This week?s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis who recently scored an upset knockout victory against Kevin Mitchell in his own backyard at the United Kingdom. Katsidis has been mentioned as a possible future opponent for WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan who systematically outworked Pauli Malignaggi in an impressive victory a few weeks back. Katsidis spoke frankly about his recent victory and various other subjects pertaining to his career and the current boxing landscape. Here is some of what he had to say:
On his recent victory against Kevin Mitchell: ?I was very happy with the result and of course, me and my trainer Brendon Smith, we worked very hard to get that result and of course we?re very happy.?
On whether he thought he would beat Mitchell as easily as he did: ?Well, look, I was very confident coming into it because my boxing has only improved. Over the years I?ve gained a lot of experience and I never underestimated Kevin Mitchell. He is 31-0 and he beat the guy Breidis Prescott who knocked out Amir Khan so he had to be respected. I was prepared to fight for twelve rounds, but of course, when the opportunity was there I took it and got the KO and was very happy about that.?
