Current IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (24-2, 12 KOs) will defend his title against Yoan Pablo Hernandez (24-1, 13 KOs) in Neubrandenburg, Germany on October 1. Cunningham spoke to about his upcoming fight and more!
:Credit to Suaerland PR and boxing-online for interview:
FH: How has your training camp been for this fight?
SC: Everything has been going great, I’m feeling good and looking forward to the fight. I’m always in the gym, even without a fight scheduled, and I always have the top cruiserweights on my radar.
FH: Your opponent is a tough and his is a southpaw, did you change your training in anyway for this? Hernandez is a tough fighter?
SC: I have fought other southpaws in my career, and I used to spar with Chris Byrd as an amateur and pro. I have no problems with fighting southpaws.
FH: You have pretty much cleaned out your division, do you think Hernandez is the best guy out there for you?
SC: I believe him to be the best challenger for me right now. I think he is a good fighter and will bring a good fight. I want to put on a great fight for the German fans and would love for it to be the fight of the year.
FH: You said you were not to happy with your last win over Enad Licina, why is that?
SC: Our initial fight date was changed and we traveled back to America for a short period to resume camp. When I returned to Germany the week before the fight, I had caught the flu. I spent the first three days in bed and was not feeling well at all. I was determined and even though I knew I wasn’t 100%, I felt confident that my best at that time would be enough. And thank God it was. I felt drained during the fight, I really could not push the way I wanted to and trained to. But prayer, faith and hard work brought me through.
FH: Your clash with Hernandez will also be a clash of two top trainers – Naazim Richardson and Ulli Wegner…
SC: They are both great trainers. I know 100% that brother Naazim Richardson is the best trainer for me. He works equally as hard as I do in preparing for a fight and I trust him in the ring to tell me what needs to be done. Wegner is a great trainer too, his work speaks for itself. Two great trainers, two great fighters, it’s going to be a GREAT fight.
