Charles Conwell faces the experienced Juan Carlos Abreu (25-6-1) in California on Saturday night, in a semi-final eliminator for the WBC junior middleweight title. The unbeaten Conwell, hopes he is two wins away from landing a shot at the belt, which is currently held by Jermell Charlo [the true world champion who holds the four major titles]. Sitting above the American in the WBC ratings are fighters including Sebastien Fundora, Liam Smith and former two-weight champion Danny Garcia. And 2016 Olympian Conwell says he would be happy to face any of those names in a final eliminator – especially Garcia – to keep him on track for ‘superstardom’. “Those are the types of fights I want,” Conwell told Probellum.com.

 

“I want those ex-world champions, people with experience who have been there before, who've done it. And I know Danny Garcia's a great champion, he's done his thing at two different weight classes, at 140 and 147 and now he's bringing his skills up to 154. But I feel like it's a new time and a new era. A lot of young fighters out there are starting to pop out, around my age group. It's the right time for me to be the next superstar of the super welterweight division and if Danny Garcia is the name I need on my record, then I'll go there and take that.”

 

But 25 year-old Conwell insists his focus is on Abreu, whom he meets at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson this weekend, on the undercard of the Jose Zepeda vs Regis Prograis world title clash. The stylist has been labelled boxing’s ‘best kept secret’ but Conwell is urging the sport’s ‘casual’ fans to make sure they tune-in to watch him deliver a statement victory over the world ranked Abreu. “Saturday night, I'm going to leave the ring with a new record of 18-0 with 14 knockouts,” Conwell declared. "Just know that I'm going to bring the action. I'm looking to finish this fight in style. No boxing, no dancing around, I'm looking to go out there and dominate every round. For however long it lasts. I possess the speed, the skill, the power, the slickness and everything else that I need to win and get the knockout. It's just a matter of when. I'm looking to put on the best performance of my career so far and really going out there and making a statement. I can't allow this to be fight close; I must dominate every round and make sure that when people talk about the super welterweight division that my name is brought up and brought up as one of the best too.”