Having dispatched Carlos Castro in nine rounds, new WBC featherweight champion Bruce Carrington called for a unification bout against Liverpool’s WBA champion Nick Ball.
Ball faces Brandon Figueroa in Liverpool on Saturday in defense of his title, and having drilled Castro into a spectacular finish, the 17-0 (10 KOs) Carrington said: “It showed I’m championship ready. I’ve been wanting to fight the winner of that, particularly Nick Ball, for over a year at this point. And I feel like at this moment this is the perfect time for us to unify. “We sent our offers, they declined offers but now I think they have a little more incentive to push that fight and make it happen and it’s going to be something sweet when I become unified world champion.”
Asked about his highlight reel stoppage of the 30-4 (14 KOs) Castro, Carrington said: “For it to happen like that, it’s definitely a statement made, to whoever doubted me, to whoever wants to fight. I’m just happy everything is coming to fruition.”
But the 28-year-old knows consistency is key and, having said the pressure of boxing nearly had him walk away from the sport in the amateurs, the Brooklyn star said: “I believe I am great, and in order to be great you’ve got to keep being great again and again and again and I’m going to keep being great again and again.”
