Super middleweight, Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen could potentially be Guyana’s next world boxing champion come December 23, a perfect Christmas gift for the nation.
According to the USA based boxer, he is scheduled to face Russian, Fedor Chudinov (21-2-0, 15 KOs) in Russia for the vacant WBA super middleweight world title recently vacated by boxing superstar, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
The undefeated Allen (22-0-1, 14 KOs) who captured the WBA Gold belt in February told Stabroek Sport yesterday in an exclusive interview that fighting the dangerous 32 year-old Chudinov in his backyard will be the biggest risk of his career to date. However, Allen who recently opened camp at the Sweat Box Gym in Brooklyn stated that “Bigger the risk, greater the reward.”
“So far on paper he does seem like the toughest opponent I’m going to be facing who knows, he could be the easiest one too, on the night we will tell.”
Allen, 34, added “We have an opportunity to go to Russia, his team said they didn’t want to fight in America, and they are willing to pay us whatever to come to Russia, so we are taking a risk and we gonna make it count.
They want us to come to Russia and pay us the max, the biggest purse I have ever made so far in boxing so why not go to Russia and have a different experience.”
Allen continued “I know its going to be tough, I have seen some of his fights but it’s a risk I am willing to take. In boxing, you will have to take risks and we are getting paid good so it’s a big reward also.”
Allen then then touched briefly on his preparations so far ahead of fight night.
“So far so good, Monday will be my second week in camp, we are actually doing an eight week camp and we gonna be ready. We are preparing to get there and win that fight which will open even bigger doors. I am one of the big names in the division and I want these opportunities to prove that.”
Stabroek Sport will keep readers updated as ‘Too Sharp’ continues to sharpen his iron in training camp ahead of the biggest fight of his career.
