Nathan Cleverly v Robin Krasniqi Boxing

Current WBO Light Heavyweight world champion Nathan Cleverly steps into the ring on April 20th to take on German Robin Krasniqi. This is going to be an important bout for the Welshman, because if he wins, then he has been promised a shot against American Bernard Hopkins in a world unification title fight. But before he looks that far ahead, he has to take on the mandatory challenger Krasniqi in April. The fight will take place on April 20th at Wembley Arena and if Cleverly needed motivation to impress, then it is the long awaited chance to have a shot at IBF champion Hopkins. The importance on this fight for Cleverly is immense.

A defeat and the Welshman would simply not get the shot at Unification and will be well off Hopkins’ radar. Cleverly is undefeated in his professional career, and the last time that he was in the ring was at the back end of 2012 when took on Shawn Hawk in Los Angeles, the Welshman successfully defending his WBO Light Heavyweight title. Since claiming the WBA Light Heavyweight Title, Cleverly has gone through three title defences and is looking in good shape. He will start as favourite to take down the German, but his opponent is really not going to a pushover, given his professional career record.

Having posted a career record of 25 wins, 12 knockouts, 0 losses and 0 draws, this is going to be a pivotal point in the career of the 26 year old Welshman. Nathan Cleverly is the former British, Commonwealth and European champion. He will be wrong to step into the ring and underestimate his opponent at Wembley, but that is just what Krasniqi is hoping will happen. The German is ready and primed to take on the challenge of Cleverly, and with such favouritism going towards the British boxer for the bout, the German is hoping that it will play into his hands. He has some deadly hands as well.

The 25 year old German was ready for this fight last year, and finally get his shot at the Welshman after the bout needed rescheduling twice. It was first planned for April of 2012. Krasniqi thinks that he is just being used as a stepping stone by Cleverly to get to Hopkins. But Krasniqi is no slouch, having currently strung together a run of 38 wins in a row after losing two of his first three professional fights. Just to add to that, the German has knocked out his last four opponents and is clearly highly motivated for this one. He has been waiting a long time to stand toe to toe with Cleverly in what should be an explosive bout.

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