Former IBF Boxing Champ Steve Cunningham Returns To Training

ByBoxing Press

Former IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham has returned to training at the James Shuler Memorial Gym in West Philadelphia just three weeks after losing his crown by close split-decision to Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek.

After chatting about the fight with ‘early bird’ gym mates Gee Culmer, Darren Fallen and Marianne “Golden Girl” Marston, Cunningham went straight into a full work-out session.

Ever willing to pass on his knowledge and experience to fellow fighters, Cunningham spent a little time advising British featherweight, Marianne Marston, on reflex bag techniques, after which he took a little time to talk about his return to training. “It feels real good, I am real excited to get back into the gym,” he said.

“The team made me take the three weeks off, it’s good, I got a good amount of rest. But, now it’s back to the schedule of dominating the cruiserweight division. I still believe that I’m the best cruiserweight in the world.

“I don’t think any of them out there can beat me. I don’t think I got beat on December 11th, it’s just the points on the knockdowns. But, I’m going to prove in ‘09 that I am the greatest cruiserweight in the world.”

When asked if he had any other fights in mind if the rematch with Adamek isn’t forthcoming, Cunningham replied, “I want to fight by the end of April, I’d love to fight in March or early April. We’re working on that with Don King. But I pray in Jesus’ name that we get the rematch right away.

“The buzz is hot, everybody wants to see a rematch. It’ll be money and television will be there, so I’m excited. I’m just praying for the rematch, man. If it doesn’t come we’ve got other avenues to go. We’ll go for all of them. I say in Jesus’ name I will be the two time world champion in ‘09”.

Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham is intent on getting back in the ring as soon as possible and whilst it’s clear that he wants the rematch more than anything else, he can only hope that Adamek’s management and promotional team agree to one soon, but if it is not to be, Steve is determined to get fighting and start shaking up the cruiserweight division as early as possible in 2009.

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