‘I Would Love to Fight Him’: Bruce Carrington Targets Undisputed Champion

Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (11-0, 7 KOs) the promising featherweight contender, fighting out of Brooklyn, will face Brayan De Gracia (29-3-1, 25 KOs) at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, who is a late replacement for Mexican veteran Jose Enrique Vivas. Their clash will be the co-feature alongside Xander Zayas vs. Patrick Teixeira. The entire June 8 card will be promoted by Top Rank and be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+. Sky Sports will broadcast the event in the UK & Ireland. We have previously heard from the Brooklyn native following a recent training session in Las Vegas. “Shu Shu” has now spoken to Sky Sports about his future ambitions and the importance of putting on a good show.

Bruce Carrington Next Fight vs. Brayan De Gracia at MSG

Bruce Carrington Talks Future Ambitions and Chasing Greatness

The American featherweight contender is ready to climb the rankings and become a boxing great. Ahead of his fight at MSG, Carrington spoke to Sky Sports about needing to put on a good show: “It’s the Bruce Carrington experience.”

He continued: “Every single time I come and fight it’s gonna be a great show. It’s the ‘Shu Shu’ show. That’s must-see TV.”

Carrington spoke about his fans: “You can say I’m biased or whatever, but I feel like I have the best fans in the game. Everybody in the crowd dancing, having a good time, jumping around, they’re real vibrant.“

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Last time out, “Shu Shu” showed his ability with a stunning KO victory over Bernard Angelo Torres. The 27-year-old was also named Ring magazine’s 2023 ‘Prospect of the Year’: “That was an incredible moment for me because a lot of fighters who are champions now have won that award,” he said.

He continued: “That have me a real boost of confidence and let me know that what I’m doing is good. It made me want to continue to prove everybody right and that I’m a guy you are going to watch for years to come.”

Chasing Undisputed Champion

The progression for Carrington has been eye-catching so far, and it appears the Brooklyn native wants to fight the very best, including Naoya Inoue: “I would love to fight him because he is known as the best, he is an undisputed champion and a top pound-for-pound guy,” said Carrington.

Carrington continued: “I’m just an ambitious guy, I know what I’m capable of and I know I can be the guy to derail his career. It’s all respect, though, all respect. I just know what I’m capable of.”

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He added: “I’m not the type of guy to chase down, I feel like my career is going to be what it’s going to be, with or without him. I’m going to be a successful fighter so don’t really want to put too much emphasis on a possible fight with him.”

Creating a Legacy

“Shu Shu” spoke about being the best: “I’m really going to show them I’m different. Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, Teofimo Lopez, whoever, these guys are good but I’m different.”

Carrington added: “I carry a different attitude, a different energy and everybody’s going to feel it.”

The Brooklyn native wants to create a legacy and said: “I’m going to just keep it short and sweet, whenever you guys mention Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather – Bruce Carrington will be in that conversation when it’s all said and done.”