'USS'
Cunningham Hopes Scuppered As Maccarinelli
Chooses Ramirez For WBO Title
Fight.
Steve 'USS' Cunningham's hopes of
facing Enzo Maccarinelli in Manchester,
England on the 14th March were dashed when
promoter, Frank Warren, wrote in his
weekly column in the British newspaper,
The Sun, that Maccarinelli will now face
interim-champion, Victor Ramirez, for the
vacant WBO title.
On being told the news 'USS'
Cunningham, the former IBF cruiserweight
champion who recently lost his title to
Thomas 'Goral' Adamek in one of the
greatest fights of 2008, said: "Man, I
thought this would be a great time to
fight Enzo. We tried to put that fight
together last summer, but it never
happened. I'm ready to dust of my
passport, but that'll have to wait for
now.
Oh man, It's a shame. I think it would
have been a seriously great fight and I've
wanted to fight in Britain for a long
time. Shoot, I don't have any luck getting
it on with British fighters. Haye moved to
the heavyweights last year and now this
chance to face Enzo is shot. You know, one
day I will get to fight in Britain or face
Enzo. I'm sure it'll happen.
I wish Enzo and Victor Ramirez the
best. I'm sure it'll be a great fight. I
didn't get to see Victor beat Alexander
Alexeev, but heard it was a good fight.
I'm sure it'll be a banger, they're both
heavy hitters."
Hopefully it will not be too long
before Steve 'USS' Cunningham finds his
next opponent so that boxing fans will
get the chance to watch one of the world's
most exciting boxers in action again.
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