Steve Cunningham Cheers On
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk In His New Challenge
September 30, 2008
(SEPT 30) IBF Cruiserweight World
Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, was quick to praise the performance of
his former championship opponent, Krzysztof ‘Diablo’ Wlodarczyk 41-2
(3KOs), who is taking part in the Polish television version of American
hit series ‘Dancing with the Stars’.
‘USS’ Cunningham and ‘Diablo’ have had two epic title battles. The
first, in November 2006, saw Wlodarczyk lift the vacant IBF Championship
Belt with a controversial split-points decision in his home city of
Warsaw, Poland. An incensed Cunningham demanded a rematch, The IBF
agreed and ordered one, which led to them meeting again just six months
later, again in Poland, this time Cunningham was victorious.
After watching the video of Wlodarczyk in action on the dancefloor
Cunningham said "I was really impressed to see Diablo dance. He was
really good. He has all the right moves.”
“It's great to see boxers stepping out of their "arena" and trying
something new while challenging themselves. Diablo is a great sportsman
and I hope that he does well in the competition. We'll be watching from
America to cheer him on."
When asked are we likely to see him on the dancefloor in the American
‘Dancing with the Stars’, Cunningham laughed nervously, before saying
“I'd love to one day, but right now I'm focusing on boxing. I have a big
title defense fight coming up. ”
Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham will be defending his title against another
Polish opponent, Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek 35-1 (24KOs), later this year. It
is expected that the IBF will announce the date and location of the
title fight within the week.
Source: Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro
Team ‘USS’ Cunningham
