Since winning the IBF featherweight title, in May 2015, the Welsh boxer Lee Selby, has only fought twice, successfully defending his title on both occasions.
Selby?s next fight will see him take on Victor Barras, on 28th January. The fight will be taking place on the undercard of the Las Vegas promotion that sees the re-match between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz.
Selby?s inactivity has been the subject of criticism with Eddie Hearn having had his say on the subject.
Hearn is Selby?s promoter in the UK but Selby?s affairs are generally handled by the top American promoter Al Haymon.
Being interviewed by BBC Wales, Selby was asked if he had any regrets about his decision to sign up with Haymon with regards to his relative inactivity, prompting Selby to retort,
‘I don’t think so, no.’
‘Al Haymon has got all the big fighters. I want the big fights, so that was the best move for me.
‘With tough competition, you’ve got to rise to it, and to be the best you’ve got to beat the best.
‘You’ve got Gary Russell Jr, the WBC champion, Carl Frampton, Abner Mares – and they are all advised by Al Haymon. I’m advised by Al Haymon so they are easy fights to make. ‘
Continuing, Selby pressed home his desire to get in the ring with Frampton, if both emerge victorious in their fights on 28th January at the MGM, with Selby remarking,
‘It is a super-fight, it’s a natural fight.
‘That is part of the reason why I am on the card so the fans can compare us and it is a natural fight for both of us.
‘Ideally I’d like it in the Millennium Stadium. I think we’ll do great numbers there.
‘They haven’t had boxing there since Joe Calzaghe. That was a few years back but at the same time I’m happy to go to Belfast and defend my title over there.’
Hopefully, it is something that can happen this summer, now that would be a treat.
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