Fresh off a fishing trip in his native northern Florida, undefeated light heavyweight prospect Tavoris Cloud spoke about his move in the rankings to #15 in the IBF and #26 in the WBC. The 25 year old Cloud’s record stands at 15-0 with fourteen knockouts after his brutal first round stoppage of Jim Strohl on May 11th in Chicago.
This was Cloud's fifth first round knockout as he continues to make his mark as one of the hottest prospects in professional boxing.
“People have really taken notice after the Strohl knockout and that’s a good thing, but I’m looking to step up and test myself against the very best at 175” said the soft spoken Cloud.
“Next week is the IBF Convention so I’ll probably find out who and when I’m fighting, then it’s time to get back in camp.”
About specific opponents Cloud said, “I want to test myself with each fight, so I want to fight guys people consider better than me. Just tell me when and where and I’ll be ready.”
About the current state of his career, Cloud stated, “The easy part is the fighting. Training is the hard part, but once I get in the ring I’m ready to go. Right now, after the seven week camp I had before the Strohl fight I’m just doing my running and training here in Tallahassee at the Fighting Tigers Club where I’ve been going since 1998.”