FLOYD MAYWEATHER prodigy Curmel Moton desires to combat Leigh Wooden in his second combat ought to he efficiently navigate his four-round debut on Saturday night time.
The 17-year-old makes his skilled bow on the T-Cellular Area early on Saturday night as a part of the undercard for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo.
Moton’s mentor Mayweather advised that the wonderkid, rated by many as the perfect teenager in American boxing, might beat Nottingham’s featherweight puncher Wooden proper now.
And the teenager has agreed with what appeared like an outlandish declare from the retired ring legend.
“Me and Floyd had talked about it,” Moton defined. “We have been wanting on the champions and we noticed some Leigh Wooden footage and I informed him: ‘yeah, I’ve obtained him… like proper now.’
“Then Floyd did an interview, I didn’t anticipate him to, we had simply been speaking between us however then subsequent factor you realize it’s on Struggle Hype. So I’m like ‘okay!’
“However we’re useless severe. I would like that combat. I need to deal with my enterprise in my debut however after this I would like Leigh Wooden.”
Wooden is at the moment rated at No.2 on this planet and holds the WBA featherweight title, which he’ll defend towards Josh Warrington in Sheffield on October 7.
And Moton, who takes on 4-0 Ezequiel Flores on the T-Cellular, insists he has what it takes to win a world title earlier than he turns 18.
“I really feel like I’ve the abilities to do it and the suitable staff behind me to do it,” he added. “Wilfred Benitez was in a position to do it so why can’t I?
“There’s just a few good fighters however I really feel like proper now I’d have the ability to maintain my very own with the entire champions within the division. I’ve labored with Robeisy Ramirez throughout just a few of his camps and I used to be in there doing my factor for positive.
“I really feel like out of these champions, he’s undoubtedly essentially the most expert and the perfect one. He was barely dealing with me so I really feel like I’m able to take over this division.
“I’m the following one developing. I’m attempting to be the largest prospect.”
