Boxing: Adam Azim can become a world champion within the next two years, says Johnny Nelson

Posted at: June 27, 2022

Amir Khan

Boxing: According to Johnny Nelson, Adam Azim can become a world champion within the next two years after displaying his dazzling speed in another blistering stoppage win.

On Saturday night, the talented 20-year-old needed only 66 seconds to stop Anthony Loffet and claim the WBC Youth Inter-Continental super-lightweight title.

According to Sky Sports analyst Nelson, Azim can follow in the footsteps of former world champion Prince Naseem Hamed and quickly climb the rankings.

“I don’t know what I’m talking about if he doesn’t box for a world title in the next two years.”

“I’ve seen Naz first hand, the development of his career. So people can scoff and say ‘Nelson, you don’t know what you’re talking about.’

“The same things were said about Naz. Naz was a trailblazer. This young man can do the same. Transferrable skill, take it beyond domestic level, European level, he can do that.

“The support he has here, can you imagine that on an international scale? Realistically, it can happen, you’ve just got to believe.

“We have home grown talent here. This young man can be a world beater. People need to get behind him and support him and believe in him.”

Azim: I’d like to continue knocking people out in style

Azim’s performance wowed one of the biggest names in British boxing, who was sitting ringside. Azim grew up idolising Amir Khan, and he was overjoyed when Khan said the super-lightweight prospect is “very special” and “will go far.”

Azim was pleased with the first-round knockout and delighted to hear praise from his childhood hero.

“It was a fantastic performance,” Azim said. “Knocking him out in 66 seconds was also a great statement for me – and also having Amir Khan ringside watching me fight and saying those great words about me, it just means a lot.”

“Amir Khan has opened the doors for the Asian-Pakistani boxers and he’s one of the best to come from England and for him like to just be at ringside watching me, he said some great words about me as well, which is lovely.”

Khan also predicted Azim would become one of Britain’s youngest world champions, and the fighter himself believes he has the potential to do so.

“For him to say that it means a lot to me because I’m going to go back in the gym, train hard and and prove to everyone that I can become the world champion at a really young age. This is just the first of many, want to grab the titles with both hands. And yeah, my chance will come in a couple years’ time to grab that belt.”

Azim, on the other hand, is wise enough to realise that he must work his way up to that. He has yet to face a challenge worthy of his abilities, and the Berkshire prodigy is eager to strike a balance between building a name for himself, entertaining fans, and choosing more difficult fights.

He is eager to continue his progress.

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