Thabiso Mchunu. Photo: Gallo Images
Eddie Chambers will partake in his 40th professional fight today when he takes on little-known South African Thabiso Mchunu in the co-main event of a fight card to be broadcast on the NBC Sports Network at the Mohegan Sun Casino.
That’s normally a time when a fighter is starting to run out of options, particularly heavyweights. But after more than 12 years and 40 fights, the boxing world is opening up for Chambers.
He dropped to cruiserweight – a move that would have made sense years ago – and figures to become an instant factor in the 200-pound-and-under division.
Chambers, 31, didn’t take the conventional course, but it’s one that has the possibility of working out perfectly.
“I’m not trying to say I’m stupid or anything, but if you look at some of the smart guys in boxing over the last few years and look at the way they ran their careers, they graduate [to heavyweight],” Chambers said. – Eurosport
Related articles
Eddie Chambers to make cruiserweight debut vs. Thabiso Mchunu at Mohegan Sun Casino
Eddie Chambers looks for new start as cruiserweight
