Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
World champion set for stint at 200lbs
Nathan Cleverly is eyeing up a potential move up to
cruiserweight in the next couple of years as the current WBO light-heavyweight
attempts to unify his current division before moving up to 200lbs.
Reports of a move to heavyweight are premature though according
to Cleverly’s father and trainer Vince, who told WBN that the top division could be an option
in the future, but is likely to be years down the line.
“We have spoken about maybe trying heavyweight, but not for
a good few years yet,” Vince told World Boxing News.
“It would be an option that we would look at but Nathan is
still eighteen months away from cruiserweight and would have a few more years
filling into that weight.
“We have just got to see how things go and at present are
taking things one fight at a time.”
Cleverly, 25, is currently negotiating with WBA title holder
Beibut Shumenov about a possible fight in Las Vegas later this year and has
also been linked to a fight with middleweight legend Bernard Hopkins on many
occasions in the past.
The Welshman remains undefeated in his 24 contests so far
and last time out scored a wide points victory over American Tommy Karpency in
Cardiff.
A potential unification with Shumenov would certainly be
Cleverly’s toughest test to date and would move him closer to his dream of
being the best at 175ls before an assault on the cruiserweight division.