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As he is being steered in the direction of an eventual showdown with unbeaten prospect Jamie Conlan, former bantamweight champ Paul Butler would rather focus on present-day business.
Up next for the Brit is a scheduled 10-round clash with Silvio Olteanu, which graces a loaded bill on December 19 at Manchester Arena in Manchester. England. The show is topped by Andy Lee’s middleweight title defense versus unbeaten Billy Joe Saunders.
Butler has drawn attention to his fight in part due to his own notoriety but also in being forced to contend with contend with talk of a reportedly inevitable collision course with Belfasts’s Conlan. Whether that confident in his own ability or just dismissing the matchup outright, the former champ doesn’t see the competitive grudge match that most have made it out to be.
“I don’t rate Conlan at all. I just don’t understand all the hype,” Butler (19-1, 10KOs) said in a statement released through Queensberry Promotions’ press office . “Seriously, it’s an easy fight for me. It’ll be over within six rounds.
“Jamie forgets that I properly spanked him as an amateur at the (July) 2007 Commonwealth Federation Championships in Liverpool. I was boxing at 48 kilos at the time but stepped up to 51 at just two days notice and thrashed him 29-12. I remember he was pretty weak. It wasn’t even a race!” [Click Here To Read More]
Up next for the Brit is a scheduled 10-round clash with Silvio Olteanu, which graces a loaded bill on December 19 at Manchester Arena in Manchester. England. The show is topped by Andy Lee’s middleweight title defense versus unbeaten Billy Joe Saunders.
Butler has drawn attention to his fight in part due to his own notoriety but also in being forced to contend with contend with talk of a reportedly inevitable collision course with Belfasts’s Conlan. Whether that confident in his own ability or just dismissing the matchup outright, the former champ doesn’t see the competitive grudge match that most have made it out to be.
“I don’t rate Conlan at all. I just don’t understand all the hype,” Butler (19-1, 10KOs) said in a statement released through Queensberry Promotions’ press office . “Seriously, it’s an easy fight for me. It’ll be over within six rounds.
“Jamie forgets that I properly spanked him as an amateur at the (July) 2007 Commonwealth Federation Championships in Liverpool. I was boxing at 48 kilos at the time but stepped up to 51 at just two days notice and thrashed him 29-12. I remember he was pretty weak. It wasn’t even a race!” [Click Here To Read More]