Upon hearing the news that Joe Greene could be pulling out of his scheduled bout with WBC interim champion Sergio Martinez, junior middleweight contender Ishe "Sugar Shay" Smith contacted Boxingtalk.com and stated, "I just read the news on B-talk and I want the fight. We were talking a lot about Kirkland last time, but Martinez is definitely somebody I've been wanting to fight and I promise all of my fans when I get my next shot on HBO, I will not disappoint.  Hopefully Lou DiBella and the people at HBO are reading this, and decide to give me the opportunity. I can make the weight, I'm in shape and I'm ready to become WBC interim champion."