Exclusive Boxing Interview: Jamie Moore

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Technical Challenges ahead for British Light Middle Champion British Light Middleweight Champion and world class contender Jamie Moore, 27-3 (18), has always been good value for money for the fans, and his bout against Matthew Macklin was one of the most exciting of recent memory. His dominant performance last month against gatekeeper

Sebastian Lujan also showed he was capable of great discipline, as he kept his eyes on the task even when Lujan clowned and danced, but the Argentinian never looked in the fight.

Speaking exclusively with SaddoBoxing, Moore admitted that as the quality of his opponents has improved, there would be less opportunities for him to get involved in the exciting scrap we saw against Macklin.

“The fight against Matthew was something else for me, and although I like Matthew, it was a little bit personal,” said Moore. “He’d been training in the gyms around Manchester and he’d been sparring with some of my friends, so I felt that I really had a point to prove in there.

“There was a bit of bravado in me that night and I took a lot of big shots and definitely used up a few of my nine lives in there. The better opponents that I fight, the less chances they will give me to get toe-to-toe with them, and I will have to fight with my head a lot more.

“Ever since I started boxing, people have been telling me that I have a style that is good to watch, but it’s not something that I do intentionally, that is just the style that suits me.”

The most recent appearance against Lujan last month was impressive for different reasons for Jamie Moore, as he showed great focus, and wasn’t drawn into losing his concentration.

Of Lujan, Moore confessed that he had been expecting more from him, saying: “When I went into the ring with Lujan I was expecting the toughest fight of my career, and from all of the videos we’d watched of him he looked like a difficult proposition for me.

“He’d given a good account of himself against [Antonio] Margarito before he was stopped on a cut, and he went the full distance with [Sergiy] Dzinziruk, and I thought I was in for a tough night. He was trying everything to break my concentration, but I just kept focused and it worked for me.”

Moore is now hoping that he can keep active and injury free, and added that he hoped to be back in the ring before the summer break, and added: “I have had some trouble with injuries over recent years, and I haven’t been as active as I could have, and for me an active fighter is a confident fighter.

“We’re hoping to be out in early July and I’ve been trying to get my team to nail down a fight on the sixth of July. Hopefully I’ll be looking at getting a shot at the European title by the end of the year, or maybe an eliminator for one of the world titles.

“[Michele] Piccirillo has vacated the European title, so I’d be happy to fight for that title. Sergio Martinez (WBC Light Middleweight mandatory) has spoken about me and said that I’m not ready to face him, but for me the only way to prove that is if we get in the same ring, and I’m sure I can do very well against him.”

After talking with Moore, it’s clear that the Oliver Harrison trained fighter from Manchester is down to earth and honest about his boxing, and it is impossible not to hope that he gets the international fights that he wants.