By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) says former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (33-5, 26 KO’s) has to earn a shot at his title by proving himself at light heavyweight despite Maccarinelli being the much more proven fighter and having faced much better opposition than Cleverly has fought before.
Enzo Maccarinelli
Vince Cleverly says Nathan will be ready to fight Maccarinelli by 2013
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) says that former cruiserweight world champion Enzo Maccarinelli 33-5, 26 KO’s) has to win some more fights and prove himself before he’ll give him a fight for the title.
Cleverly not eager to fight Maccarinelli for some reason: Fear perhaps?
By Scott Gilfoid: You can always smell fear coming from a fighter based on the excuse they make not to take on certain fighters. Perhaps we’re seeing a good example of that in WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) in his reluctance to take on the hard hitting 6’4” Enzo Maccarinelli (33-5, 26 KO’s) next. This is bad. Cleverly doesn’t want any part of knockout artist Maccarinelli. How funny. I guess that’s why Cleverly is the last British world champion. You’ve got to know you’re limitations.
Enzo Calzaghe doesn’t want Maccarinelli to fight Cleverly right now
By Sean McDaniel: Trainer Enzo Calzaghe doesn’t want to see his fighter former cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (33-5, 26 KO’s) fighting WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly any time soon.
Maccarinelli beats Marosi and proves nothing
By William Mackay: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (33-5, 26 KO’s) was successful on Friday night in winning his first fight at light heavyweight, albeit against a weak opponent in 34-year-old Hungarian Gyorgy Marosi (12-1, 8 KO’s) at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.
Enzo Maccarinelli to fight on November 11th at light heavyweight
By Sean McDaniel: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KO’s) is reportedly slated to fight on November 11th in a comeback fight at light heavyweight on BoxNation. There still isn’t an opponent picked out for the 31-year-old Maccarinelli, but you can’t expect too much for him.
Calzaghe wants Maccarinelli to pick up a British title then face Cleverly
By William Mackay: Former super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe’s father Enzo Calzaghe is training former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli, who is hoping to make a go of it at light heavyweight after suffering his fourth knockout loss in the past three years.
Maccarinelli back with his old trainer and hoping to find success at light heavyweight
By Sean McDaniel: Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KO’s) is back with his old trainer Enzo Calzaghe and is hoping to find success at light heavyweight. Maccarinelli, 30, has been knocked out four times in the past three years and it looks like he realizes that he needed to make some changes.
Maccarinelli wants Cleverly bout
By Sean McDaniel: Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KO’s) is looking to get a fight against WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (22-0, 11 KO’s) next. Maccarinelli, 6’4″, might be a little too big and too powerful for Cleverly to risk fighting.
Maccarinelli thinks he’ll have another world title belt around his waist
By Sean McDaniel: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KO’s) refuses to give up and retire despite having been knocked out badly in four out of his last fight bouts. Maccarinelli isn’t just getting slightly knocked out. He’s getting badly hurt in there. Granted, he’s taken on some big sluggers in each case but the face that he can’t cut the mustard tells you something about him.