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....Ezra Sellers. Not sure what to make of this. Probably would have preferred Wilson but it's a not the worst match i suppose.

BIG MAC TAKES ON SELLERS

WBO World Cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli is preparing for war after being paired with power-punching monster Ezra Sellers for his next title defence.

The 27-year-old Swansea fighter will meet highly-experienced KO specialist Sellers on November 3 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in a fight to be televised live and exclusively on Setanta Sports.

It will be chief support to Joe Calzaghe's WBO/WBA/WBC Super-Middleweight world title match up with Mikkel Kessler.

Maccarinelli is currently 27-1 with 20 victories early, and has already made two defences of his WBO crown.

Sellers will be best remembered by British boxing fans for having Carl Thompson on the floor four times en route to a stunning fourth round KO in a cruiserweight world title victory.

And he also put defensive genius Johnny Nelson on the deck in a challenge for the WBO crown in Denmark.

Southpaw Sellers, from Washington DC, USA, has finished 25 of his 28 victims inside the distance.

"Wayne Braithwaite, my last opponent, was a dynamite puncher and it looks like I've got another big hitter in Sellers," said Maccarinelli.

"I've seen some of his knockouts and it makes for frightening viewing, but I'm confident I will win the fight and cement my position as the number one cruiserweight in the world.

"Although Sellers punches like a kicking horse, I think I punch harder, and that will give me the edge.

"Over the next 12 months I want to unify the cruiserweight division, and I'm not going to let Sellers shatter my dream.

"It's more than likely I'll have to go into the trenches like I did against Braithwaite, and I can guarantee all my fans I'll soak up his best and come roaring back twice as hard.

"With Calzaghe-Kessler on the top of the bill, it's going to be an amazing night for Welsh boxing."

Speaking from America, Sellers said: "Enzo's a great fighter but I'm not sure how good his chin is.

"We'll find out when I start landing my bombs on it, and he ain't going to be able to take my power.

"I regularly knock out heavyweights in sparring, so beating up Maccarinelli won't take me too long."

Tickets for the show, priced between £40 and £500, are available from See Tickets: 0870 060 3794,

steve689 wrote:Speaking from America, Sellers said: "Enzo's a great fighter but I'm not sure how good his chin is.

Pot calling the kettle black, eh!

Tom Podmore.

Safe fight that puts Macca in the picture around the time Haye fights Morbeck isnt' it.

Should look spectacular against the chinny southpaw, who three years ago might have had enough to make it interesting... wild fight with Carl Thompson. But he's more than had his day now.

Interesting to think that Sellers first opponent was Bruce Seldon..... also early in Bruces career... and they then went on to each hold titles....

Enzo's next opponent is the "monster Ezra Sellers"?? He's a journeyman ffs. This is false advertising. These nobs just get by, by calling something by a misleading name. Swindlers.

steve689 wrote:"I've seen some of his knockouts and it makes for frightening viewing, but I'm confident I will win the fight and cement my position as the number one cruiserweight in the world.

Yeah, good one. More like the 4th or 5th best cruiserweight in the world.

It's a shit fight to follow up with after the Braithwaite win as well. Not that I'm surprised.

ArtOfWar wrote:

steve689 wrote:"I've seen some of his knockouts and it makes for frightening viewing, but I'm confident I will win the fight and cement my position as the number one cruiserweight in the world.

Yeah, good one. More like the 4th or 5th best cruiserweight in the world.

It's a shit fight to follow up with after the Braithwaite win as well. Not that I'm surprised.

What do you suppose he thinks he has done to distinguish himself as better than JMM or Oneel Bell or David Haye for that matter. What a prise plumb.

Mac would KO O'Neil Bell.

Isn't Braithwaite a better than any of Haye's too? Although I'm not saying either are better than the other.

Podmore_Birmingham wrote:

steve689 wrote:Speaking from America, Sellers said: "Enzo's a great fighter but I'm not sure how good his chin is.

Pot calling the kettle black, eh!

Tom Podmore.

Hey steve689 didn't right that...i pasted the article. This libellous, don't shoot the messenger!!

P.S. I agree, isn't Sellers most famous here for his rough and tumble with Carl Thompson?

Considering the number of tickets sold for the main event, surely no one expected Warren to pay decent money for a challenger on the undercard.

It'll never change. Unless it means selling more tickets, and therefore making more money, your never gonna see top fighters like Enzo well matched when hes fighting on an undercard cos the promoter doesnt need to sell it.

Macca is going the JC route now surely. He won't fight another opponent with a 10% chance of beating him until mid-late 2008.

Then Fwank will scour the division for just the right opponent - beaten in their biggest most recent fight and inactive but still a name. Enzo will most probably impress against him and it's back to the grind for 12 months.

Goz wrote:Macca is going the JC route now surely. He won't fight another opponent with a 10% chance of beating him until mid-late 2008.

Then Fwank will scour the division for just the right opponent - beaten in their biggest most recent fight and inactive but still a name. Enzo will most probably impress against him and it's back to the grind for 12 months.

next big name = Steve Cunningham AFTER he has lost his IBF title. I would bet money on that.

Sounds like a good call