It was a banner 2007 for Cunningham has he won and then defended the IBF Cruiserweight championship.
Ike and Steve Cunningham
When told of the honor, Cunningham was more then happy of the accomplishment.
“This means a lot to me. It means the hard work I have put in to reach a certain level has continued and people still recognize that. I only plan to bring my skills up to a higher level and continue to reign as champion.”
“The Ring Magazine means a lot and with David Haye moving to heavyweight, I know one of the criteria’s of crowning a new champion is that the top-two contenders fighting each other. As I look at the rankings, I am number-one and Jean-Marc Mormeck is two. We are both promoted by Don King so I hope that a fight with us can be made so I can win that belt.”
Cunningham, 21-1 with eleven knockouts will also be appearing on ESPN radio, 950-am in Philadelphia on the Mike Missinelli show this Friday in the 3 o’clock hour.
The champ will be doing the show live at O'Malley's, 56 Cresent Blvd, Gloucester City, NJ.
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