One of the most boring title holders in boxing is fighting again - this time against Welsh former champion Nathan Cleverly. Having held the WBA belt for three years, his biggest bouts have been to fight Enzo Maccarinelli, as much as I'm a fan, and Robin Krasniqi, who also lost to Cleverly. In what is a fairly strong division, that is not exactly the signs of a champion who wants to fight the best. I can see the attractions of this match-up for Braehmer, Cleverly is a relatively big name without a significant win in over two years, although he showed plenty of heart and desire against Fonfara. For me, this fight goes one of two ways - either peak Cleverly shows up and outboxes Braehmer to a strong away win, or Cleverly's fade continues, and Braehmer wins a pretty dull fight. Personally, I hope its the former!
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