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New boxing star Nathan Cleverly says he would love a fight against legend Bernard Hopkins.
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New boxing star Nathan Cleverly says he would love a fight against legend Bernard Hopkins.

Promoter Frank Warren is hoping to secure WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly a title unification clash with boxing legend Bernard Hopkins.

Enzo Maccarinelli says he would love to be Nathan Cleverly's next opponent in an all-Welsh world title showdown.

Nathan Cleverly has quickly set his sights on high-profile unification fights after defending his WBO light-heavyweight title for the first time.

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.

New WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly says he is ready for the best in the world after making a successful first defence of his title.

O2 Arena, London, England, WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (22-0, 11KOs) stopped Aleksy Kuziemski (21-3, 5KOs) in the fourth round. The fight was all-action from the start, with both boxer trading fast punches. In the third round, Kuziemski appeared to stun Cleverly with a series of clean punches. The Welsh boxers quickly recovered and went back to controlling the fight with his boxing ability. During the fourth round, there was a clash of heads that may have initially opened up a cut on the side of Kuziemski's right eye. A few punches opened up the cut further and the referee stopped the fight due to the cut.

O2 Arena, London, England - Paul Smith (30-2, 16KOs), now campaigning as a middleweight, returned to stop Jozsef Matolcsi (29-16) in the first round of action. Smith back for the first time since last December's crushing TKO defeat to James DeGale. ---------------------

Nathan Cleverly is eager to put on a show tonight after learning his WBO light-heavyweight title defence against Aleksy Kuziemski will be televised on the big screen in New York's Times Square.