By Mark Vester
WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (27-1, 20KOs) will defend his title against Ezra Sellers (28-7, 25KOs) on the Nov.3 undercard to Joe Calzaghe-Mikkel Kessler unification bout at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Sellers does have some big pop in his punches, but he lacks the chin to take Macca's big shots. It took O'Neil Bell only two rounds to stop Sellers.
Both fighters, speaking with Frank Warren's official website, promised to test the chin of the other on fight night.
"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."
Sellers doesn't agree, feeling that he is the bigger puncher and that Macca won't be able to deal with his power.
"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," Sellers said.
Tickets for the show, priced between £40 and £500, are available from See Tickets: 0870 060 3794, Ticketmaster: 0870 602 1122 and Ticketline: 08700 667799. Setanta Sports televise live in the UK, HBO in the States.
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