By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) says he can’t wait to get inside the ring to face the highly ranked Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) in their fight this Friday night on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois.
This is the real proving ground for the #10 WBC Cleverly, because he’s lost 2 out of his last 4 fights, and he hasn’t beaten a decent contender in the 175lb division since his win over Tony Bellew four years ago. All of Cleverly’s wins since then have come against these fighters: Tommy Karpency, Robin Krasniqi, Shawn Hawk, Shawn Corbin, Alejandro Emilio Valori and Tomas Man.