boxrec Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 http://static.boxrec.com/wiki/6/60/Adametches600.jpgAdam Etches (12-0) will now face Alexandre Mendez (10-0) for the vacant IBF super-middleweight youth title at Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena tomorrow night (October 26). The Yorkshireman was set to defend his middleweight title against the Brazilian, but Mendez coming in heavy has prompted the IBF to sanction the contest at 168lbs. The South American comes into the fight with ten wins and nine knockouts, but Etches doesn't feel conceding weight will have any bearing on the outcome of the action. "It's unfortunate I'm not defending my middleweight title, but at least I've now got a chance to win another belt," he said. "Boxing at super-middleweight really doesn't bother me. I'll fight anyone my manager Richard [Poxon] tells me to. If he said I was fighting a cruiserweight I'd be happy because I know anyone I can hit in the head I can knock out. "Mendez will be heavier than me and he's shown before that he can punch, but nothing's changed, he still won't be hearing the final bell." Etches versus Mendez appears on the undercard of Kell Brook's clash with Vyacheslav Senchenko and will be televised live on Sky Sports from 6pm. More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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