Former cruiserweight titlist Enzo Maccarinelli (41-7, 33 KOs), of Wales, who is coming off a massive fourth-round knockout win against Roy Jones Jr. in December, will challenge Ukraine’s Dmytro Kucher (23-1-1, 17 KOs), 31, for the vacant European title June 10 at York Hall in London. Maccarinelli, 35, a former European champion, was initially supposed to work on the BoxNation broadcast of the card in the United Kingdom before finding himself in the main event of the telecast filling in for injured Ovill McKenzie.
“I had a phone call from BoxNation asking if I’d cover the fight as a pundit. An hour later I had a phone call from my trainer, Gary Lockett, asking if I fancied stepping in to fight Kucher. It was a bit mad,” Maccarinelli said. “Obviously, I’m always in the gym so I jumped at the chance. I’ve won it before so it’ll be nice to become a two-time European champion. More importantly it gets me one step closer to another world title, which is my ultimate goal. I’m taking things one fight at a time and hopefully I’ll get another shot at the biggest prize. First of all I need to take out Kucher on June 10 and I intend on doing it in style.”
Article courtesy of ESPN
“I had a phone call from BoxNation asking if I’d cover the fight as a pundit. An hour later I had a phone call from my trainer, Gary Lockett, asking if I fancied stepping in to fight Kucher. It was a bit mad,” Maccarinelli said. “Obviously, I’m always in the gym so I jumped at the chance. I’ve won it before so it’ll be nice to become a two-time European champion. More importantly it gets me one step closer to another world title, which is my ultimate goal. I’m taking things one fight at a time and hopefully I’ll get another shot at the biggest prize. First of all I need to take out Kucher on June 10 and I intend on doing it in style.”
Article courtesy of ESPN
Subscribe to the Ringside Reporter
