Nathan Cleverly has put the cat amongst the pigeons today by state that a re-match with bitter rival Tony Bellew now that he’s [Cleverly] moved up to cruiserweight is inevitable and that he’ll WIN any such bout taking his tally against the tough Scouser to 2-0.
Cleverly who faces Trinidad’s Sean Corbin on his first outing as a cruiserweight at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena this Saturday [May 17] told DAILY SPORT Boxing “We’re in the same division and have the same promoter now so it’s inevitable
“The first fight was a cracker and people want to see the rematch, so it makes sense now. We’re building it up nicely and when he got by that right hand by Brudov in the seventh round I was thinking ‘please don’t go over’, because I want the rematch.
“If he keeps winning and I keep winning, we’re going to get it on, there’s no doubt, we’re on a collision course, its 1-0 to me and I’m looking forward to making it 2-0.
“I am 6ft 2in and Tony is tall too, so getting down to the weight is tough. It’s good that Tony is in the division, the more competitive fights and big names in the division the better it is, the first fight was good, the second fight is likely to be good, and with the same result.
“He looked powerful against Brudov, he took him out and he was a game guy but Tony knocked him off his feet three times and showed good power. Brudov had a bit of pedigree and was going to give Tony a fight, it’s the Russian’s instinct to fight but he was there to hit and he was made for Bellew.
“We know how much fight fans love domestic rivalries, and me and Bellew we don’t like each other. That’s a good selling point but we can both fight and it will be entertaining and I’m looking forward to doing the business again.”