Filipino-American featherweight contender Mark ‘Mugen’ Striegl was just raring to get back into the Pacific X-treme Combat (PXC) cage to wash away some of the sting of his previous fight – a loss to current 145-lb. division champion Jang Yong Kim.
Unfortunately for Striegl, his return is going to have to wait after scheduled foe Ev Ting missed weight by a whopping seven pounds, leaving the Baguio-based fighter without an opponent for the night.
“Of course I’m bummed out. I trained really hard for this fight, especially after my last fight with Jang Yong Kim,” a disappointed Striegl told InterAKTV during the PXC 41 event at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
Striegl expressed some frustration after seeing his return fight scrapped from the schedule through no fault of his own.
“I feel as a professional fighter, you have two jobs – one is to make weight and the other is show up on fight night and fight. Ev Ting failed to make weight. It is what it is,” he said.
“And he didn’t try to make weight either. PXC gave him time and he quit.”
The Fil-Am fighter is looking to get his career arc back on track after suffering his first professional loss against Kim last September. While this sets his plans back a little, he’s more concerned about his fans that he is about himself at this point.
“I just feel I let down some of my fans who showed up and bought tickets and wanted to see me fight tonight.”
Striegl is now set for a possible February return against a yet-to-be-named opponent. But given the choice, he would rather it not be Ting, whom he doesn’t trust not to repeat his actions in this one.
He is ready to move past it, though, and is preparing for the next challenge ahead.
“It sucks, but I just have to look forward to the next one,” he said.
source: interaksyon.com
