Gary Cully Agreed to Fight Pound for Pound Star
Gary Cully has revealed he was in the frame to fight none other than Shakur Stevenson.
‘The Diva’ told Irish-boxing.com he had agreed to fight the WBC lightweight world champion and was hoping to challenge the Pound for Pound star in Riyadh on October 12.
The American eventually selected to fight Joe Cordina – a fight that has since fallen through – and it was back to opponent drawing board for the Kildare star.
However, he will buoyed by the fact he was in Stevenson frame and it does show the slick southpaw isn’t too far off a world title fight.
Speaking to Irish-boxing.com before it was Stevenson – Cordina was confirmed as off the exciting Naas puncher said: “I accepted a big fight for Riyadh season, October 12 two weeks ago and I thought that was going to come off. It would have been a huge opportunity, life-changing. We’ve seen that Joe Cordina is fighting Shakur Stevenson now, so that fell through. I accepted that fight and wanted to take that big oppurtuinity, but like I said it fell through so we are working on whats next. It will be this side of the New Year but when or where it will be I am note quite sure yet.”
A fight with a global name like Stevenson would have been huge for Cully albeit a massive test.
However, they are the kind of opportunities the Unit 3 star craves and ones his ‘say yes’ mantra won’t allow him to turn down. – and considering they are both Matchroom aligned it’s one that Cully may get to say yes to again.
“I really want to get the most out of these next four to five years because then it’s a lifetime of looking back and I don’t want to have any ‘what ifs’ in boxing. That’s why every opportunity that pops up I say yes to, every opportunity that’s going to better my career or better my future.
“I work hard in the gym every single day because when it’s gone it’s gone. When you’re 32 or 33 and you’re finished and you’re looking back on your career for the rest of your life. I don’t want to have any what ifs or maybes or should have done this or should have done that. I won’t have any of them regrets so I’ll take every opportunity. I’ll work as hard as I can and I’ll be a hundred percent every time to do that.”
