Enzo Maccarinelli: record, next fight and profile →
Former undisputed super-middleweight champion has thrown his weight behind good friend Enzo Maccarinelli’s return to the ring at 175lbs. The former cruiserweight world title holder is deep in training with Calzaghe’s father, also called Enzo and according to the Welshman, is looking good as he boils down the necessary 20lbs.
According to the BBC, Enzo Maccarinelli has returned to former coach Enzo Calzaghe as he aims to resurrect his career by moving to the light-heavyweight division. Calzaghe, who coached son Joe to be a two-weight world champion, is back training after a year-long break. Maccarinelli, the former cruiserweight WBO world champion, hopes to fight again within the next month.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Macarinelli believes that the only chance David Haye has to beat Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday night is to hit the Ukrainian early with everything he has. The now light-heavyweight fighter says if ‘Dr Steelhammer’ gets into his rhythm, it could become uncomfortable viewing for British fans.
Since announcing his return to the sport at light-heavyweight, former world cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli has been linked with a British domestic bust-up with fellow Welshman Nathan Cleverly, speculation that Cleverley’s father Vince has been quick to quell.
Enzo Maccarinelli says he would love to be Nathan Cleverly's next opponent in an all-Welsh world title showdown.
WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly doesn't appear too interested in facing Enzo Maccarinelli in an all-Welsh clash. Cleverly wants the big names, like Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson and Tavoris Cloud, but he would consider the Welsh battle if Maccarinelli won a few fights and became his mandatory. Maccarinelli, a former WBO cruiserweight champion, is now trying to make a name for himself at light heavyweight.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli, who wants to become a top light heavyweight, has challenged newly-crowned WBO 175-pound champion Nathan Cleverly to an all-Welsh clash. Maccarinelli was ringside at London's O2 Arena on Saturday when Cleverly retained his title for the first time with a fourth round stoppage of Aleksy Kuziemski. Cleverly wants the big names like WBC champion Bernard Hopkins, but Macca can't see promoter Frank Warren putting those two in the ring together, at least now at the moment.
Swansea’s Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KO’s) is eagerly awaiting the all clear from promoter Frank Warren to return to the boxing ring this summer after a self-imposed exile from the sport and prominent return at the light-heavyweight limit.
Enzo Maccarinelli has teamed up with former trainer Enzo Calzaghe in a bid to get back to the top.
The one-time WBO cruiserweight champion, Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25KOs), could find himself in position to fight fellow Welsh boxer Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10KOs). Macca, a career cruiserweight who once faced David Haye in a heavily hyped unification, recently announced his decision to drop down to light heavyweight.