Nigerian boxer Umar Sadiq wants to be the next British Super-Middleweight champion and he is ready to face the current champion Darryll Williams for it.
Both boxers will be fighting on different cards on Saturday at the O2 Arena, London as part of Roberto Garcia’s WBC silver middleweight title defence against St Helens Martin Murray.Sadiq, who was born in Kano and represented Nigeria in the Olympic Games Qualifiers in 2016 in Cameroon said: “Some people think it is bold wanting to fight Darryll Williams so soon in my career, but I believe in my ability.
“Darryll is good for what he is, but what you see is what you get. He looks robust, aggressive and strong. That is exactly what he comes with.
“Unfortunately with my pedigree and skill he is going to need a lot more than that to deal with me. “I look at the guys fighting at English level and I am confident that I can compete with them.
Sadiq, who gave up a lucrative accountancy career to box professionally also added that he is has a lot of confidence having sparred with the likes of Lawrence Okolie, James DeGale and Joshua Buatsi.
Sadiq has won his two professional fights on points and trained at the Mayweather gym in Las Vegas and in Los Angeles for Saturday’s fight.