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EDWARDS CONFIDENT HE WILL BEAT CASIMERO AND GRAB THE IBF FLYWEIGHT TITLE By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Tue, 12 Jul 2016  Edwards (R). Unbeaten British fighter Charlie Edwards is confident he will beat Filipino Johnreil Casimero and grab the IBF flyweight title when they clash at The O2 in London on September 10. The former Great Britain star says he will grab what has been described as ?a golden opportunity on the undercard of the colossal World Middleweight title fight between pound-for-pound king Gennady Golovkin and IBF Welterweight ruler Kell Brook. ProBoxing-Fans.com reports that Edwards has made a big impact on the paid ranks in quick time, picking up the English title in just his fifth fight and the WBC International strap in his seventh, and the 23 year old talent now faces a huge step-up in what will be his ninth pro fight after he boxes in Berlin this weekend. Casimero won the IBF Flyweight crown in May with a fourth round KO over Amnat Ruenroeng, gaining revenge for a hugely controversial unanimous decision loss in a foul-infested bout in Bangkok where referee Larry Doggett performed horribly in June 2015. The Casimero win made the 26 year old Filipino a two-weight division champion having previously held the IBF Light-Flyweight crown. But Edwards believes he will ?rip the title from Casimero?s hands.? He said ?Many people may think this is too early but believe me when I say this that IBF World title is coming home with me. People underestimate my engine. Half way through the fight, when he?s behind, he will not be catching up. I didn?t turn pro to knock over journeymen I?m in this game to take over the lighter weight divisions. The team behind me at MGM know I am more than ready for this and I would like to thank them, Eddie and Barry Hearn for giving me this chance ? I won?t let anybody down.? Promoter Eddie Hearn said ?This is a huge gamble for Charlie at this stage in his career but him and the team feel very confident they can beat Casimero, At Flyweight, there is only so much experience you can gain and this is a huge opportunity for him to become World champion on home soil in what will be just his ninth fight. September 10 is the biggest night in World boxing so far in 2016 and I?m delighted to provide this opportunity for Charlie ? I believe Britain will have yet another World champion that night.? Casimero?s co-promoter Sammy Gello-ani said Johnreil will not underestimate Edwards and will train hard for the title defense at the Victory Gym in Caloocan City. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
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