lose to a kid.

That's definitely a big opportunity for us to showcase Joe. Not bad for his third fight.

It was time to put something behind it and the ball was coming out good.