Unbeaten heavyweight Charles Martin is confident that he has what it takes to defeat former Olympic Bronze Medalist Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov and claim the vacant IBF heavyweight title on January 16 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
“He’s never been in the ring with a fighter like me,” said Martin on a conference call with reporters this week. “I’m no Cunningham. I’m no Tor Hamer. I’m none of these guys that he fought. I’m totally a different fighter than he’s ever seen. So come fight night, I’m ready to prove it to the whole wide world. I’m ready to be that superstar. We train like superstars. If you’re going to train mediocre, you’ll be mediocre, and that’s what I see out of a lot of fighters, heavyweights, especially. But we train to be a superstar and that’s what you guys are going to see.”
Martin acknowledges that Glazkov is the best opponent he’s faced to date.
“He’s definitely a step up on paper,” stated Martin. “His resume reads well. He’s a good fighter. He’s technical, keeping his hands up and stuff like that, has a pretty nice hook. But I got to give you the ups and the downs. He’s a little guy. I’m massive, strong, powerful, elusive. He’s definitely going to be in there for the hardest fight of his life that he’ll ever have.”
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