Can Santos Reyes stand as much as Adam Azim’s energy once they battle at Wembley Area on Saturday evening?
Reyes is an unbeaten skilled, similar to the 7-0 Azim. He’s extra skilled, having boxed 13 occasions in Nicaragua and gone the total 10 spherical distance twice in WBA Fedecentro title victories.
He has 74 skilled rounds beneath his belt, greater than 4 occasions as many as Azim who has solely 16.
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Hassan Azim says it ‘seems like house’ preventing on the undercard of brother Adam, who might be going through Santos Reyes this Saturday at Wembley Area
However that restricted spherical rely stems from Azim’s personal ruthless power-punching. He’ll deliver that offensive arsenal to bear on this contest, dwell on Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion and Sky Sports activities Area from 8pm.
Might Reyes be the person to resist it and take him deep into the bout?
“That is what Adam wants, he wants guys which might be coming in there with absolute self-belief, that are not overawed by Adam Azim and his performances thus far,” promoter Ben Shalom advised Sky Sports activities.
“He isn’t overawed by the Adam Azim hype in Britain.
“Reyes is hard, he is unbeaten,” Shalom continued. “He is the hardest that we might discover at this stage in his profession, he is somebody that we have to battle.
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“We’ve got to step up, we do not have a selection. Adam desires to grow to be one of many youngest-ever world champions and he has to take dangers very early on.”
Beating Reyes, Shalom believes, is the form of victory that may lead Azim in the direction of getting a world rating.
“All of the governing our bodies are asking us about Adam Azim. All of them want to be concerned in that journey,” the promoter stated.
“I feel everybody in boxing can see what is going on on. So we have simply obtained to maintain our ft on the bottom and take the fitting fights and push for the fitting fights and the large fights for him.
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“As a result of by the top of this 12 months he will be eager to look proper on the high, proper at world degree.
“Adam’s transferring quicker than actually what we have seen earlier than. Seven fights, to be preventing Santos Reyes I feel is a big assertion.”
With the best way Azim is boxing although, he cannot rule out one other stoppage victory.
“Hopefully we get some rounds in with Adam however we’ll see. Adam’s onerous to manage at this weight. He is huge, he is tall and truthful play to Santos for coming in so calm and able to go,” Shalom added.
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“He was coming over for a battle anyway, gave up that battle for this chance. We simply need somebody that is going to come back to win and Santos Reyes, from him, watching him, from chatting with his crew, that is his dream shot.
“He isn’t been across the UK sufficient to not wish to get within the ring with Adam. He is seen him, he is assured and he believes that that is his alternative.”
‘Caroline Dubois might be as huge as Katie Taylor’
Caroline Dubois is one other younger prospect on Saturday’s Wembley Area invoice who might be making speedy strides in her profession.
Final 12 months she had her first 5 fights and carried out higher every time.
“It’s unimaginable, she’s embracing it,” promoter Shalom advised Sky Sports activities. “I’ve seen her come out of her shell a lot now. It is phenomenal. I feel she realises what place she’s in.
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Caroline Dubois says she’s rising in confidence with each battle forward of her bout with Feriche Mashaury and that her spectacular performances thus far are just the start
Shalom declared: “She might be preventing for a world title on Saturday she’s that good.
“Time is on her facet, nobody’s ever performed it this younger. So it is thrilling,” he continued. “It is all about ranges and we noticed the flagbearers of Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields and she or he desires to be the one which takes it to the following degree.
“She might be as huge as Katie Taylor, I actually imagine that and take issues to a complete new degree,” he insisted. “She’s going to be one that can undergo the divisions from light-weight to welter.
“I feel she’s going to do issues that we have not seen earlier than.”
Watch Adam Azim vs Santos Reyes from 8pm on Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion or Sky Sports activities Area on Saturday February 11.
