Azeez not buying hype after win on Saturday
The new British Southern Area light-heavyweight champion Dan Azeez is treating Saturday’s sensational victory as just another step to stardom.
South London’s undefeated Azeez (9-0, 6 KOs) blasted Charlie Duffield aside within six rounds in the opening bout at The O2 Arena in London, England seen on the streaming service DAZN in the United States and on Sky Sports Box Office in the United Kingdom; winning himself huge attention and thousands of new fans.
With many now tipping the 29-year-old for the top, Azeez is refusing to get caught up in his own hype after the win.
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Azeez said after the fight: “After Saturday night, I’ve had so many messages, congratulations and loads of new supporters, which I’m very grateful for.
“I’m pleased I won but I’m a very grounded person. I try not to get too caught up in the moment and keep taking things in my stride.
“My performance was okay. I’ve still got a lot to work on but we got the job done regardless. To be honest, I didn’t really get out of second gear in there.
“I expected Charlie to be more aggressive but I believe he had respect for me so he was more cautious than I’ve seen him in his previous fights and in sparring.
“In terms of what’s next for me, I leave all that to my management team MTK Global. I stay dedicated and keep learning while they seek out the next target for me.”
Azeez, who hails from Lewisham, is trained by Brian O’Shaughnessy and made his professional debut in December 2017. His path to the title victory can be seen on contests on MTK Global’s Youtube Page. What makes Azeez fun to watch is not only his style of boxing is also is a throwback look. I mentioned that in the preview of the cards leading into last weekend’s fight on the latest episode of our Big Fight Weekend Podcast.
