[Music] [Music] Focus ready the win [Music] dressing regular fight fans they have no clue who the hell Josh P is and you know the fact that he beat Mark Chamberlain they're not going to care at all that means absolutely nothing to them but this is the news it is unfortunate but this is the news we are forced to accept [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] I [Music] [Music] [Music] yeah soaked it all up felt like a bit of a celebrity for uh eight weeks and obviously the couple of weeks after the fight um and then reality
set back in obviously back to work um doing the day job back being Sparky and fast forward to now it's [Music] [Music] [Music] ranked 12th by the world boxing Council Padley got there after scoring an upset win against Mark Chamberlain [Music] the Don cter born fighter who also works as an electrician competes in his first world title fight skipping the standard route of facing top contenders and going straight for potential Glory Stevenson is a three Division champion the 27-year-old competed in his last top rank fight a few months ago beating ardm harun quickly adjusting to
the situation Stevenson is ready to put on a show for his fans and detractors something in my brain that told me I don't think they're going to show up I interviewed him at 400 p.m. yesterday and um yeah like and I got a shock when he wasn't at the press conference yeah you interviewed him at 5:00 p.m. yesterday he was okay just fine right yeah he was about the train and you I mean I watched one round of him fighting I'm in shape Stevenson said on fight Hub TV via a bad left hook they could
have sent anybody they could have said lomachenko let's fight I'd have said let's do it I know when I'm at my best I can beat anybody at their best so I'm the best in boxing and I'm going to show y'all Shakur Stevenson is as technical as they come however he is not the most active fighter when it comes to throwing punches Stephenson picks and chooses his shots and focuses on mastering his movement and defense him do you know I watched one round but like I said on the stage um they couldn't say yo let's fight
Li enko Saturday let's fight the best fighter in the world Stevenson lands his shots at a fairly good rate when he throws and is a master at limiting his opponent's shots he is considered the future of boxing for a reason Padley on the other hand put down Mark Chamberlain in his previous fight before earning a decision he was also an underdog in that contest that said Stevenson is on a different level than Chamberlain and Padley would need to do something exceptional to have the same fate against the world boxing Council lightweight champion it's a fight
where Stevenson has nothing to gain and everything to lose Padley situation is the complete opposite I'll be able to do to him and I'm sure he's stuff that he's got a quick look at me and Saturday night we'll uh see how that gets on would you reckon this fight weekers and I know this is obviously a question for him in his team but thought that they'd probably answer it honestly but what do you think this fight we could done to him because that could make Stevenson more cautious taking an early finish out of the equation
rather Stevenson might accumulate his shots over the rounds before eventually earning a 10th round technical knockout stoppage win Padley had been on the tools on Tuesday morning he didn't know it then but in the next 24 hours he would be in Riyad Saudi Arabia preparing for the opportunity to become a world champion I'd been at work that morning done a bit of training I just put the tea on with my fiance Padley told ESPN in Riad cuz there's always the rumor of winter stays on so I would always thinking well I've won why an I
stayed on but I mean it's it's played off now and winner has stayed on and here I am the challenge of Shakur Stevens and Josh um you don't need me to tell you about how difficult of a night will be ahead for you I was just about to eat so that meal got skipped because I had to do a check weight I had to jump through a few Hoops in that to get here but I wouldn't have it any other way it was a standard week working the day job obviously I was still training and
boxing because that is what I live and breathe Tuesday night the dream phone call would come in a world title shot Shakur Stevenson on late notice can you do it I went yes please it is a test to pad's commitment to the sport that he was still in shape and at a suitable weight to make the fight on 3 days notice yourself what's what's the plan you've got four days to prepare for the biggest fight in your career but how do you go about trying to upset the odds and what many say could be the
biggest upset in the history of a sport if you were to pull it off that's what I'm coming to do is upset um I mean look fighting Stevenson a slick Southpaw from New York New Jersey is a difficult challenge to undertake even with the benefit of a full 6 we training camp to come in with about 4 days notice without any time to have a proper sparring session to get your timing right is an incredible task so there is a reason why Stevenson who is 22 Z is a favorite according to DraftKings while Padley who
is 15 zero is an underdog but when money isn't an issue and a loss isn't likely to get you blacklisted it seems it was worth it for the 29-year-old From Doncaster to take the phrase daring to be great to a new level the biggest question boxing fans have likely had going into this fight has probably been who is Josh Padley gray Johnson the chief marketing officer and an editor for box wreck told boxing scene that Padley page has seen a huge jump in traffic with over 60,000 visits over the past 72 hours as of Friday
afternoon luckily enough marks Camp another Southpaw so it's not going to be too fresh we've stayed in the gym when we're in the gym we do Southpaw work and Orthodox work to make sure that obviously we're prepared luckily for Padley he has had some experience of fighting southpaws His Highest profile win came in his past fight a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Mark Chamberlain in September in that fight Padley showcased his grit and even uncharacteristic punching power dropping Chamberlain with a left hook in the eighth round Stevenson a three Division champion who is perhaps
the best defensive boxer in the sport is a different Beast to Chamberlain Stevenson is looking for a fresh start under new promoter matchroom after splitting with top rank which had prompted him since he turned Pro after earning a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics the fight with Floyd scoffield looked to be the right matchup to take interest in his career to a new level prepared for anything CU we didn't know what were coming um so we've done about an hours preparation at gym today foser Co Stevenson a pound-for-pound fighter um so Saturday night you'll see
the hours preparation go to work how's your mindset in that front many the two have what seems like genuine animosity and disdain making Stevenson scoffield the sleeper pick for the fight to get excited about instead scoffield withdrew amid a series of bizarre poisoning claims which have since been deleted from Scofield's Twitter account if there is anything that could redeem scoffield after this series of events it was Daniel dubois's withdrawal on Thursday due to a viral infection which has taken the pressure off of scoffield somewhat what happens when the bell rings a new opponent is also
an adjustment for the other boxer as Stevenson will have to discard much of his strategy and take a look at what he has in front of him they said do you want to fight Shakur Stevenson yeah it's what dreams have made of obviously this is what you're getting for boxing for um will title shot Pinnacle of the sport I'm going to grab it with both hands it's that process could take several rounds as Stevenson looks to figure out just what Padley has to offer logic would lead one to assume that the fighter who has had
a chance to properly condition themselves for a 12 round bout will be the stronger fighter down the stretch particularly given the fact that Padley has never fought in a scheduled 12 rounder couple that with the fact that Padley isn't considered a big puncher and it's hard to figure out what a path to victory for him looks like the mission Remains the Same for Stevenson win impressively and establish yourself as someone who is ready for the Mega fights against the likes of dant Davis vasili lomachenko or whoever would be the best available challenges at the way
in what was your message to him there I told him I'm going to beat his ass um it's a lot of energy going on and uh he got a lot of energy so let's set in the ring it's been a long week for you I mean how often during this week did you wonder if you were going to be able to fight at all uh it was a couple of times for Padley he's in somewhat of a no lose situation he's undoubtedly making the biggest purse of his career getting the world title opportunity that very
few will ever see and now we'll have the biggest power Brokers in the sport owing him one for saving one of the fights on the better beev Bal 2 card even should he lose it won't be the last we'll have seen for Padley in fact it'll probably be the first most have seen of him and that's all for now for the very best updates on news moments events and actions in the world of boxing stay connected with us by subscribing to our YouTube channel and don't forget to turn on notifications to get notified when we
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