Frank Warren believes that Denzel Bentley has a chance to beat Janibek Alimkhanuly on Saturday night.
The 29-year-old Kazakhstani is defending his WBO middleweight strap in Las Vegas, and is the heavy favourite against his British opponent.
Nonetheless, writing for BoxingScene.com, Warren said that he had, “ every confidence in Denzel to pull off an upset.
“I’ve always rated our Battersea boy and have the highest regard for him as a bloke. He is a joy to work with, a proper professional who wanted to jump in the deep end right from the off. He comes from a team at the Peacock Gym who want to be in real fights that deliver for the public.
“This approach can lead to the odd loss along the way, but it will pay dividends more often than not and a competitive loss in a 50-50 fight should never count against you. I always say, it is about how you lose that matters.
“Part of my confidence over Denzel’s chances of causing an upset against the Kazakh comes from talking to his trainer and manager Martin Bowers. Martin knows his stuff and is utterly convinced his man will prevail if he does everything right on the night.
“Martin has studied Alimkhanuly right back to his amateur days and knows what his charge is up against. I suspect the key will be to meet fire with fire and refuse to be bullied by a heavy-handed champion.”