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Danish super middleweight Fawaz Nasir, 13-2 (8), is determined to give everything he has when he takes on IBF # 5 contender Robert Stieglitz, 31-2 (19), over eight rounds on July 11 in Cuxhaven, Germany.
The 28-year-old boxer-puncher signed the contract on Saturday, and realises this is a magnificent chance to take over the Russian-German’s world ranking, and with that, get himself significantly closer to a world title-fight.
“This fight is all for the glory and has nothing to do with money. I strongly believe that I can win this fight if I do what I am supposed to do, and I have everything to gain and nothing to loose.
“Everybody, except me and my team, believes I will loose, and that motivates me. I am one victory away from being one of very few Danes ranked in the top-10 with one of the major sanctioning bodies”, says a psyched-up Nasir.
Robert Stieglitz is a former IBF world title-challenger, and is coming off a loss in a final eliminator against Librado Andrade on March 22 in the USA, a fight that Nasir have already studied:
“I have seen several of Stieglitz fights, and especially the Andrade-bout is of course very interesting. I realise that he is more experienced than me and will have some kind of advantage fighting on home-ground, but no guts no glory, and I am taking this as an opportunity of a life-time. I know this fight can take me to a completely new level”.
Nasir is coming off two decisive stoppage-victories since dropping a very close decision against another nationalized German, Lukas Wilaszeck almost a year ago. His other loss was also a very close decision against another undefeated German, current WBO # 1 Sebastian Zbik.
The Dane feels those fights have given him valuable experience that will help him against Stieglitz on July 11:
“I know a lot of things now that I didn’t know one or two years ago, so I don’t see why I shouldn’t have an excellent chance against Stieglitz. He is a very good boxer, very skilled and seasoned, but my trainer and I have the tactics ready, so we are looking forward to the big challenge”.
While Nasir only has two title fights under his belt (the bouts against Zbik and Wilaszeck), Stieglitz is a veteran of no less than ten.
He is a former IBF Youth champion at both super middle and light heavyweight, and a former IBF intercontinental champion at super middle.
He fought for the IBF world title against Columbian puncher Alejandro Berrio in March 2007 and was a favourite to win that bout as he holds a victory over Berrio from 2005. But Berrio pulled off a minor upset and stopped Stieglitz in the third round.
After losing the final eliminator against Andrade in March, Stieglitz is now hoping to start a third run at becoming world champion with a victory over Nasir, who is proving himself once again as a true sportsman by going abroad to take a great opportunity when it presents itself.
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