Roman “Made in Hell’’ Karmazin says he has no fear of challenger Cory Spinks and “will make sure I beat him convincingly” so judges can not steal a decision from him in Spinks’ home town.
“Truthfully, if I had any fear I would not enter the ring,” he said through an interpreter following a short workout on Monday.
“Spinks is a fine boxer, a fine fighter. It will not be easy. But there is nothing I fear.
Karmazin (34-1-1, 1 ND, 21 KOs) will defend his IBF 154-pound title against former undisputed world welterweight champion Spinks (34-3, 11 KOs) at 9 p.m. Saturday on SHOWTIME.
“I feel great. I have prepared better for this fight than any other fight. This week is not as important to me as far as training. The hardest part is already done. This week I am focusing on regaining my strength,” Karmazin said.
“There are a lot of big names in boxing. I want to become one of them and then get rid of the names in my division.’’
Karmazin trainer, Boris Zykanov, said, “I’m not worried about him taking on Spinks. Yes, Spinks is very fast, but Roman has great timing.”
Spinks is scheduled to arrive in St. Louis from his Ohio training site this morning (July 5) and will hold a workout and press conference later in the afternoon.