Looking For A Meaningful Fight, Chambers Reaches Out
Welterweight contender Steve Upsher Chambers is looking for an opportunity to take on anyone in the Welterweight division.
Chambers of Philadelphia has a record 24-2-1 with six knockouts is looking to rebound from a disappointing eight round unanimous decision defeat to former world champion Luis Collazo on October 20th in Brooklyn, New York.
“Since the loss to Collazo I have been trying to get right back in the ring and for some reason it has been difficult to get a fightâ€, said the twenty-seven year old native of Philadelphia.
“I fought a good fight off of a layoff without much southpaw sparring and I feel fought a close fight. Luis won the fight but I feel the scores should have been closer. I know I can put on a better performance and there are some guys out there that I know I can beat.
“I will fight anyone between 143 and 149 pounds and since I can’t get a fight I am forced to name guys specifically.
“Andre Berto is in need of a comeback fight but we were turned down and the kid from Canada Phil Lo Greco is a guy that is overrated so I know I can take his undefeated record away from him.
“We were signed to fight Josesito Lopez a couple years ago and then he ‘allegedly’ got injured and somehow he wound up on a Pay Per View card a couple weeks later to fight Jesse Vargas. Speaking of Vargas, he is another undefeated guy I would love to fight.
“We called Top Rank for one of their prospects Mikael Zewski of Jose Benavidez Jr. DiBella has Gabriel Bracero or Danny O’Connor and I see Thomas Dulorme is looking to get back in the ringâ€.
“We had the Sho Box fight with Alex Perez and then he bailed only to get knocked out on HBO. Keith Thurman called us on ten days’ notice but I would need more time to prepare for a challenge like that.
“Since none of those guys want to step up, there are plenty of local fights that make sense. I will fight anybody that would like to fight me. A kid like Ronald Cruz would make for a great local fight.
“It’s just been disappointing that I have had a few TV fights signed and sealed but for whatever reason something falls through on the other end. I feel in 2013 it will be my year to shine, I just need the opportunity”.
