Britain’s Raven Chapman has claimed her world title opponent Skye Nicolson will “run away” from her within the ring on Saturday, including she believes Nicolson is faking confidence forward of the bout. Â
Australian Nicolson will defend her WBC title towards Chapman on the bumper Fabio Wardley-Frazer Clarke and Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol October 12 invoice stay on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
Chatting with Sky Sports activities Boxing, Norwich-native Chapman additionally labelled Nicolson “scared”, in the meantime Nicolson shot again and mentioned she is “levels above” the Briton.
“I don’t get the sense she’s actually confident. She’s putting it on to try and convince herself,” Chapman mentioned.
“Seeing her physique language in particular person, to me it does not strike me as somebody who is definitely assured.
“I might imagine so [she’s scared]. I’ve acquired an engine, I am fairly relentless and folks underestimate my precise ring IQ. That is all going to point out on Saturday.
“If she does attempt to battle with me, that is not her pure factor. She’s not a fighter. She would battle if she was to attempt to battle me.
“Skye likes to do what she needs to do to win, which will be to run away, because she knows she’s not going to beat me by fighting. Only by running away.
“It may be enjoyable and thrilling, and I’ll make it as painful as I can for Skye. I’ll be coming away with the WBC belt.”
Chapman additionally says she believes Nicolson is faking confidence forward of the battle
On the rivalry she is a runner, Nicolson advised Sky Sports activities Boxing: “I think there’s a big difference between having good footwork and running. I feel like I’m very good at controlling the pace, controlling the distance.
“During the last almost three years as a professional now, I’ve tailored and developed my type to swimsuit the ten rounds. I select after I stand my floor and battle, and after I transfer.
“I didn’t used to trust other defences. It was always foot defences, always breaking the space as a way of defence. Whereas now I’m catching shots, I’m slipping shots, I’m rolling shots.
“I am preventing at quite a bit nearer vary. Nonetheless making them miss, however there to hit them. Which was one thing that possibly after I final sparred Raven I hadn’t fairly developed but.
“She still thinks I’m going to box like that and is forgetting I’ve had six or seven pro fights – all 10-rounders – since we sparred. But in the same breath, I beat her every round of that spar.
Chapman mentioned Nicolson will ‘run away’ and is ‘scared’, whereas Nicolson claimed she is ‘ranges above’ the Brit
“I’ve only got better, and I mean way better. She’s probably got a little bit better too, but definitely not as good as I’ve got.
“I do not see how she thinks she will be able to win this battle.
“I’ll demonstrate that on Saturday night: there’s levels [between us]. I make boxers look bad, and I’m going to make her look bad. The best Raven Chapman showed up, and she wasn’t good enough – that’s what’s going to happen.”
Nicolson added she believes her kind over the subsequent 12 months goes to be so dominant, unified featherweight world champion Amanda Serrano shall be looking for her out, somewhat than the opposite method spherical.
“Amanda Serrano has never been the ultimate target, she’s just got the belts. The ultimate target is to be undisputed,” Nicolson mentioned.
“By the time I do what I want to do in the next 12 months, Amanda Serrano will need me. Not the other way round. She’ll be chasing the fight with me.
Each fighters referenced potential future bouts vs Amanda Serrano
“I don’t really care who I fight, I just know what I want to do, and what I want to achieve. Whoever is in the way, is in the way.”
Chapman hit again with a easy message: her type of preventing is way extra suited to a bout vs Serrano, and Nicolson is aware of it.
“The reality is my style and Amanda Serrano’s style are all wrong for Skye, and she knows that,” Chapman mentioned.
“I feel like a fight between myself and Amanda would be really entertaining. It would be a fun fight for me because it’s the kind of fight I like to be in: someone else who can box and fight.
“I might like to get that chance to battle among the best to do it in ladies’s boxing, and naturally at three-minute rounds.”
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