Enzo Maccarinelli has been itching to get back into the ring since he was humiliated by David Haye back in March 2008. He has been training harder and improving his conditioning and it showed in his fight against Matthew Ellis. Originally he was due to fight Jonathan Banks for the WBO world title, but Banks had to withdraw due to an ankle injury. Following a string of last minute changes, he was then put in against Matthew Ellis a popular fighter from Blackpool looking to make a name for himself after a few defeats (including Audley Harrison).
Enzo looked more focused and aggressive than I’ve ever seen him, and he looked fantastic. He unleashed some viscious hooks to the body of Ellis which had an instant effect. His fast and powerful shots gave him 2 knockdowns in the first round, and Ellis slumped back into his stool at the end of the first 3 minutes he exclaimed “f**k me”, suggesting he was in awe of power of Maccarinelli’s shots.
Maccarinelli then went on to finish Ellis mid-way through the second, but he could have finished it at any point. He was in a completely different league to Ellis. The fight with Banks is now due to be re-scheduled for February. Banks is a big puncher, but I watched his fight against Vincenzo Rossitto and was unimpressed with the 12 round fight and think that Maccarinelli will make short work of him. Banks is supposed to be a big puncher, but showed an inability to cut off the ring and laboured to a majority point decision at the end of 12 frustrating rounds to a fighter that David Haye destroyed in 2 rounds. Maccarinelli will back bigger than ever in the new year, and I expect him to clean up the cruiserweight division.
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