Jake Tremain enters his Golden Ticket Fight Promotions 22 bout respectful of his opponent but believes he has more tools to get his hand raised on June 3rd.
GTFP 22 is set to take place at the K.K Steelmill in Wolverhampton with another fun-filled card to look forward too.
Tremain has learned so much in such a small amount of time as an amateur, and he feels he will only get stronger moving forward.
Prior to this fight with Sam Castillo, we had the opportunity to talk with Jake Tremain.
Interview With Jack Tremain
One week Saturday, you make the walk for the first time in 2023. How has life been in terms of training and improving since the last time we saw you?
Yes, life and training have been going great. I’m happy I can spend more time on development rather than making flyweight this time around.
Your first two competitive fights have been under the Golden Ticket banner. How much do you enjoy competing on the show and the way it’s run?
I’m actually 2-1. but for some reason, GTFP only mentioned the two bouts I had under their promotion. And yes, I really enjoy competing on GTFP as it gives a professional feel.
You dropped a unanimous decision to Belal Habashi in your most recent outing. Now having had time to reflect and digest your first amateur loss. How do you feel about the performance, and have you pinpointed what went wrong on the night?
Regarding my first loss, I truly feel I lost to myself that night. Thinking way too much about the weight cut and not actually thinking about the fight until I’ve weighed in. This leads to me thinking about my Diet 24/7, resulting in me not developing in camp. I feel ill stay at Bantamweight unless I get a rematch with Belal, a title or when I make a move to pro. I feel a mix of the weight cut and other things lead to me making the wrong decisions under pressure.
Jake Tremain on Amateur Career
I imagine you’ve learned a lot thus far in just two fights about your fighting ability and also about yourself. Tell me some of the biggest things you’ve learned in the early stages of your amateur career.
I feel I’ve learnt a lot in the gym and out. I’ve gained a lot of knowledge in terms of diet, nutrition and recovery. And in the gym, I’ve had to learn to adapt my style to be more universal to MMA. I’ve spent the majority of my life boxing and kickboxing. So, I’ve had to adapt my style so that I’m capable of defending takedowns, shooting my own takedowns and checking low kicks etc.
Next Saturday, you clash with Sam Castillo, who has a mirrored record of yourself. How do you feel about the fight and Sam as a fellow competitor?
I feel I am a more skilled fighter. But, I am coming up from fly, and he is coming down from featherweight. So I’m predicting he’s going to be strong and durable. I’ve watched some of his fights. But my coach has done most of the studying. I personally feel if I watch too much about an opponent, I think too much of what they’re going to do and not what I want to do.
Fight Night
Assuming you and your team have studied the game of Sam ahead of the fight. Is there anything in there that you feel may cause concern, or do you feel you’ll be comfortable with whatever Sam brings on the night?
I feel there won’t be much in terms of skill set or arsenal that’s going to surprise me. But, again, as I mentioned earlier. He’s a big boy, and it will be the attributes he brings that will make this a tough test.
If all goes well, you leave with the win in Wolverhampton. What’s next in store for Jake Tremain for the remainder of the year?
Keeping busy and consistent. I’ve wanted to be a lot more active this year, but personal life, illnesses, pull-outs etc., have all got in the way. Me and my team I don’t want to be the type that cherry-picks bouts to reserve an amateur record. We want to keep consistent and busy and keep racking up the experience.
Featured image credits to GTFP
