Adam Azim seeks to improve his career against Sergei Lipinette this Saturday, live Sky Sports.
Lipinens will be the first former world champion to be Azim Boku, and the Rising star from Slough intends to prove that it will belong to the top flight of super-show divisions when they clash at this Arena Wembley this weekend.
Azim is regularly compared to the rival Britain Dalton Smith, who knocked out Walida Ouzza last Saturday to win the European title that he had previously held for Azim.
Determined to say this Saturday, Azim insists that the victory over Lipinet would be better than any victory that Smith has had in his career so far.
“Definitely,” Azim said Sky Sports. “You have [Jose] Zeped there, but Sergey Lipinets was in better opposition than Zeped [a previous world title challenger whom Smith knocked out last year].
“When I beat the lipets, then I will look like my level is above you Dalton.”
While Azim praised Smith’s appearance against Ouize, he did not evaluate his opponent.
“Most people don’t know who he is,” Azim told the French. “When you look that it was like one of the fighters I fought with, Anthony Loffet [whom Azim boxed in his fifth pro bout]He was at that level. I had to look for who he was. No one knew who he was.
“But look at him [Smith] done the job. I thought it really was good hints first round, from that really can’t get anything but it is good because it keeps it [our] fight marinating. “
Azim against Smith remains the topic of conversation. “Everyone talks about me immediately after the fight. Dalton didn’t talk much about me, but I think the people around him were. At least they talk about me, it’s a little like I live in their heads, it’s so good,” Azim said.
“I think it’s in his team’s head. Dalton doesn’t really say much, but it would be nice if he doesn’t fight, I’m not afraid of fighting. When I fight him, we’ll see what happens. Someone talks about me there because I have a job on Saturday, and my main focus is just focusing on Saturday, then I can start talking.
“Most people talk about me instead of him, but that’s a good thing because it’s exposure to me,” he added.
“But I think after this fight we can probably talk about him.”
Azim wants to stay active in 2025 and intends to have two more fights after Lipinette.
“I leave it until the end of the fight, but I hope that if not April and then May or June [for the next fight]. That could be June, and then I could fight again in October, “he said.
“Three times would be ideal for this year.”
Boxing coming to Sky Sports
Saturday 1st February
Wembley Arena, London
Adam Azim Vs Sergei Lipinets
Sunday 15 February
Madison Square Garden Theater
Denys Berinchyk Vs Keyshawn Davis (WBO Lightweight)
Saturday 22 February
Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Live on Sky Sports Box Office
Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker (IBF Heavygette)
Arthur Beterbiev Vs Dmitry Bivol (WBC, WBA, WBO & IBF Light-Heavyete)
Joshua Buatsi Vs Callum Smith (WBO Temporary Lightweight)
Carlos Adames Vs Hamzah Sheeraz (WBC Middle Weight)
Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel (WBC Temporary heavy category)
Shakur Stevenson VS Floyd Schofield (WBC Lightgeting)
Vergil Ortiz VS Israil Madrid (WBC Temporary Supertega)
Monday 24 February
Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Junta Nakatani Vs David Cuellar (WBO Bantamgeta)
Tenshin Naukawa vs Jason Moloney
Friday 7th March
Royal Albert Hall, London
Natasha Jonas Vs Lauren Price (IBF, WBC & WBA WELTERGETE)
