WBO champion Nathan Cleverly wants to fight with Bernard Hopkins – Boxing news
Welsh professional boxer and current World Boxing Organisation Light Heavyweight World Champion, Nathan Cleverly, disclosed that he is looking for a mega-fight with the American Bernard Hopkins possibly at the Millennium Stadium within a year.
Cleverly spoke to the press that the basic reason why he wants to go against Hopkins is that he wants to repeat the same memorable night when Joe Calzaghe won against Hopkins in Las Vegas, United States three years ago.
The former European, British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champion, Cleverly said, “Joe Calzaghe fought Bernard Hopkins and I’ve looked up to Joe throughout my career. I sparred hundreds and hundreds of rounds with Joe and he beat Hopkins in the United
States. I’d like to bring Hopkins to Wales and beat him there.”
Cleverly’s father Vince, who is currently the trainer of his son commented, “The dream fight would be my son meeting a legend like Bernard Hopkins at the Millennium Stadium. It would be the ultimate night for us and an entire nation.”
Both the fighters are world champions as best light heavyweights. The winner of last Saturday’s fight winner, Hopkins has now become the oldest world champion in the history with this win.
Similarly, Cleverly after winning his last fight against Aleksy Kuziemski fighting at London’s 02 Arena on Saturday night has now become Britain’s fifth reigning world champion. Cleverly now has been promoted among the top light heavyweights. Cleverly’s
promoter Frank Warren spoke in the favour of his client and said that Nathan is not behind any other light heavyweights in the boxing world at the moment.
The American Middleweight and Light Heavyweight contender has been impressive since his first-ever professional bout in 1998. No one can underestimate his boxing strengths and skills that he displayed in his last fight against Jean Pascal on May 21, 2011.
He won The Ring, World Boxing Council, WBC Diamond and International Boxing Organisation Light Heavyweight titles in the process.
If in future, Cleverly is able to get a chance to go against Hopkins then that could be the battling night in history because Cleverly will try to repeat Hopkins’s previous fighting moments and Hopkins will try to beat him considering his the crucial fight
in his career. If both the fighters agree to fight each other, it will be a bout to remember for ages.
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