Steve Cunningham Cheers On Krzysztof Wlodarczyk In His New Challenge

Posted on | September 30, 2008 | No Comments

For Immediate Release.

Philadelphia – 29th August 2008

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 dance floor 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.

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