Frank Buglioni has warned champion Fedor Chudinov to be at his best when they clash for the WBA world super-middleweight title next month.
Buglioni was due to face Chudinov last month, but the Russian withdrew two weeks prior to the fight with a broken nose sustained in sparring, but Buglioni didn’t put his training to waste and instead fought Mexican Fernando Castaneda.
The Enfield puncher destroyed Castaneda inside five rounds with a punch-perfect performance to claim the vacant WBA international title and clear the path for his rescheduled fight against Chudinov in London on September 26.
Chudinov, from Serpukhov, Moscow, defeated German great Felix Sturm in May when he won the WBA title on a split decision in Sturm’s backyard. Undefeated Chudinov has a perfect record of 13 wins with eight stoppages and is looking to avenge his brother Dmitry’s defeat to Brighton's Chris Eubank Jr in February.
But 26-year-old Buglioni is ready for the biggest moment of his career and is confident he can became the latest addition to Britain’s burgeoning number of world champions.
"I'm coming for Chudinov and his world title now," said Buglioni.
"I got rid of Castaneda with a good performance after the disappointment of the world title fight falling through and I took out all my anger on him on the night to line up Chudinov next.
"I could have easily not fought and saved myself for the rescheduled date with Chudinov, but I didn’t want all my hard training to go to waste and every round counts in experience when you’re going for the world title.
"We had a fantastic camp and fight strategy lined up for Chudinov anyway, so I’ll go through that again and there’s always room for improvement and we have more time now so I’ll be even more prepared.
"I can’t wait to get to Chudinov and the world title belt. It’s going to be a huge night at the SSE Arena and while I’m not dismissing him, I’m confident in my abilities and know what I’m capable of doing to him.
"He’s a very good fighter but if he doesn’t come at his absolute best then he will get knocked out."
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