‘The Welsh Mayweather’ Lee Selby has shared that he intends on defeating both Josh Warrington and Carl Frampton. He intends to cap off next year by then unifying stateside.
“Frank has got Josh Warrington and Carl Frampton so those fights should be easy to make and hopefully Scott Quigg can also hop on board so we can have a round robin. Everyone can make money and weโll find out whoโs the best,”
“Ideally, Iโd like to fight three times in 2018; three months to train for each fight, then a month off in between.
“Iโd love to beat Warrington in Leeds, beat Frampton in Belfast then propel myself into a unification fight in the US,” he revealed.
The boys are back in town! ๐
๐ DeGale vs. Truax
๐ Selby vs. Ramirez
๐ฅ Yarde
๐ฅ Dubois
๐ Saturday
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Selby also cast his watchful eye over the domestic landscape of the featherweight division and delivered his summations of Josh Warrington, Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg.
“Josh, Carl and Scott are all very good fighters with good qualities. Warrington has a good jab, a high work rate and he has to be decent to have stayed unbeaten and become (the) mandatory challenger.
“Carl darts in and out of range and judges distance very well for a relatively small guy. Heโs experienced, well schooled and can punch. If I had a bad night heโd knock me out, no doubt.
“Quigg is fit and game, well-seasoned. Frampton and Quigg might punch harder but I box far better, retain my focus, when Iโm in with the big hitters.”
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“Besides, I have an iron chin. Power never worries me. Headshots never hurt me,” argued Selby.
Selby also shared that a meeting with ‘The Jackal’ Carl Frampton is the fight he is most looking forward to. Selby shared that given Carl’s profile and coupled with the fact he would be considered the underdog, is why he wants the fight so much.
“Framptonโs the fight I want most because heโs the best known and a win over him would be a massive boost for my career.
“While Iโd probably start favourite against the other two, Iโd be even money or an underdog against Carl over in Belfast. But I believe Iโd have too much class and ability.”
It's fight week! ๐
๐ DeGale vs. Truax
๐ Selby vs. Ramirez
๐ฅ Yarde
๐ฅ Dubois
๐ Saturday
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— Boxing on BT Sport ๐ฅ (@BTSportBoxing) December 4, 2017
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