Nasser Al-Harbi says he’s sick of being boxing’s best-kept secret
 SecondsOut (Jan 19, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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SecondsOut.com - Champions Lee Purdy, Adnan Amar and Nick Blackwell last year
all turned down the chance to fight Al-Harbi - and ringside scribes have
forgotten about the Second City slickster tipped to rule the world by
former trainer Richie Woodhall.
All that will change if the 22 year-old beats Jamie Ball on
Dave Coldwell’s ‘Undefeated’ show on Friday, March 16 at Birmingham’s
New Bingley Hall, a couple of miles from Al-Harbi’s home in Perry Bar.
Al-Harbi and Ball clash in an eliminator for the English
light-middleweight championship that brings together a pair of unbeaten
fighters.
Their fight will be top-of-the-bill after Curtis Woodhouse
was forced out of his make-or-break battle with Jason Cook through a
family illness.
Promoter Dave Coldwell has reduced the price of ringside
tickets to £50 and Al-Harbi promises fight fans will see him turn on the
style.
"I’ve been ignored for too long,” said Al-Harbi, “and I can’t wait to show everyone what I’m about.
“I spent most of last year trying to get a big fight. But all the
champions from welterweight to middleweight either wanted too much money
or they just didn’t want to fight me.
“I’ve finally got the chance to show my skills.
“I know this fight is a big step up for me, but Jamie isn’t at my
level and I’m going to prove it to him. He’s a bit predictable, while
I’ve got fast hands, fast feet and can throw punches from all angles.”
Al-Harbi models his boxing on Sugar Ray Leonard – “I watch his
fights on DVD, then try things out in the gym” he said – and could be
heading for a massive battle of Birmingham.
Max Maxwell challenges Brian Rose for the British 11-stones belt in
Blackpool on Saturday, March 31 and if Max can land the right hand that
flattened Rose when they boxed in May, 2010, the former gym mates could
meet for the Lonsdale belt.
Al-Harbi says he plans to wear the Lonsdale belt by the end of the year – and is also exploring other routes.
He is being lined up to challenge Patomsuk Pathumpothong for his WBC Youth 11-stones title.
Pathumpothong, from Thailand, is currently ranked No 30 by the WBC
and Al-Harbi has given up his studies to target titles in 2012.
He was set to study for a Business Studies degree at University,
but said: “There wasn’t going to be enough time for me to study and
train.
“If I want to achieve my boxing ambitions, I have to be training
three times every day. I can go back to my degree after I’ve achieved
all I want in boxing.”
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