Jarrell Miller next opponent revealed

Jarrell Miller

UNDEFEATED but also largely untested Romanian Bogdan Dinu will fight unbeaten New Yorker Jarrell Miller for the vacant WBA โ€œregularโ€ title on November 17. And though the 32 year old is little-known and, in the opinion of many, a veritable no-hoper against Miller, Dinu insists he is ready to โ€œcause a big shockโ€ and defeat Miller.

Having been in camp for a fight with Tom Little (to have taken place on the Hughie Fury-Kubrat Pulev card), Dinu says he is in great shape and that he is now able to fully focus on the big fight with โ€œBig Baby.โ€ Currently 18-0(14) as a pro, the man from Bucharest also enjoyed a good amateur career.

Here, in broken English, the confident-sounding co-challenger speaks with Boxing News:

Q: You have this big, big fight with Jarrell Miller, which has come right out of the blue for you?

Bogdan Dinu: โ€œYes, it has come at the perfect time for me though. It’s a great fight for me, it’s a big fight and I am ready. I have seen a lot of this guy, on TV, all of his fights pretty much. He is a big guy, too big, really. I’ve easily seen enough of him to know what to do [to beat him]. I’m very up for this fight. I am super-positive. I know I have what it takes to beat him. I have the guns for the job and I will show this.โ€

Q: How would you describe your fighting style?

B.D: โ€œI am a boxer, very technical. I have a good jab, I use lots of movement and I enjoy boxing an opponent, making him miss, making him make mistakes and then countering. In this fight I will counter, counter, counter! I will keep him [Miller] at the end of my jab and I will use lots of movement. I think he may tire later in the fight, he carries too much weight. So far [in his fights] he has kept coming and coming, but I will keep him thinking all the way through. I am very excited for this, my first fight in America, and I will definitely be the next WBA heavyweight champion of the world. I am ready to cause a big shock.โ€

Q: What was your amateur record?

B.D: โ€œI had around 150 fights, winning 135 of them. I was a very active amateur fighter. I was world champion at the Junior Olympics in 2003, I won a silver in the European championships. I was never knocked down, in fact I have never, ever been knocked down, amateur or professional โ€“ and I aim to keep it that way (laughs). I have a very good defence and also a good chin. As I said, I use lots of movement, especially for a big guy, which I am myself at 6’5โ€ and 240 pounds in the ring.โ€

Q: What do you say to those critics who say you are an unknown and that Miller will easily defeat you?

B.D: โ€œI am looking to make a shock, a big statement. Of course I can KO him. Any heavyweight can end any fight with one punch. He is too heavy and too slow for me. I will be a step ahead of him all the way. After I win this, I will be ready to go on and challenge the other big guys of the division, the other champions. I will show I am ready for this. I am so happy for this fight, it has come at the perfect time for me. I was in camp already and I still have a good two weeks to spar some more and finalise the game-plan and make it perfect. Of what type of a fight it will be depends, what will he do? I will use movement and speed and I will turn him, counter him. I have been training hard and I am ready. The people will see soon enough I am a good fighter.โ€

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Q: Talking of sparring, who have you worked with so far in your career?

B.D: โ€œLots of guys. I sparred with Anthony Joshua in two camps, for the [Wladimir] Klitschko fight and for the Alexander Povetkin fight. That was great for me, it made me stronger and showed me I can handle the top guys of the division. I’ve also sparred Povetkin, David Price…. lots of good fighters. So far as a pro, I have fought some good guys, like Eric Bahoeli of Canada, a very good fighter, and Marcelo Nascimento of Brazil. I have also learnt so much in the great sparring I have had. This fight is definitely my big chance. It’s my turn to become the next heavyweight champion.โ€

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