Adam Azim ‘not far off’ Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, says coach Shane McGuigan | Boxing Information
Adam Azim is “not far off” the likes of boxing superstars Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Ryan Garcia, based on his coach Shane McGuigan.
The 22-year-old Brit is ready to proceed his cost in direction of the highest of the game when he takes on former world champion Sergey Lipinets in London on Saturday.
Azim has gained all 12 of his skilled contests thus far, along with his ninth knockout win – final day out in opposition to Ohara Davies in October – suggesting there’s a lot extra to come back.
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Highlights from the super-lightweight showdown between Adam Azim and Ohara Davies
McGuigan instructed Sky Sports activities: “As we noticed with the combat with O’Hara, it was all of the stuff that we have been engaged on within the fitness center for years and years that simply got here to mild.
“Now that he has the arrogance to have the ability to push individuals again, work in shut with eight-ounce gloves on, in opposition to a puncher like O’Hara – that was all the time the hazard with O’Hara, he is technically restricted however he additionally had that energy. However Adam regarded so snug in there. By no means as soon as was he phased.
“And now we have one other man that carries first rate energy, been a former world champion, solely been overwhelmed by the highest fighters within the division. It is an enormous step up for him, nevertheless it’s additionally the beginning of an enormous 2025. I feel if he will get a stoppage victory then it actually places him on the map.
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A brand new ringside angle has emerged of Adam Azim touchdown an enormous physique shot to down Ohara Davies of their bout in October
“It is a stacked division at 140. You’ve got bought Tank Davis, you have bought Ryan Garcia, loads of huge names and I feel he is not far off them.”
Davis, the WBA light-weight world champion, is certainly one of boxing’s pound-for-pound stars having amassed a 30-0 file with 28 knockouts, together with stopping Garcia in 2023.
‘Azim will probably be certainly one of Britain’s greatest ever fighters’
McGuigan has coached a number of world champions, together with the likes of David Haye, George Groves, Carl Frampton and Josh Taylor, however insists Azim has the potential to be certainly one of Britain’s all-time greats.
“I’m extra satisfied now than ever that Adam Azim goes to be a celebrity, that he’ll be top-of-the-line fighters that we have ever had, genuinely,” McGuigan stated.
“What I am seeing within the fitness center is scary. I’ve seen fighters come by way of, Josh Taylor, different world champions, two-weight world champions and I’ve by no means seen what I am seeing within the fitness center – this child’s so particular.
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Adam Azim says Sergey Lipinets has by no means confronted somebody like him earlier than and vows to retire his Kazakhstan opponent on February 1
“He hasn’t fairly showcased that, he hasn’t had the opponents to showcase what he is able to, however the additional we stand up that ladder, the extra it will present.
“You get plenty of fighters that look nice after they’re at that low degree they usually get that point and house, they give the impression of being sensational, however then when any individual closes the hole and begins making it a canine combat, they fold.
“He is the alternative, he thrives on that and he’ll look sensational within the subsequent combat, but additionally within the subsequent 12 months.”
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