It’s the natural question for Joe Solecki right around this time.
Are you nervous?
The lightweight prospect, who faces Austin Hubbard this Saturday in his first bout since last December, begins to answer, admitting that nerves are natural before any fight, prompting me to interrupt and let him know that I wasn’t talking about the fight, but about becoming a father for the first time, as he and his wife Kacey will be expecting a daughter next month, on September 14 to be exact.
He laughs.
“I should be more nervous for that. But I figure I'll figure that out as we go.