“One thing I learned from that fight is the fact that I’m tired of saying what I learned from that fight, man. I got a whole lot of interviews, man. Just keep watching them all,” Norman Jr. said. told Fight Hub TV.
“I’m here on May 16. Forget what I can tell you. I just showed you.
“Yes, absolutely. I feel like God made all of this happen for a reason. Like, for example, EJ Spence, who would have thought that he would come to work with Ronnie Shields at any point in his career, knowing that is one of my favorite fighters?
“Also Pernell Whitaker. We’re literally in Norfolk, Virginia, and I’m working with Ronnie Shields, who used to work with Pernell. He’s from Norfolk, Virginia. So, I feel like everything happened for a reason, dog.
“Sure, we ran a five mile run and I didn’t really ask any questions. I was a little nervous to ask questions, but he kicked it all off and answered every question I needed to answer before I said anything.
“You hit it on the money though. It’s a little pressure. We try to lie and say it’s no pressure. We lie. We don’t want to lose. Let’s be real.
“But now that I got it off, it’s like, ‘Oh snap, I’m still here. I’m still fighting. I can still do my thing.’
“Even Roy Jones said that loss motivated him to start taking more risks and being out there more. I feel the same way.”
Norman enters the fight with a 28-1 record and 22 knockouts, while Wagner brings a 19-2 record with 10 knockouts into the 10-round welterweight bout.
