Boxing. Cruiserweight Title_14 _March_2009. Maccarinelli vs Afo

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Former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-2, 22 KOs) faced the green but very dangerous Ola Afolabi (13-1-3, 5 KOs) on March 14, 2009 for the Interim WBO World Cruiserweight title at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire.

Maccarinelli, 28, had been planning on fighting WBO number #1 ranked cruiserweight Jonathan Banks.
However, Banks pulled out, leaving Maccarinelli scrambling for a replacement opponent. The number 5 ranked WBO cruiserweight Afolabi was then selected to meet up with Maccarinelli.

Afolabi is a fighter with tremendous power who just now is starting to figure out the game. With three draws and a loss that all occurred earlier in his seven year pro career, Afolabi opened some boxing people’s eyes in 2008 with a huge upset knockout in 2008 over Edric Fields. Blessed with a great chin and devastating power, Afolabi tends to fight in surges and once he opens up with hard combinations, he’s hard to beat.

Maccarinelli lost his WBO title to David Haye in a 2nd round stoppage in March 2008 when Maccarinelli tried to trade power shots with Haye. Maccarinelli was put down by a hard right and then a few seconds later, Haye finished him off with a flurry of power shots. Maccarinelli will need to use his jab and a lot of movement against Afolabi.