Enzo Maccarinelli to defend vs. Mohamed Azzaoui

By Matt Goldstein

26/10/2007

Enzo Maccarinelli to defend vs. Mohamed Azzaoui

WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli, 27-1 with 20 KOs, will defend his title against unbeaten Algerian Mohamed Azzaoui, 22-0-2 with 8 KOs.  After the British boxing commission rightfully rejected Ezra Sellers as an opponent for the champion, promoters and team Macca scrambled to find a new opponent.  Based out of New Zealand, Azzaoui is rated #26 by Boxingtalk. He boxed less than two weeks ago on the Sultan Ibragamov-Evander Holyfield undercard.  Azzoui stopped Henry Saenz, 16-7-1, in the eighth round.  Maccarinelli will defend his title against Azzaoui on the undercard of Calzaghe-Kessler, one of the most anticipated fights of the year.  Source: IC Wales