
Adam Azim went face to face with Santos Reyes on the remaining press convention forward of their conflict on Saturday, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Azim will headline at Wembley Area towards Reyes, the primary unbeaten opponent of the rising star’s profession.
The super-lightweight from Slough has been on a formidable run of six consecutive knockouts and he guarantees to ship one other spectacular exhibiting this weekend.
“The strain would not get to me as a result of I have been coaching actually exhausting. I am very centered and really decided to placed on an awesome efficiency,” Azim stated. “I am prepared.
“I do not anticipate the knockout to come back. We do not predict what spherical, if it comes, it comes,” he continued. “I am very heavy-handed in each arms.
“I’ve obtained velocity as nicely. If I put the mixture collectively I can placed on a devastating efficiency.”
This contest is scheduled for 10 rounds and Azim thinks Reyes has the potential to be a troublesome opponent.
“He is 12-0 so he is no joke, he is a really sturdy fighter. He is an excellent fighter and it’ll be an excellent one,” Azim stated.
“I am ready for any rounds. I have been quite a few rounds within the gymnasium, I am sparring three completely different individuals and never getting drained, I am prepared for rounds.”
However he added: “I by no means predict it but when the shot comes, it comes.”
“Lots of people have not seen one of the best of me but.”
The chief supporting bout on Saturday will probably be an intriguing conflict between flashy American Anthony Sims and London’s Zak Chelli.
On this sudden match-up Chelli is promising to carry Sims down. “I will catch him [with] a pleasant one and I will put him down,” he instructed the American. “I battle powerful opponents, you battle nobodies.
“He is an excellent dancer, he likes to maneuver about, respectable jab,” Chelli continued. “I have not seen no aggression and that is what I will carry on Saturday.
“You are very delusional, you are going to get up on Saturday night time after the knockout and realise.”
Sims responded: “The boxing I do know is past you. On Saturday you are going to discover out.
“You will be my subsequent sufferer.”
One other nicely matched contest on the invoice will probably be Tyler Denny’s English middleweight title defence towards Brad Pauls.
The respect between the 2 was clear at Wednesday’s press convention. “Tyler’s established at this degree,” the challenger stated. “It is my time to step up, take my shot and present what I am about.
“We will each dig deep if we have now to.
“I simply suppose the types will gel nicely for an excellent battle.”
Victory ought to lead the winner to a shot on the British title. “There’s a lot to gained from this battle. My hardest opponent but however we’ll see what I am product of,” Pauls stated.
“I simply suppose I am higher,” Denny stated. “He clearly thinks he is higher than me. We’ll discover out Saturday.
“I feel it’ll be battle of the night time. We each come to win, we’re each hungry fighters.
“He is an entertaining fighter, my final three fights have been entertaining fights. It is obtained fireworks written throughout it.”
In distinction the animosity between Viddal Riley and his opponent on Saturday Anees Taj was immediately obvious.
“I do not suppose he is my hardest opponent,” Riley stated, a remark Taj reacted to without delay.
“I do know you are coming to win,” Riley continued. “It is scheduled for eight, it is my first eight-rounder.
“However I do not suppose I will do eight on Saturday.”
“After all you will not,” Taj interrupted once more, “since you’ll get stopped inside six.
“I do know I am in your head.”
Riley gave no indication of doubt although. “My prediction,” he insisted, “is that you do not see spherical 4.”
Watch from 8pm on Sky Sports activities Principal Occasion or Sky Sports activities Area on Saturday February 11.