Cleverly dealt blow with last-minute opponent change

[SirTomJones]

Light-heavyweight contender Nathan Cleverly (20-0, 10KO’s) has been dealt a blow after finding out that his Spanish opponent Alejandro Lakatos has withdrawn from their interim WBO title fight scheduled for this coming Saturday, citing a case of pneumonia.

In steps current EU champion Nadjib Mohammedi (23-1, 12KO’s) although the fight will still be for the interim championship. After the disappointment of being informed before his last fight against Karo Murat that it wouldn’t be for the title, Cleverly deserves his chance at the elite but he keeps suffering these setbacks.

Cleverly has been on hot streak lately and his stock is high, but a victory over Mohammedi wont do much to increase it, and with full WBO champion Jurgen Braehmer set to fight WBA beltholder Beibut Shumenov the title picture couldn’t be any murkier for Welshman Cleverly.

Nadjib Mohammedi is vastly less experienced than original opponent Lakatos, and has no wins over anybody of note. The only noticeable name on his record, Thierry Karl, stopped Mohammedi in just one round. He will do very well indeed to last the full twelve with Cleverly, but at such short notice Frank Warren must be praised for finding anyone at all to save the show.



http://fightfranchise.com/2010/12/09...ponent-change/

[FloydTBE]

dman shame. not good for him

[SirTomJones]

Yeah he should blow this guy out in 3-4rounds I would say

[The_Demon]

Im gutted,i love watching cleverly in action but this fight will be over in a few rounds

[SirTomJones]

Im gutted,i love watching cleverly in action but this fight will be over in a few rounds

Yeah, fair play to Warren being able to get someone but it should be a total blow out and Clevs won't be tested.

[The_Demon]

Yeah, fair play to Warren being able to get someone but it should be a total blow out and Clevs won't be tested.

Ye id rather see him fight someone than not fight at all,i just hope his fight after this is a much sterner test

[Sparked_1985]

Ye id rather see him fight someone than not fight at all,i just hope his fight after this is a much sterner test

You never know. This guy might be game.

That said in an ideal world they could have tossed a coin between Bellew and Mckenzie and either of them would have been a good opponent.

[The_Demon]

You never know. This guy might be game.

That said in an ideal world they could have tossed a coin between Bellew and Mckenzie and either of them would have been a good opponent.

I hope he is atleast slightly durable

A fight with Bellew or Mckenzie would certainly have been a lot of fun but neither would fare too well,Clev is a level or two above them imo

[Sparked_1985]

I hope he is atleast slightly durable

A fight with Bellew or Mckenzie would certainly have been a lot of fun but neither would fare too well,Clev is a level or two above them imo

Would have been fun.

I liked Clev domestic scraps with Fry and MacIntosh. He's too good for those guys but at least they had a bit of devil about them.

[bboy80]

It doesnt matter the bloke that pulled out would of been taken out pretty easily anyway, this other bloke isnt going to be any different.

Anyway I will be there in Liverpool tomz looking forward to seeing the Degale Smith fight should be a goodun..