Adam Azim – does the rising star deserve the hype? ‘I want to see him blitz his rivals’ | Boxing News

Adam Azim is set to continue his meteoric rise in 2023.

In the past 12 months, Azim has boxed five times and won all of his bouts with explosive inside-the-distance finishes.

Most recently, Azim excelled with a quick victory over Rylan Charlton.

Next year Azim, who is managed and trained by Shane McGuigan, will be looking to maintain that level of performance as he moves up to the title class.

“We will see what my team has in store for me. Next year there will definitely be more title shots and title fights, more good nights,” Azim said. Sky Sports.

He is still 20 years old. Azim wants to emulate his hero Amir Khan and become world champion at the age of 22.

Khan himself is a supporter of Azim and has been advising the rising star.

“Amir Khan has paved the way for British Asians in boxing. He’s a great guy. I’ve spent a lot of time with him now,” Azim said.

“He told me what he did in training, he told me different types of things to do in training, what he did when he was younger.

“He’s had a big fight, like [Marcos] maidan, [Devon] Alexander, he has fought in many big fights and he can advise me in my future career.

Does Adam Azim deserve the hype?

Sky Sports asked boxing experts to assess Azim’s progress.

Johnny Nelson said Azim can be a star tomorrow.

“If I was given the opportunity to manage any fighter, it would be Adam – it’s like getting the best game,” Nelson said. “Potentially, this kid could be a star tomorrow. I’ve seen it before, and it’s not often you get someone with talent, speed, professionalism and still have room to grow.

“I think the kid is the best dog, top draw, I rate it.

“I want to see him kind of blitz through the domestic level, and then people will believe, and think, ‘Wow, this kid is really top dog, he’s on fire.’

“When you look back at fighters like Nigel Benn, Prince Naseem Hamed, Lennox Lewis – people like that – and you see how they performed domestically, then you know they are destined for the top,” he said.

“So if we see it with Adam, then again it will be the same. We have the opportunity to understand and see the path and the story, because we have seen it before.”

But continue to match Azim in the right bouts will be important, he said Dave Coldwell.

“I think he’s a really good prospect. He’s fun, he’s got hand speed, and he can hit,” Coldwell said.

“He also has the luxury and luxury that you look for in a prospect that you want to see rise to the top of the sport and become a flag bearer.

“I know they want to rush him in, but the matchmaking has been great so far.

“Obviously you want to step him up, but before you talk about world titles and things like that, going the domestic route, there’s a lot of guys in the division domestically before he steps up,” Coldwell added.

“Just fellow prospects, but real prospects — not guys with soft records.

“When he was young, I knew he could have all the talent and ability, but there are a lot of real fighters out there, and when you jump to the top level, you’re stuck there, so you need to. learn a little bit first.”

In Azim Matthew Macklin see the elements that need to go all the way.

“He has an amateur pedigree, which backs up the hype. He won everything as a junior amateur and then as a young professional,” Macklin said.

“He’s got speed, he seems to have skills, confidence – that’s important. So really he seems to have all the ingredients, now he just keeps his feet on the ground and doesn’t go forward and develop.

“I think they will go through the traditional British title route, England, Commonwealth, maybe Europe – that’s a good way.

“I will be targeting the British title – that will be a short-term target for him.

“How quickly you move from there depends. The time you move the fighter is really performance-related, if he is blasting the guy away that is meant to test him, then obviously you have to step up,” Macklin continued.

“I think his future is very bright and he has the potential to go forward.”